11/06/2025
Did you know that many cases of anxiety are actually acid reflux?
Countless times now, I have had a patient come in for anxiety who has "tried everything!" Medications didn't work, therapy didn't help. They had been having panic attacks and debilitating anxiety, but nothing had helped. Upon inspection with Chinese Medicine, we find problems with the stomach (even though they hadn't actually felt symptoms of reflux) - when we addressed this, they're anxiety went away! This is due to the vasovagal nerve that in innervates the lungs, heart, and stomach. It "perceives" problems with these three organs, but it doesn't always give the "correct" symptom - IE a problem in the stomach can present as heart palpitations and/or shortness of breath as opposed to heartburn.
Since we all have stress in our lives (good and/or bad), when we have these anxiety-like symptoms, our brains are quick to associate them with some sort of stressor in our lives. So now, when we experience that stressor, our body produces that symptoms again and they reinforce one another to get worse and worse... When we address the problem with the stomach, we are able to break down this downward spiral and get lasting relief.
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