A member asked:

Can my anxiety and severe depression affect my gerd?, cause i feel like it does as if they are somehow connected.

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Dr. Alfredo Soto answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Yes : Anxiety and depression can affect gerd significantly. The area with the largest concentration of serotonin is actually in your gut. Therefore any anxiety you experience is felt as "butterflies" in your stomach. However, at the same time, the medication used for anxiety and depression can also cause gerd.

Answered 11/28/2017

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