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Posted 7/10/2019 1:48 PM (GMT 0)
For as long as I can remember (even before my UC diagnosis), being stressed out always seems to occur in my gut the most. (an uneasy tension in the bowel area, which starts to cause other issues later on)

I don't know if this contributed to me getting UC, but now that I have UC, getting stressed is really aggravating things.It's just work related stress, but this means it won't just magically go away either.

It sucks because prior to this, I was probably on my way towards 95% remission and feeling fine...
Posted 7/10/2019 7:03 PM (GMT 0)
It's a natural response to feel things in the stomach or gut when stressed....all sorts of hormones get released, and depending on the situation and adrenaline surges...it can be more extreme or just mildly continual.

My brain is always in in stress mode, but my UC is doing well. Go figure.....but my muscles and head pay a high price. Dicyclomine is my best friend....ok...second best to the enemas.

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Posted 7/10/2019 10:51 PM (GMT 0)
Hell yeah. High stress is highly correlated to flaring, and even to manifesting the disease. My GI doctor once told me that he hardly ever sees people in low stress lines of work manifesting UC (although that's just his take/experience)
Posted 7/14/2019 6:15 AM (GMT 0)
I know everyone is different but for myself 100% stress had played a part for each one of my flare ups in the 20 years I had UC off and on . Every flare up was caused by stress And it’s wasnt minor issues of stress each one was something major in my life that lead to every episode of my UC and usually within a week of something happening in my life .
My last flare up I had been in remission for 9 years when my mother got diagnosed with cancer and 3 days later I was pouring blood and 6 months later my whole colon was ulcerated and they couldn’t save it.

If I had to do it all over again I would address the stress issue ASAP either with medication or natural remedies then tackle the UC .
But once again that is my story everyone is different .
Posted 7/15/2019 12:55 PM (GMT 0)
When I'm stressed out the first thing that happens is my gut goes haywire.
Posted 7/15/2019 1:16 PM (GMT 0)
When I am in fight or flight mode, I'm talking super high stress instances such as being injured etc, my first bodily instinct is to vomit. I always get nauseous when ultra stressed. I think it is a natural survival thing like when a bird craps when you startle it.
Posted 8/9/2019 12:44 AM (GMT 0)
I had IBS from when I was around 10 until 18 when it went away with anti-anxiety meds. Then I was great for 15 years until I got diagnosed with UC. My UC gets noticeably worse when I'm stressed. A few months ago I was running a conference (my company's biggest money-maker) and was extremely stressed out. I went from going 2-3 times a day before the conference to 8-10 times a day during the event. After it was over I went back to my 2-3 times a day. I think it goes without saying that going 8-10 times a day while trying to run a 3-day event that starts at 7am and runs til 9pm is not ideal.
Posted 8/10/2019 6:04 AM (GMT 0)
I work in stressful situations where one mistake could mean losing the companies biggest customer, referenceable customer. So people are on these high-tech work calls and when I have had too much stims and I use a lot of them, the stammer/stuttering really bothers me. I feel it instantly in my gut.

Check this out, if my daughter starts picking at her scalp, my mind sees it and internalizes what looks like stress to me, she may not even be stressed out I think it comforts her to do that BUT my mind sees it and instantly I feel it in the gut and have to ask her to stop while we talk smile
Posted 8/10/2019 11:01 AM (GMT 0)
Same here. When I'm stressed out, it impacts my gut pretty fast (increasing bms, tension). All my flare ups in the last couple of years had to do with experiencing stress (or anxiety) and if I am not able to kind of 'treat' that situation, I end up having a flare.
Posted 8/15/2019 7:06 PM (GMT 0)
I handle disasters well. As soon as they are over my health falls to pieces.
Posted 8/16/2019 4:31 AM (GMT 0)
My flares don't usually appear to coincide with stress. During the most stressful times of my life, I didn't flare. I seem to go against the grain with a lot of things related to UC though, like antibiotics and smoking.
Posted 8/16/2019 9:35 AM (GMT 0)
Completely. I remember about 6 months after I first was DX'd and got my meds under control, I had a really stressful afternoon when I was supposed to travel up country for a training session that started the following morning. My flight was cancelled due to bad weather, and I spent several hours making alternative arrangements and ended up leaving town at about 5:30pm, knowing I had a 6-7 hour drive ahead of me. My stress levels were very high, at that point. I literally felt my abdomen swelling as it all played out. It was just like when my UC had been active.

When I'm anxious, I feel it in my gut. When I'm stressed, I do as well. I my view, stress is what pulled the trigger to start this disease off, and so far it's caused two flares.
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