Dr. Trisha Pasricha

When they have bowel accidents, it's actually more common than you think.

And a lot of people are struggling and dealing with it.

Even if nobody brings it up at your book club, a lot of people in that room will have experienced what you're experiencing.

Sometimes people talk about that.

Bloating.

Just plain old bloating, which is...

so uncomfortable.

It's this feeling of distension that you're too, like you, you eat just a little bit, but you feel so full and you feel gassy.

That's a big complaint.

And then there's another group of people who it's not so much having a bowel movement that's a problem, but eating is the problem.

It feels like everything they eat causes them discomfort or even pain, maybe a little nausea.

And they're not sure they've tried everything.

They've tried to eliminate all different kinds of foods.

They've gone on all the different kinds of diets and they can't

seem to pinpoint why.

What is it about food that's giving them trouble?

These are the kinds of people who come into my clinic.

And of course, as I said, a lot of them have anxiety and depression.

Certainly a lot of them, stress fuels these problems and makes them worse.

But oftentimes, it's not the stress that's the primary problem.