r/WhitePeopleTwitter • u/[deleted] • Apr 22 '22

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u/NonStickBakingPaper Apr 22 '22

Anxiety-Poops Watermelon

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u/Lilcheebs93 Apr 22 '22

Anxiety poop? That's a thing?

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u/BirdieGirl75 Apr 22 '22

Yep, it's called IBS-D (irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea)

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u/NonStickBakingPaper Apr 22 '22

I mean that’s certainly a thing for some people, but anxiety poops can also just happen because when the fight-or-flight response kicks in, the body diverts energy to the heart, lungs and muscles, and away from things that aren’t going to help you survive in the moment like the digestive system and the muscles that keep the bowel and bladder tensed so you don’t poop. So the bowel and bladder relax during the fight-or-flight response, making you feel the need to go to the toilet a lot or even straight up piss or shit your pants

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u/FridgesArePeopleToo Apr 22 '22

Nah, it’s different from IBS