Even people who don't have IBD will get an upset stomach when stressed or nervous. That whole "butterflies in the stomach," and urgent need to "go" is actually pretty natural and normal. In fact, a gastroenterologist once told me that the gut is the center of the body and the gauge of our emotions. Even people without IBD or IBS, he told me, will have an increase in bowel movements and diarrhea when stressed.
So, throw a little IBD on top of the stress and what's a patient to do?
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