Welcome to the anxiety community forum, a friendly space for discussion, help and support with mental health issues sometimes i can just think about acid reflux and all of the sudden i feel like i have it which i know may sound weird of course i do worry because i read somewhere that symptoms of acid reflux can mimic a heart attack. Acid reflux and anxiety forums. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd) or acid reflux disease is a condition in which the liquid content of the stomach regurgitates and refluxes into the esophagus this may cause symptoms such as a burning sensation in the chest or throat or a bad/acidic taste in the mouth common symptoms reported by people with gastroesophageal reflux disease.
acid reflux and anxiety forums
Trying to cut this short but for the last 5 years i have suffered really bad acid reflux and ibs like symptoms this started when i believe i had a nervous breakdown due to my emetophobia (fear of vomiting) leaving me with a whole host of physical symptoms. Stress, which is closely linked to anxiety, is also known to worsen acid reflux. gerd connection to anxiety. a 2015 study found that anxiety and depression increase the risk of gerd,. Acid reflux, ibs, etc. a lot of anxiety can be expressed through the gut. i treat the reflux symptomatically since i don't have it that often, but i need to be careful with what i eat, because that + stress can cause a lot of trouble with...the toilet. without (forum) rules, we all might as well be up in a tree flinging our crap at each.
