Expert: Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist - 9/15/2006

Question
Hi my name is laura, I suffer from nervous anxiety. My reaction to my
nervous anxiety is going to the bathroom. Its not much like diahrea,
everytime i have to go out somewhere and drive with some one on the side
it happens. The thing is that not always happends. Thats what I dont
understand. For example I could travel with my cousins, but theres always
the fear but I dont get axtious , when it comes to my mom or dad or my
uncle I get really nervous and axtious to go to the bathroom. I dont
have accidents(pooing on my pants)that never happends, its just the
feeling that I get every time I have to travel somewhere. Can you please
help me?  

Answer
Hello laura,

This kind of nervousness may be due to excess production of adrenaline, which is a hormone that activates the Sympathetic Nervous System.

Please read:

Anxiety and the Sympathetic Nervous System at: http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/anxiety-SNS.html

The problem might be due to hypoglycemia that can cause anxiety as one of the many symptoms.  Going on a hypoglycemic diet should help you.

Please read:

What is Hypoglycemia? at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/what_is_hypo.html

Beating Anxiety and Phobias at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/beating_anxiety.html

for an explanation.

Jurriaan Plesman BA (Psych), Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr.
Author of "Getting off the Hook" (Google Book Search)
For more free articles
www.hypoglycemia.asn.au