nervous stomach
Worry-induced digestive distress
A nervous stomach is digestive discomfort triggered by anxiety or stress—the queasy, churning sensation that accompanies worry or anticipation.
The gut responds to emotional states, so nervousness often manifests physically: I always get a nervous stomach before job interviews.
The condition may involve nausea, cramping, or butterflies.
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
- queasyMildly sick to stomach
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- knotsSecured loops in rope
tied in knots · churning · uneasy · dread · jitters · fight or flight · cold sweat · cramping · gurgling · clenched · fluttering · worry · tension · acidic · unsettled · apprehension · queasiness · tight
- body responsesfight, flight, shivering, freeze, goosebumps
- nauseaqueasiness, queasy feeling, sick feeling, vomiting, retching
- stomach paintummy ache, belly pain, abdominal pain, abdominal cramps, gastric pain
- stomach problemsstomachache, indigestion, heartburn, gastritis, bellyache
- stress symptomsanxiety attack, panic attack, panic attacks, stress headache, tension headache
- psychosomatic disordersconversion disorder, functional disorder, hypochondriasis, somatization, hysterical blindness
emotional-physical state
nervous stomachinner calm
nerves of steel · steady nerves · equanimity · tranquility · serenity
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