Medically reviewed by Kathleen Daly, MD Anxiety can cause stomach pain that feels like cramps, nausea, or heartburn. The brain and gut communicate through nerves, linking anxiety to stomach symptoms.

Heart in your throat. Butterflies in your stomach. Bad gut feeling. These are all phrases many people use to describe fear and anxiety. You have likely felt anxiety inside your chest or stomach, and ...

Many people with tummy issues know all too well that when they are stressed out: Their tummy bothers them more. Some people feel nauseous or get horrible reflux and heartburn. Others feel terribly ...

As I sank into my couch after a long day, I felt that familiar drop in my stomach and flush of heat rise in my face. “Oh no.” I thought to myself, immediately. “I must be getting anxious. That’s not ...