Have you ever felt a little nauseous before giving a presentation or experienced some stomach pain during stressful events?
If you have, it should be a clear indication of how closely your gut and brain interact.
But it can go much further than those examples. After years of research, there’s little doubt that emotional and psychosocial factors play a role in gastrointestinal disorders.
Stress-related symptoms in the gut aren’t cookie-cutter, and each person will experience something different. One person with acid reflux may get the occasional mild sensation in the chest, while someone else may experience nightly bouts of excruciating pain….