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Stress and gut health have huge impacts on each other. Here's what to know about the connection, straight from top gastroenterologists.

When stress festers for a long time, unaddressed, it’s linked to mental and physical health issues, even raising your risk for chronic conditions like heart disease.

The American Psychological Association's "Stress in America " report provides a useful table, shown below, indicating the effects of stress on your body, your mood, and your behavior.

A new study in rats reveals that acute stress provokes anxiety-like behaviors, especially in males, while chronic stress is more strongly tied to depressive symptoms.

In this Special Feature, we focus on the adverse health effects of chronic exposure to socioeconomic adversity and political marginalization.

Everyone experiences stress from time to time, but when it becomes chronic it's more likely to affect your gut health. Stress may even have an effect on a person's gut microbiome before birth.

Feeling stressed isn't good for your health. Here's what happens inside your body when you're anxious all the time.

Stress can worsen cramps, diarrhea, or heartburn by affecting gut function. Harvard Health Publishing notes that mindfulness, relaxation, or cognitive-behavioral therapy can ease symptoms.

Stress effects on the body include high blood pressure, depression, and shortness of breath. Stress can affect many bodily functions and systems. Learn more here.

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