Ive been dealing with the crippling effects of anxiety for over a month now. While most of the symptoms have passed… I’m still experiencing horrible gas build up. I wake up every morning and its just sitting in the middle of my stomach. Sometimes, it will travel up into my chest and throat, causing a fullness… but I cant burp. Similarly, I can feel it moving around in my abdomen, but I can’t pass gas or have a large BM. It just wont seem to go away… its almost like the more air I breathe in the more gas builds up inside me… can anyone else relate? Have any advice? (oh and I did get all necessary testing done to find out if it was anything medical).
gas buildup is very common. And very annoying. how is your diet? Lots of processed and junk foods can cause gas buildup, as well as beans. carbonated drinks and beer release carbon dioxide.
also when we eat too fast we can swallow lots of air.
eating five or 6 small meals a day is much better than eating three large meals.
. Also, do you get any exercise? Moving helps move around the gas and get rid of it. Have you tried tablets for gas? You can get them over the counter. try putting some of these into practice and see if it gets any better. Good luck!
hey, i had the same symotoms of gas in my abdomen that would go up to my chest. Im a relatively tall guy so i have to bend down to wash my hands in the sink and i would feel a huge bubble in the near my diaphragm. What did help for me was to start walking around. With anxiety i would be laying in bed all day, i find that low intensity excersise really helps the gas to find its way out. Another thing (only do it if it works) was to gently press down where the gas it, and id feel the bubble dicipate. Sometimes though if the bubble is deep, pushing it out doesn’t work so don’t hurt yourself. This website is very old, i recommend you go to r/healthanxiety or r/anxiety on reddit. People are usually helpful there trying to answer all your anxiety related questions.