Few questions

[katyfitz]

I've got a few stomach related questions.
Does anyone get sudden urges to go toilet which are loose stools even when not feeling anxious? I might not go all day and then suddenly I think 'oh no' and need to go?
Is anyone suffering wind? And popping sounds/feelings from their stomachs?
I'm now thinking of getting more tests cause I think my mind is in too much overdrive.
Also can being due on make symptoms worse?

[MyNameIsTerry]

Yes, especially after certain types of meals. No mopre anxiety than usual, it just happens.

Wind due to needing to go to the toilet, yes. Not gurgling stomachs though, just the regular you get when the bum is giving you a hint to head for the toilet.

Yes, anxiety makes this type of thing worse. Part of fight or flight is to cause the bowel to purge ready for action. And IBS is very common with anxiety.

Talking to your GP is sensible but more because it's worth getting some tips from them about dealing with it than it being any thing worse.

Anxiety makes you feel symptoms worse than normal and you also focus on them more which in turn adds more to them. The more you recover, the less they bother you which tells us how powerful anxiety is.