Is Anxiety the Real Cause of Your Poor Digestion?

Tracking feelings of stress and anxiety may reveal a connection to digestion issues

If you have more stomach pain when you are stressed there's a good chance that they are correlated. Michael Jung/iStock

There is a well-known link between anxiety and digestion. When we become stressed or anxious, our digestive system takes notes and changes to cope with the stress. Regardless of how you feel you’re handling the stress, your digestive system may tell you otherwise.