Stress, Anxiety And Constipation?? Posted: 11-10-05 10:57am
Hey all,
i have had an anxiety disorder for as long
as I can remember. I have always taken
medication for it, but this past year I
stopped, thinking I could deal with it
myself - and I did - until this past
month.
I have had a stressful, anxiety filled
month now I am constipated. I have been
for 2 weeks. My doctor seems to think
this is becuse of my anxiety/stress
level.
Can this happen? Can you get constipated
from anxiety and stress?
I started my celexa again yesterday my
doctor seems to think this will help. I
just don't see how my anxiety could have
caused this. If anything this is causing
me anxiety.
Please help!
Oh, and do you know any better cures than
milk of magnesia? That stuff is gross!
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dreamerinkw
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 21
Posted: 11-11-05 16:43pm
Interesting....I have been constipated for
many years and I know it's tied to my
nerves...I tend to hold my tension in my
stomach or smething like that and I am
sure it's what causes my problems.
I recently hvae had bouts of anxiety and I
am taking an anti-anxiety drug for
sleeping, I think it's helping the bowel
problems as well. It's good to know that
I am not the only person who feels this
way.....
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bmunoz
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 14 Location: united states
Re: Stress, Anxiety And Constipation?? Posted: 11-14-05 19:05pm
Its funny that you ask that, because I
think allmost everyone that suffers from
anxiety/panic attacks are the same way. I
think the reasons are because your stomach
is very stress that it doesnt realy do its
job. But yeah anxiety/panics/stress will
do that to you.
Try taking fiber pills that can help, you
can also try like a gas relief they sell
all this remedy at wal-mart. Try it and
good luck...
Brenda
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sandyallen
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Posted: 11-14-05 19:33pm
Sometimes you are so tense with stress and
anxiety it can mess with your whole sytem
also if you read on a lot of the
medication that a lot of them do cause
constipation. Keep in mind to that we
are all different.
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