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Dr. Bill Salt, MD

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How might severe or chronic stress impact my health?

There are several situations in which the severity or chronicity of the stressor/trigger can... Full Answer

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How can I decrease chronic stress?

There are actions that you can take to modify the bad stress response and limit its damaging... Full Answer

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How can chronic stress affect irritable bowel syndrome?

Stress response may not be associated with conscious awareness or feeling of stress or anxiety.... Full Answer

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Can stress explain changes in stomach problems, such as in IBS?

Stress response may not be associated with conscious awareness or feeling of stress or anxiety.... Full Answer

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What early life events may contribute to chronic stress in adulthood?

Here are examples of early life events that increase vulnerability to the bad stress response... Full Answer

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Could I be unaware that stress is worsening my irritable bowel symptoms?

When it comes to stress related to symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), the stress... Full Answer

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How does the body react to stress in survival situations?

The body's stress response system -- mediated through the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)... Full Answer

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How might a bad stress response lead to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)?

The perception of stress varies from person to person, and over the long run, your good stress... Full Answer

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How can the good stress response become harmful to your health?

The good stress response turns on in response to a stressor/trigger, such as a dangerous... Full Answer

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Why do people react differently to stress?

Exposed to the same trigger/stressor, people vary remarkably in their stress response. For... Full Answer

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What is the difference between the stress and relaxation response?

The good stress response is also known as the "fight-or-flight" response, since it is designed... Full Answer

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What is the role of epinephrine during the stress response?

The epinephrine pathway of your stress response system activates within seconds, when the... Full Answer

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How does the brain's limbic system respond to stress?

When homeostasis is threatened by a stressor/trigger, the limbic system (emotional motor... Full Answer

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How does allostasis help the body cope with stress?

The "good stress" response of allostasis is protective and restorative. It allows your... Full Answer

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What is the difference between stressors and the stress response?

Although some stressors/triggers may be difficult to classify as physical, perceived, external... Full Answer

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