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How does stress affect the digestive system

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Stress affects the systems ability to break down foods and when food isn't digested properly, it can lead to constipation and diarrhea.

What is Stress?

Emphasis in the form of prominent relative loudness of a syllable or word as a result of special effort in utterance

What is the Digestive System?

The system by which ingested food is acted upon by physical and chemical means to provide the body with absorbable nutrients and to excrete waste products; in malls the system included the alimentary canal extending from the mouth to the anus, and the hormones and enzymes assisting in digestion.

Stress affect on the body:

The body might suffer from a continuous and ongoing rise in heart rate, as well as high levels of stress hormones and blood pressure. Long-term stress can raise the risk of hypertension, heart attack, and stroke.

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