Yes, your IBS can be completely due to anxiety. I have people recommending supplements and probiotics and all sorts of things....its NOT my diet. I know for sure its anxiety and I'm 99% sure that my trauma anniversary is in October because this is the time of year when my IBS-type symptoms set in. (I'm dealing with them right now and trying not to pop my antispasmodics like candy.) Carbs are my friend, meat makes me want to toss my cookies. I've found a protein shake mix I can tolerate, so at least I can try to stay healthy. I guess this is all a bit off tangent though.

I don't know what to tell you in terms of the physical effects. It seems like when the body is stressed, it has to come out somehow. I can calm my mental anxiety with coping skills, but when my abdominal muscles all just tense up and make me nauseous 24/7....there's not much I can do.....but wait. Sometimes this lasts for a few days, sometimes it lasts for months.

Do you use coping skills to ease your anxiety? I know that certain things make my symptoms flare (and for better or for worse, I'm avoiding those things right now, even though I know avoidance isn't the answer.)