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Panda_82
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Joined : Jul 2010
Posts : 34
Posted 9/23/2010 9:37 AM (GMT -7)
Do a lot of you suffer with this?

I think my anxiety realy impacts on my IBS.

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stkitt
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Joined : Apr 2007
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Posted 9/23/2010 12:03 PM (GMT -7)
I have both, however, mine do not seem connected.   I have read of other feeling a strong connection.

Kindly,

Kitt

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Mike619er
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Joined : Nov 2009
Posts : 429
Posted 9/23/2010 1:26 PM (GMT -7)
I have been dealing with it lately, it was really bad at the start. It's gotten better over time, I've noticed a pattern with certain foods I eat so I try to keep it under control with my diet. ALthough when I'm really anxious I'll binge eat like a retard and totally screw up the IBS lol. But yea, you're not alone with this I think a LOT of people have both if they have anxiety.
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debaser
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Posted 9/23/2010 9:50 PM (GMT -7)
I think I may have some IBS, but then again my troubles are pretty minor and could be the result of not having a gall bladder. It usually flares up when I haven't eaten for a long time and then eat a meal. Being anxious will make that time worse and there's no doubt about it. So if what I experience is anything like IBS then I would say, yeah, anxiety affects it.

There are lots of nerves in the stomach and digestive system. A gastroenterologist once told me it was like a second brain, and it could absorb anxiety symptoms. He's actually the doctor who initially diagnosed my anxiety disorder, and his dx was confirmed by other doctors.
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