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On Stress - Ep. 140

Next Level Human

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Chronic Stress and Its Effects on the Digestive System

If sympathetic nervous system is in high drive all the time, you will see many changes in digestive function. Either you'll suffer from costipation and or diarrhoea, oftentimes both. You may find increased transit time in the gut, or decreased transit time. If you're a man, you'll see your erections decrease, and your desire for sex decrease. With women, you might lose menses. And so you'll see an awful lot going on in the reproductive realm as well.

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