Reged: 11/04/03
Posts: 5918
Loc: Northwest Washington State
I don't know where you're living, Rachel, but perhaps you aren't living where there is a lot of heat and humidity? It can definitely be a trigger. It has something to do with our seratonin levels. Heather talked about this in a post about 2 months ago, and I just did a search to find that post but was unsuccessful.
I avoid hot weather at all cost. We moved up here to get away from the California heat. My body can't tolerate it; my IBS acts up BIG time!
ShawnEric states, "Seratonin is a major player in IBS, but more in the gut than in the brain. 95% of Seratonin in the body is stored in the gut."
I think Heather and Shawneric are right. I'm living proof of it. Even up here where there's no humidity (and very little real hot weather), I invested in an air conditioner!
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Yes to Both, Rachel
