Strangelongtrip
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Does anyone else struggle with gastrointestinal/GI issues? I have IBS (along with endometriosis) but I'm noticing a strange pattern. When I'm panicking, and in an "episode", my stomach is fine and normal. No issues. But as soon as I relax, I have problems with IBS flare ups again. I've been trying to find research on the mechanisms but drawing a blank as to why when I'm stressed, I'm fine, and when I'm calm, I have terrible GI issues. It's not food, because I eat the same things either way. My doctors haven't been much help with this kind of stuff and GI doctors are specialists, so they don't focus on any other part of the body or system. It's so frustrating when I have multiple systems going haywire, and I can't afford an integrative doctor. So, I research. I have a feeling that my body's "normal" is elevated cortisol and adrenaline, so that when I relax, my body sees that as "abnormal". I'm trying to figure out if I can reprogram my system in some way but no luck so far.