Those who deal with upset stomach from anxiety will likely tell you this is one of their most impairing symptoms. It comes at inopportune moments, it is uncomfortable, and it has a tendency to make you feel sick in a way that is incredibly distracting and impair your day-to-day activities.
Stomach upset is one of the reasons that anxiety can be hard to differentiate from many common illnesses or indigestion, as the upset stomach may feel similar to these types of conditions. Only a doctor can rule out illness so it is important to seek guidance from your physician before assuming your stomach problems are due to anxiety. But if they are from anxiety, there are ways that you can reduce it.
Anxiety and Focusing on Stomach Discomfort
因为焦虑会导致胃部不适，那些患有规律性和持续性焦虑症的人经常会发现自己的胃一直在困扰着自己。他们可能会觉得自己需要一直呆在浴室附近，或者在活动期间难以进食或感到舒适。
但这不仅仅是因为你的胃不舒服。焦虑会使大脑集中精力于最困扰你的问题，因此当你的胃因为焦虑而困扰你时，焦虑会导致这种影响被放大。
Types of Stomach Upset From Anxiety
Anxiety and the stomach are linked in a variety of ways, and these links also cause your upset stomach to be experienced in different ways. You may find that you have:
- 胃痛
- 恶心
- Gurgling in your stomach
- 烧心
- 腹泻
- Feeling of needing to go to the bathroom
在某些情况下，你的胃可能只是感觉“不舒服”，没有一个明确的方式来描述这种经历。你只知道有些事情感觉不对劲。你也可能经历严重的胃紧张，这也可能给你的胃一种生病的感觉。
什么导致焦虑相关的胃部不适？
科学家们对焦虑导致胃部不适的原因有许多不同的理论。其中一个关键的信念是焦虑导致神经递质功能的改变，特别是血清素。肠子里有5-羟色胺（和其他神经递质）受体，所以当你的身体经历焦虑时，它很可能会收到化学物质，让它对这种不安的感觉作出反应。
Other causes include:
- Adrenaline Body Changes肾上腺素与皮质醇（一种应激激素）协同作用，使身体对危险做出快速反应。这些激素可能会改变肠道的一般生理特性。此外，胃肠道系统中好细菌和坏细菌的比例可能会被这些激素改变。
- Slowed Digestion焦虑激活了战斗或逃跑系统。研究表明，由于战斗或逃跑系统，消化速度会降低，这可能会导致肠胃不适。
- Stomach TensionAnxiety also puts a great deal of pressure on the stomach muscles, and these, in turn, put pressure on the stomach. Any stomach pressure has the potential to change the way that your stomach feels during periods of stress.
The way stress affects your body is so unique to each individual that it can be hard to track exactly what it's doing to any given person. It may be that anxiety changes the way your body processes nutrients, leading to stomach upset. It may also be that when your immune system is weak from stress, germs that are present in your stomach bother your immune system more.
All of these are potential issues that lead to problems with your stomach during periods of stress.
如何控制你的焦虑不安的胃
胃部不适可以抑制你的ability to live a happy life. Ideally, you'll need to treat your anxiety to experience a calmer stomach.
Even though anxiety is causing your stomach to feel sick, many of the symptoms can be reduced with various medications. You should always consult with a doctor before taking medication and do not want to rely on medication to “cure” your upset stomach. However, many people have had success with basic medications that calm the stomach. Common examples include:
- Tums
- Pepto-Bismol
- 罗莱兹
吃得更健康也有帮助。记住，你的焦虑会影响你的肠胃，但它本身并不会引起症状。你胃里的东西对症状的严重程度也有影响。吃得更健康——尤其是在你预计会经历焦虑的日子——会非常有帮助。饮用水也可能有用，因为水对胃是温和的。
You may also try distracting yourself. While your upset stomach may be severe, anxiety causes a tendency to focus on the experience, which causes further anxiety and exacerbates the severity of the stomach pain. A positive distraction, like a funny TV show, can actually make a big difference in the way you experience your upset stomach.
最后，你需要防止焦虑，这样你就不会经常感到肠胃不适。你可以通过治疗、药物治疗、自我帮助、冥想、运动等等来做到这一点——所有这些在正确完成时都能非常有效地减少焦虑。一旦你的焦虑减少，你的胃部不适的频率和严重程度都会随之减少。
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