How emotions affect stomach and digestive problems
Part of Digestive system, Mental health clinical trials.
This study explores the link between emotional stress and functional gastrointestinal disorders like IBS and indigestion. Researchers want to understand how your mood and anxiety may relate to your digestive symptoms and test ways to help.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years old or older
- You have been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and/or functional dyspepsia (chronic indigestion) using Rome IV criteria—a standardized set of diagnostic guidelines
- You do not have inflammatory bowel disease (like Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis)
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding
- You do not have a history of cancer
- You have not had gastrointestinal (stomach or bowel) surgery
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