Is this an IBS flare up?
Hi I've been under a lot of stress the past couple of weeks and last week I started having diarrhea every morning, nausea, excessive swallowing, bit of burning in stomach, dry mouth and lips, more wind and gas, on and off bloating, stomach feeling off and I'm also waking up early with racing heart and feeling hot I have health anxiety so I'm really worried about all this do you think I could be having an IBS flare up and that some of the symptoms could also be down to my anxiety? I don't know how to get through this I'm scared I'm always going to feel like this please if anyone has any advice or gone through any of this please reply
, I'm so sorry you're dealing with this! It sounds to me like it could be a flare up related to your increased stress level the past couple of weeks. It is common to experience a change in symptoms when you feel anxious. That being said, if this persists, I would recommend you make an appointment with your doctor! There are ways to manage your IBS symptoms and avoid flares in the future. Your doctor will be able to help you with this. Here is an article about the vicious cycle of anxiety and IBS symptoms. Maybe it will help you find some relief. https://irritablebowelsyndrome.net/living/anxiety-mental-health. Please keep us posted how you're feeling. I hope you feel better soon! - Kat (Team Member) 
The heart racing and feeling hot could very well be the anxiety. I totally get the symptoms making things worse. We always try to feel good to help with anxiety and other symptoms so when things dont feel good its back to square one. The other symptoms definitely sound like IBS.
What was helping my anxiety was just seeing all kinds of doctors and just ruling things out by doing tests, imaging and talking.
Of course its not fun waiting for results but luckily its posted in a portal right away where I was able to read it instead of wait for doctor to call.
For now keep track of what your eating that may cause the diarrhea and nausea.. Could just be a bug too. Or Food poisoning?
