Children who have stomach aches have higher rates of depression anxiety as adults.
A new study has found that a significant number of individuals who had frequent stomach aches as children developed depression anxiety as adults. Article.
The Vanderbilt University study found that around 40% of individuals who had stomach aches as children, experienced depression as adults, compared to 16% who did not have stomach aches as children.
And approximately 50% of children with stomach aches, later went on to develop anxiety disorders, compared to 20% who did not have stomach aches as children.
While the researchers were unable to explain the connection between childhood stomach aches and adult depression anxiety, the study appears to confirm the Gut Brain Depression Anxiety Connection, where the health of the gastrointestinal tract affects mental health and other conditions.
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It appears that changes to gut microbiome, a change in the bacterial composition of the gut, which may be the cause of stomach aches in children, can have serious lifelong medical implications.
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Parents with children who have frequent stomach aches, should consider having their children tested for bacterial infections, and under the supervision of their pediatrician use probiotics to rebuild healthy gut bacteria.
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Again, under the supervision of their pediatrician, parents should also consider changing their children’s diet, to remove gluten, sugar, and lactose (milk) which can feed harmful bacteria and cause gut inflammation.
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If you are an adult with depression anxiety, who had frequent stomach aches as a child, or who currently has stomach issues, you should have your doctor test you for intestinal bacterial infection.
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