How about anxiety
#180883 - 05/24/05 06:10 AM
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Stress and anxiety make my tummy hurt and increase IBS symptoms. Lately, I have been stressing over my IBS (vicious circle).  Any safe and natural remedies to minimize anxiety?
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Try yoga several times a day. You can also try St Johns Wort.
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Patricia Buzo
IBS-C and Crohn's Disease
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I'd try the IBS Audio 100 hypnotherapy. I can never say enough about how much it helped with my stress and anxiety from IBS.
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I use aromatherapy oils. "Rescue Remedy" (based on Bach flower remedies) is a lifesaver. There's a lotion, too. Yoga, and MEDITATION, N.L.P. are things I do daiy. I find, too, when I eat less sugars I am less anxious. Avoiding caffeine and stimulants, is another thing. MUSIC--the sound factor can really move your mind beyond the PANIC, the anxiety, give you another focus to mentally, psychically cling too.
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Rescue Remedy
#180928 - 05/24/05 09:59 AM
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Nelly
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I use rescue remedy too, along with gelseminum and ignacia. They work great to calm the jitters, especially if I have a presentation due at work I'm stressing over.
Rescue remedy has alcohol in it though, so watch out if you're taking medicines that react with alcohol (like codiene). 
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I carry the new spray bottle version with me. Just spray it on my tongue like breath spray. Not sure if it helps though. 
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Stress is my BIGGEST trigger!! I've introduced 100mg of 5-htp to my diet, and it has really helped. I can't go any higher without stomach upset, so I've been at 100mg for almost 8 months. Hope this helps! I primarily take this for PMS though, but I'm sure it helps my IBS too!
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Is this something you ingest? Can you tell us more about it? Where do you get it?
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Amino Acid supplement that is a precusor to seratonin. It raises the seratonin levels in the bloodstream and has been proven to really help anxiety in many folks. 5-hydroxytriptophan.
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