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Can anxiety and stress cause tenesmus?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Anxiety: can lead to urinary frequency or ^'ed number of bowel movements. with the need to repeatedly use the bathroom.

Answered 9/4/2020

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Dr. Lynne Weixel answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

Amazingly, no: Anxiety and stress are the usual suspects in so many medical crimes that it's strange not to see them mentioned in the line-up of 8 causes.: IBD, Colitis and Ulcerative C., Crohn's, Cancer and Radiation effects, Absesses, and Chlamydia. These all sound like trouble - but work w/ your doctor. Here's info: http://www.healthline.com/symptom/tenesmus

Answered 4/25/2017

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