Nervous stomach? Here’s how stress affects your gut

Stress has a sneaky way of messing with your stomach. From nervous poops to anxiety diarrhea to feeling nausea when things are uneasy, we’ve all experienced a nervous stomach at some point. Sometimes stress can make you lose your appetite (or do the opposite and make you crave junk). No matter what the specific experience, the tie between your gut and stress is undeniable. But is there any science behind it?

A gastroenterologist explains how stress can lead to stomach woes.