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This is very real! I used to go to an allergy doctor for treatment and at one point I started regularly having stomach problems including heartburn, GERD, and disturbances in my intestines (like 'waves' going across my abdomen- particularly after eating). I already dealt with asthma, but the allerg...

I've got pretty good at halting FULL BLOWN panic attacks through breathing techniques, but often, it doesn't completely halt the attack. Has anybody else experienced mini panic attacks? Sometimes after exercise (exercise really sets me off), I'll start to become conscious of how my body is feeling a...

Thanks for the reply. I went to the doctor when my stomach symptoms intensified, and it turns out a stomach virus has been going around the area. Now my stomach is a lot better. When I was having the feeling of not getting enough breathing, I took 0.125mg of Xanax, half of the minimum dose (I hate t...

Recently I've had a nasty bout of bloating/indigestion, that has lasted for several days now. Amid the constant belching, I also feel like it's difficult to get a 'full' satisfying breath. The feeling is like my lower lungs can't expand all the way because my stomach/intestines are so bloated. It's ...

Recently I've had a nasty bout of bloating/indigestion, that has lasted for several days now. Amid the constant belching, I also feel like it's difficult to get a 'full' satisfying breath. The feeling is like my lower lungs can't expand all the way because my stomach/intestines are so bloated. It's ...

I get this too. For me what usually triggered panic was exercise-induced hyperventilation. I'd become conscious of my breathing, and I would end up breathing too much. Normally when this happens Lucinda's breathing techniques work great - but during strenuous exercise you can't really employ slow br...

I heard that bloating, gas, and GERD symptoms are a part of IBS. I'm definitely getting those, but I was wondering if anybody else felt so bloated that it made it difficult to get a full satisfying breath? It's hard for me to do deep abdominal breathing when I'm so bloated with gas, so I find myself...

I realize hyperventilation can cause shortness of breath, I was wondering if that is the only way that anxiety causes shortness of breath. Can anxiety 'tense up' your abdominal muscles so it feels like you're not getting a full breath? I score normal in peak flow readings, but sometimes I still feel...

I agree with what has been said by the others, most of the time when they advertise sugar-free it means the sugar is replaced with something more harmful to your body than natural sugar but it's not technically called sugar... I think I read somewhere that most decaf drinks still have about 10% of t...

I'm 23 years old. My daily routine generally includes walking for 40 minutes, followed by jogging for 20-30 minutes later, and I do this 5-7 days a week depending on how I feel. My problem is after my jog when I stop to cool down I always find myself trying to hold back a panic attack. When I stop j...