...but has anyone else noticed a connection between their moods and their bowels?
I developed an anxiety disorder a few years ago (I'm about
80-90% "cured" at this point) and I've noticed recently that on days where I feel inexplicably on edge - meaning that there is no clear reason for me to feel nervous - I will then have bowel trouble.
Now, I know there is a brain->bowel relationship (most people get a nervous stomach if they are nervous) but I seem to have this backwards situation where I will wake up feeling off emotionally, not necessarily panicking more on edge and irritable, and then I will have some kind of bowel event (any kind of abnormal bowel movement including loose, mucus, multiples etc) and will then feel better emotionally either right after or as the day goes on. Does that make sense? I'm wondering if its the bowel causing the emotions rather than the logical case of vice versa. Then on days where I have "normal" bowels I generally feel great all round, as if the two go hand in hand.
Would be very interested to hear everyone else's thoughts considering the close relationship between IBS and emotional conditions like stress or anxiety. I have a very strong interest in psychosomatic medicine and the power of the mind on the body's wellness, so I absolutely make room for the possibility that I could be making all this up
