Why do anxious feelings create the need to go to toilet frequently?

Bing someone that has very recently dealt with anxiety. i know how you feel, i even went as far to look it up because i was stressing even more thinking that i was sick. From what i understand the stomach and brain has this connection, where one can quickly affect the other. So the brain sends signals to parts of the body which is a reason why you feel the need to go to the bathroom. Because that anxious feeling goes to your stomach ut once you figure out how to calm down and find that peace you need it will go away.

I am not a Dr. but I think for me its that my body absorbs nutrients different, so it gives me the poops and most times I throw up with it at the same time. I think it is just you muscles overworking. Maybe kind of like a snake does, when in danger and needs to get away. There is usually not much I can do about it, I just go though the motions. And allow at least an extra 60-90 min to get ready, when I know "its coming". Oh yeah, and I take a sick bag with me. But like I said, I'm not a doctor.

There's a clear link between our gut and our mental health that can be observed in the relationship between stomach upset and anxiety. When your body enters the fight-or-flight response, it releases the stress hormone cortisol. This stimulates peristalsis -- the contractions in the gut that help move food along. The result is that food moves more quickly through your digestive system when you are anxious or stressed. For this reason, it's common to experience symptoms like diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting with anxiety. You are also more likely to have the condition Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) if you also have an anxiety disorder.

Our fight or flight response steps into action when you become anxious or stressed, which results in us having to pee more frequently. Your body is responding to the anxiousness by filling up your bladder at a faster pace. Normally when you are more relaxed your bladder will take longer to fill up. The stress hormones that are being released when you are anxious can make your body overcompensate in different areas. It is important to try and calm your nerves and alleviate stress through healthy coping mechanisms. You can also get diarrhea when you are anxious because of the high levels of serotonin that may cause your stomach to cramp up or have spasms.

For me personally going to the toilet is almost like a sanctuary and a safe space. As a result, I feel that when I'm there I am able to calmly think through my problems and feel as if I have left the toilet much less anxious than when I felt I needed to go to the toilet. So, if you're feeling that you need to go to the toilet frequently when anxious it could just be your bodies natural reaction to the anxious feeling because it knows that going to the bathroom could potentially alleviate you from the anxious feeling and return your body to a happy and healthy equilibrium.

We are all animals in the very basic thinking. When confronted with fear or anxiety our bodies respond as either fight flight or freeze. Think about dogs when they really scared they pee and poo. This might give the impression of it is dead to predators so that predator (stressor) would go away. On top of all that, some experts suspect that the fight-or-flight response could also put our kidneys into overdrive, causing them to produce more urine than usual. But don't worry. You can train yourself otherwise by getting CBT. It can also help people understand that frequent urination is simply a byproduct of their anxiety and also that they probably don’t have to pee as much as they think they do. Moreover, mindfulness and pelvic exercises can also help to control your bladder.

This is due to our fight or flight (or fight or freeze) response. Our brain sends these responses to our body and, in turn, our body deciphers what needs to happen. If we need to run, we need to expel whatever we can to be faster. Sometimes this means our bodies want to go to the bathroom in times of anxiety. This can also be why some people feel the need to vomit when dealing with anxiety; our body wants to get rid of any excess. Some exercises may help, such as breathing techniques or grounding techniques may help alleviate these feelings.

“During heightened anxiety, the amount of serotonin increases in your gut and can cause spasms to happen throughout your entire colon.” These spasms are enough to produce unexpected bowel movements. In addition to stress hormones, anxiety poop may also be linked to your nervous system.When you start to feel anxious, however, things don’t run as smoothly. This is largely due to the fact that our bladders are closely connected to our body’s fear system — aka our “fight-or-flight” response. When that response activates, our brain tends to override all those lovely signals telling us whether or not it’s actually time to pee. At the same time, our bladder muscles contract, which puts more pressure on the bladder and sends us running for the bathroom.

Scientifically, anxiety increases the amount of serotonin in your gut (I have no idea why), which may cause your colon to spasm. When your colon spasms, your bowels are likely to move. Bowel movement generally equals the need to poo. When it comes to urinating, anxiety causes some of our hormones to shift, thus resulting in our bladders’ not being relaxed. They tend to contract because of this hormonal shift. Hence, the need to pee. The human body has an interesting response to anxiety + anxious feelings, you should research into it a bit more, you'll find there's more to it than what I have said.

Anxiety can exist in many forms, and just as an upset stomach can occur after rides at an amusement park, anxiety and nerves that result from everyday life also have the ability to target specific receptors in the gut that lead to the same feelings and the increased use of the toilet. This is why treating anxiety and symptoms of anxiety necessitates a multifaceted approach as it can affect all aspects of ones body. Things that can help with lessening these anxious feelings to hopefully lessen visits to the bathroom are the same stress relieving exercises that are supported by all, yoga, breathing exercise, mindfulness, and talk therapy.