Does anyone else deal with anxiety and ibs i think they kind if go hand in hand. I know they say it effects woman more but as a man i was diagnosed a few years ago. I recently had to take some antibitoics that really messed up my guts and i take a probiotic to help but with ibs sometimes it doesnt matter . I did have ibs c but it chnages back and forth and now i have ibs d which is worrying me because of the loose stools so now im having to get a bunch if tests done again. this has my anxiety back on high alert as im sure you can imagine. Just wondering if anyone else has to deal with this.
i would add some greek yougurt, oatmeal, and pears to your diet. that should help your bowel issues since its helped mines while i handle with my anxiety.
sadly, those who suffer from anxiety will suffer from ibs, so in that aspect it doesn’t discriminate if your male or female.
the bad thing is i use to be constipated now its the otherway and it gives me anxiety but i never had it lije this before
Yes. I am a 33yo Male. Though I havent been diagnosed with IBS, every time my anxiety peaks I get diverticulitis. The last bout had me in the hospital for a few days from the inflammation (note: there wasn’t a sign of infection) That is almost unheard of in people my age, but it happens. They’re now understanding that anxiety effects our digestive system in a serious way. I feel your pain. I’ve had several doctors suggest flax powder so I add it to my oatmeal/malto-o-meal and it has helped with my stool.
I hope this helps in some way.
That’s what Anxiety induced IBS does. When I was in university I had Diarrehea induced IBS, though as I neared the end 2013 to today, it switched to constipated. Back then I didn’t know what it was, though after major panic attack in early 2014, my body went haywire, and after several dr visits, I was diagnosed with a mental disorder, and from what my primary told me, it was my anxiety disorder that triggered my IBS.
As far as it being ‘different this time’, I know the feeling. It seems like everything from bowel issues to a common illness seems to be different and equally as frightening. Dont let fear lie to you, brother.
thanks for the responses. dr had me take a stool test to be safe but i also have been taking probitoics and seems to be helping a lit and watching what i eat. im thinking that the antibiotics i took wiped out my guts but they will slowly repair them selves with the probiotic but with i s i feel like it makes everything just way worse. by the way dr says stool test is normal so just bad guts i guess
i can totally relate to this as this has been my main health anxiety.
i was diagnosed with ibs as boy but didnt really understand it or take notice of it untill i was an adult.
unfortunately many people with anxiety disorders do suffer with bowel trouble as anxiety plays hell with your digestive system. as my health anxiety started i started noticing my symptoms . i was convinced i had bowel cancer which started a really bad downward spiral for me. i found my self muliple times a day
checking stool for blood, consistancy, colour, size etc…
and weighing myself multiple times a day as i was convinced of unnatural weightloss.
the health anxiety took over worse when i did discover blood in my stools( which ended up as piles)
anyway 2 years later plus 2 nervous break downs and 2 hospital stays i was finally granted a colonoscopy ( doctor referred to just to shut me up.) everything normal but hemmoroids still present. diagnosed with ibs again.
the point im trying to make is dont let it get on top of you i did and it put me twice in mental ward.
may i ask what your fear of all this is?