Session 66 - Can Stress Trigger IBS Symptomology?

Consider this, when you experience stress and or anxiety, your whole body does into overdrive and gets ready for something to happen. That something to happen, your mind and your body cannot identify exactly what it is. You see its all related to the fight or flight response. The well-known explanation of the saber tooth tiger is ready to devour you and you must be in a position where you can protect yourself, do you either run away or fight to defend yourself? It’s a state of hyper-vigilance. Draining.  Somehow your mind has picked up on something as being threatening and triggered off this flight or flight response. Even though there’s no saber-tooth tiger present.

The interesting thing about this is that in this mode of behaviour, this fight or flight response behaviour, your digestion slows down and becomes sluggish, not working as it should.  Your body under the direction of your brain sends most of the blood to the limbs to assist in the expected running away or defending. This whole process can be exhausting, and it can contribute to an increase in digestive problems. It’s a cyclical process. Maybe even going non-stop.

Perhaps some ways you can help yourself is to try to calm down using techniques that work. Guided meditation, and hypnosis, are well-documented methods of alleviating symptoms. Remember there is help available. Stay with me for more updates to help you to help yourself with IBS.