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       irritable bowel syndrome

Stomach ache? One in THREE Brits say stress gives them bouts of irritable
bowel syndrome

One in three Britons have admitted stress gives them irritable bowel sydrome
and one in six have admitted it causes bloating - a new survey has revealed.

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   | UPDATED: 11:33, Tue, Jun 21, 2016

   IBS stress
   GETTYThe symptoms vary between individuals and affect some more than
   others

   Research has found stress is on the rise with 86 per cent of Brits
   admitting to being stressed at some point in their daily lives, with
   almost a quarter of both men and women - 23 per cent - feeling stressed
   on a daily basis.

   Seventy per cent of 2000 UK adults aged 25 to 65 described their stress
   as moderate or extreme.

   Chireal Shallow, psychologist from the Henry Potter Advisory Committee,
   said: “It is not just the affect stress has on keeping us awake at
   night, it can actually cause physical concerns as a result of the
   psychology of stress.

   “The research echoes this as almost half - 43 per cent - of the
   respondents admit to getting headaches when stressed, and 35 per cent
   feel constantly exhausted.

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   “It can also affect our digestive health, shown by the fact that one in
   six say that stress gives them a bloated stomach.

   “Stress can also cause digestive problems like irritable bowel syndrome
   (IBS), with almost one in three - 31 per cent - saying that the well
   recognised increase in IBS is due to the stress of modern life. With
   the addition of one in 10 said stress gives them pimples, all in all,
   that’s quite a catalogue of health woes.

   “Stress interestingly also has the capacity to change the way we
   exercise and the news is not good. Almost a third of participants said
   they exercise less when under stress and almost a third - 28 per cent -
   said that stress made them feel so lacking in energy that they could
   last only 20 minutes at the gym before becoming exhausted.”

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   Stomach cramps GETTY
   The digestive system can be affected by stress

   The symptoms vary between individuals and affect some people more
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   They tend to come and go in periods lasting a few days to a few months
   at a time, often during times of stress or after eating certain foods.

   IBS is thought to affect up to one in five people at some point in
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   To reduce the symptoms of IBS, people are advised to avoid food which
   triggers their symptoms, alter the amount of fibre in the diet,
   exercise regularly and reduce stress levels.

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   Experts say exercise, eating well and getting plenty of sleep can help
   reduce stress.

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