Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Obsession and Anxiety

YES and NO. I definitely think that anxiety plays an ENORMOUS role in exacerbating IBS or even triggering an uneasy stomach in a situation to start the beginnings of anxiety-driven IBS, yet there have been plenty of times that I can legitimately say I had NO ANXIETY/WORRIES (unless of course they were subconscious) and I still had food-related attacks while at home. So the best solution I have found is going on an A-D to calm my crazy IBS mind and following the diet to make my mind feel more at ease that a food-related attack is less likely to occur. I also did a round of hypno which must have helped at least a little to keep the IBS off my mind CONSTANTLY. I do think of it often, but SOOO much less often. Like anything else, there is no one royal answer. I truly believe you need to attack (so to speak) your IBS from all angles such as meds/hypno/yoga/diet/supplements, etc. I hope that helps.

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Originally IBS-D for a million years!
Then IBS-A, Now a transformed slightly C

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