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Anxiety Causing Stomach Aches

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Roois
Roois

Hey everyone,

I was wondering if any of you here have experienced stomach probloms correlating with panic attacks and anxiety episodes?

If so, how do you all manage to handle them?

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  • Aclaire41
    Aclaire41 Roois

    Posted

    Omg all of the time! Ginger is good. I eat ginger chews. Ginger tea helps too. Anxiety can be hard on the digestive system!
    • Roois
      Roois Aclaire41

      Posted

      It really is hard on the digestive track. XD I usually avoid eating before going out because of it.
  • CorporalClegg
    CorporalClegg Roois

    Posted

    I can relate to this. I get bad stomachaches sometimes. Usually I just use the bathroom or do breathing exercises. It helps.
  • Forestflower
    Forestflower Roois

    Posted

    Yes.

    Frequently. Partly handled by medication (as part of it is link to an illness I have and part is anxiety) ans the other part i handle by trying to controll my anxiety. The higher my anxiety is the more frequently I suffer with stomach problems so I just do all the techniques I know of to stay as calm as possible.

  • gill6164
    gill6164 Roois

    Posted

    The stomach problems are part of the anxiety issue, it's part of the body's 'fight or flight' responses. The body shuts down the stomach to reserve energy and divert blood to more essential organs.

    I know this doesn't help you deal with it per we but I think sometimes it helps to know why something is happening ?

    • Roois
      Roois gill6164

      Posted

      That is very interesting... I never knew it worked like that.
  • nai84477
    nai84477 Roois

    Posted

    Yes I have major stomach issues and digestive problems as well. Haven't really learmed how to manage them yet.

  • jeremy1979
    jeremy1979 Roois

    Posted

    I take 25-50mg of Quetiapine during the day and it helps calm my anxiety, which in turns calms my stomach so I can eat and not have stomach pain/nausea from the anxiety. It's cheap and hasn't had any weird side effects on me so far.

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