Your stomach and stress in daily life

Hours of traffic every day, endless meetings, and motivating your kids to finish homework, may be some of the reasons you feel stressed. Because your brain and stomach are connected, that stress can cause you lower abdominal pain.

  • Symptoms

How can stress cause stomach pain?

There is a connection between the brain and your stomach. When you're stressed, the brain sets off alarms that can cause the activity of your stomach to be disturbed, and this could cause pain.

 

Cramps
Getting cramps when you least expect it can be uncomfortable. And while it's not serious, it can make you feel unwell.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Being under stress can increase IBS-related symptoms like stomach pain.

Overeating
Stress increases the production of certain hormones, which can make you overeat and cause stomach cramps.

Drinking and smoking
Cigarette and alcohol can harm your stomach. Additionally, these habits could influence discomforts that increase stress.

  • Why does it affect me?

Stress: common enemy of your body and mind

Did you know that your brain is connected to your belly? This connection is called the Gut-Brain axis where both, the brain and the belly, exchange signals when either of them is not okay. Stress can become so intense that it creates a vicious emotional and physical cycle, which can lead to discomfort or stomach pain. Break this cycle to feel better.
 

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  • Tips and suggestions

Habits to manage your stress

Get back behind the wheel of your life by making changes that will help you reduce the pain caused by stress on your body and mind.

Exercise

Going for a run or riding a bike will help distract you and make you feel good.

Improve your gut flora

Having the right intestinal flora will help you manage stress. Include fruits, vegetables, and fiber in your diet.

Meditate for better sleep

Meditating before going to bed will help you relax and avoid sleepless nights.

Live in the moment

Laugh out loud, watch a movie with your partner, or take your pet for a walk. Enjoy every moment.

Connect with loved ones

Getting together or talking with your family and friends will help distract you from your problems and feel supported.

  •  Recommendations

Buscopan®, your ally in relieving cramps and stomach pain

Buscopan® 

  • Mild to Moderate intensity
  • +6 yrs old
  • Tablets

An antispasmodic that relieves stomach discomfort or pain due to cramps and spasms.2

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Buscopan Cramps pack of 20 tablets

Buscopan® Plus
  • Strong intensity
  • +10 yrs old
  • Tablets

A dual action formula that relieves stronger stomach pain caused by cramps and spasms.4

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Do you have additional questions about your stomach and stress?

  • If you have IBS, stress can be a factor that causes pain due to the alteration of the stomach's nervous system during stressful moments. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle, which includes exercise and healthy foods, can help control this pain.

  • Buscopan® can help you relieve stomach pain because it relaxes the muscles in your stomach and relieves cramps. If you have more symptoms, consult your doctor.

  • Stressful situations can affect mobility in the intestine and impact the sensitivity of your stomach, making it more prone to feeling pain.

  • The brain and the stomach are linked by the gut-brain axis. This connection allows the stress that affects one area to impact the other. For example, being stressed can make you feel hilab, ipit, tusok (cramping, tightening and pricking)  in your stomach, while on the other hand the pain you feel  in your stomach can make you stressed.

  • Stress can happen for different reasons that depend on each person. It can occur due to work situations, conflicts with a partner, the death of a loved one, everyday life problems, or even physical discomfort.

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    #3 Lacy BE, Wang F, Bhowal S, Schaefer E. On-demand hyoscine n-butylbromide for the treatment of self-reported functional cramping abdominal pain, Scand Journal of Gastroenterol 2013;48(8): 926-935,PMID: 23865591

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    #6 Tytgat GN. Hyoscine n-butylbromide: a review of its use in the treatment of abdominal cramping and pain. Drugs. 2007;67(9):1343–57. PMID: 17547475

    #7 Samuels LA.. Pharmacotherapy Update: Hyoscine N-Butylbromide in the Treatment of Abdominal Spasms.Clin Med Therapeutics 2009, 647