Non constant ache where my kidneys are

[anxietykidd]

Don't know what to do... Kinda scared... Never had this feeling with anxiety so don't know if its related but noticed I've been have a lot of gas lately... Been aching for about a week and a half

[M.fwhite]

I have IBS and anxiety and one of my symptoms is sometimes I get a pain in my lower pelvis. Almost like a stabbing pain but its because I tense with I'm anxious and this

[M.fwhite]

Sorry pressed send before I'd finished! What I meant to say was: this makes my muscles ache including my core hence my pelvic pains.

[anxietykidd]

Does anxiety cause ibs I never use to be this way

[Dawndy]

Does anxiety cause ibs I never use to be this way

It doesn't cause it but can contribute to it .. I too have IBS and anxiety ..

[mrnewbigginzg]

It doesn't cause it but can contribute to it .. I too have IBS and anxiety ..

Although IBS is not a psychological disorder in itself, it can be closely linked to stress and anxiety because of the connection between the brain and the gut. Even people who don’t suffer from IBS sometimes find that they need the loo if they are very nervous, and this is a result of the so-called ‘brain-gut connection’.

This connection means that the digestive systems of IBS sufferers can be very sensitive to stress and anxiety. This is exacerbated by that fact that many sufferers have experienced a time when they desperately needed the loo but couldn’t get to one immediately. They may even have been incontinent in a very public place. Once this has happened, sufferers can become very anxious when they don’t have easy access to a toilet, and this anxiety creates extra sensitivity in the gut, and a vicious circle is established.