Stress Awareness Day: Stress affects gut health...
Stress Awareness Day: Stress affects gut health...
Everyone has experienced stress at some point in their life, whether it be due to impending deadlines, balancing job and family obligations, or worrying about a first impression. Because the digestive tract reacts to one's mood, you may have experienced stomach butterflies or lost your appetite during stressful periods. Three ways that stress impacts gut health are outlined below.Heartburn - According to a 2004 study, stress can make heartburn symptoms worse. In this study, stressful life events over the previous six months were examined in 60 participants with heartburn symptoms. The participants were required to keep a daily journal of their symptoms during the four-month trial, and they also had their levels of anxiety and sadness evaluated. The study's findings revealed that people whose lives had been consistently stressful in the six months before the study noticed an aggravation of heartburn symptoms in the subsequent four months.Bowel Disease - Chronic inflammation of the large intestine, often known as the colon, is a hallmark of a group of illnesses known collectively as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Stress does not cause IBD, but it might exacerbate its symptoms. In mice, stress has been found to have an impact on the mucosal lining of the intestine, which probably leads to gut inflammation. Ulcer - There has long been speculation that stress plays a role in the development of ulcers, but whether stress alone can do so has generated considerable debate: Infection with the bacteria Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and excessive use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicines are two of the most frequent causes of stomach ulcers.
Everyone has experienced stress at some point in their life, whether it be due to impending deadlines, balancing job and family obligations, or worrying about a first impression. Because the digestive tract reacts to one's mood, you may have experienced stomach butterflies or lost your appetite during stressful periods. Three ways that stress impacts gut health are outlined below.Heartburn - According to a 2004 study, stress can make heartburn symptoms worse. In this study, stressful life events over the previous six months were examined in 60 participants with heartburn symptoms. The participants were required to keep a daily journal of their symptoms during the four-month trial, and they also had their levels of anxiety and sadness evaluated. The study's findings revealed that people whose lives had been consistently stressful in the six months before the study noticed an aggravation of heartburn symptoms in the subsequent four months.Bowel Disease - Chronic inflammation of the large intestine, often known as the colon, is a hallmark of a group of illnesses known collectively as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Stress does not cause IBD, but it might exacerbate its symptoms. In mice, stress has been found to have an impact on the mucosal lining of the intestine, which probably leads to gut inflammation. Ulcer - There has long been speculation that stress plays a role in the development of ulcers, but whether stress alone can do so has generated considerable debate: Infection with the bacteria Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and excessive use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicines are two of the most frequent causes of stomach ulcers.