Hi @gstill,

You’ve asked a very pertinent question; I was wondering if you’ve had a chance to see this video, where Dr. Kenneth DeVault, gastroenterologist and chair of Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Florida, discusses Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and what researchers at Mayo Clinic are doing to better understand, diagnose, and treat the disease?

Whether you have IBS or not, stress can often exacerbate GI symptoms. Recently, several well-published studies have shown that there is a link between IBS and anxiety, yet despite the strong evidence, we still can't explain why that is.
– Anxiety and Depression in Irritable Bowel Syndrome https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5733421/
– Irritable Bowel Syndrome https://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/Fulltext/2017/06000/Irritable_Bowel_Syndrome.26.aspx

I’m also tagging @agr205, @holly5757, @flip1949, @keysgull, @mvestuto, @cherriann, @ntp01, @cahnny, @srobison, @jeanie26, @grandmajan @travelgirl – I’d really like to hear your insights if you've experienced anxiety or other mental stressors in relation to GI disorders like IBS? What are your thoughts on having patients screened for anxiety and depression, when they are diagnosed with IBS or similar GI issues? Would it facilitate better therapy and outcomes?