Why does your tummy get upset every time there is an upcoming important event?
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Your nervous system and cognition encompasses your whole body, that’s why you may curl your toes during orgasm.
More specifically it has been argued today that the heart and the gut (literally) plays a major role in cognition and psiche not as a consequence but as a two-way path, complementing the known work of the brain
Anxiety has all kinds of physical effects, and that can be one of them. You don’t necessarily have some kind of clinical disorder, but you are probably experiencing some kind of anxiety related to the events.
It’s called [the gut-brain axis](https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/gut-brain-connection) and it’s really cool. So, basically, the gut shares hundreds-of-millions of neurons and one of the largest nerves in the body (Vagus) with the brain. Signals can go both ways, so a disturbance in your stomach (say from bad food) can cause a neurological reaction, just as something like depression or anger can cause an upset stomach. It even happens in stressed out wild animals.
Fight or flight response. Your body is diverting blood to things you need in a dangerous situation, like your muscles.
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