Can anxiety cause this?

Hey guys,

I realize that anxiety and stress can do a lot of things but I so need your reassurance on this one. I've seen and spoke to my doctor as well as a GI doctor and they keep telling me IBS and anxiety.

It seems that I have a problem with anxiety every time I eat (right after). Not even 20 minutes later I get extremely anxious and have to make a bowel movement. I also feel a bit off balance and faint. I never faint but I do feel anxious and strange. Usually the bowel movement appears to look normal but it happens right after I eat. I am so scared that this is a sign of a bad heart, congested heart, blocked artery, some sort of stomach blockage, blood clot, blood flow issue, oh the things that I think of. Then there's could it be Crohn's disease or some GI illness.

Do you think it's possible that anxiety can cause this? Or IBS? I get so anxious after I eat and I want to know what can cause this. My doctor keeps reassuring me but I'm so afraid she's missing something. I do suffer with SEVERE health anxiety. I'm so scared this is my heart even though I've had extensive testing on my heart in the past.

Larry's  right...

This is normal for some people...

...and it can also be a classic IBS tendency. The brain to gut connection is so sensitive.

When we are stressed, our brain get over zealous in its signals to the digestive system, and things are moved along rather quickly...

...this ususally results in cramping and a BM shortly after eating.

Working on your anxiety management is going to be your best action plan for feeling your best overall...body and mind!

Try to trust all that you have been told, and continue your efforts toward recovery with coping skills/therapy tools, ect.

You are going to be alright.:)

S.C.