I have IBS that seems to flare up mostly when I am concerned about a sv* going around. Anyone else here have IBS?? I am convinced that it is a viscious cycle that goes something like this...


UpsettingStimuli.... Emet symptoms....IBS/Upset stomach/d*/etc.....Anxiety


For example...The stimuli is my child gets the sv*....My emet symptoms kick in (cleaning/sanitizing the house, washing hands like crazy, not "breathing" around sick person, you all know the drill here.).....Then my IBS kicks in (I get d*, my stomach hurts and I feel n*)....Then the anxiety kicks in (Oh, what if I get it, how long should I be scared, what will I do, I can't sleep because I am scared I will get it in the middle of the night, I can't eat too much in case I get sick, etc.)


Can anyone else relate???? I think that this is one of the more profound understandings of this that I have come up with!!!! (Just joking!!!)