I suffer from chronic constipation. I also have the worst job because I drive a truck for a living. I am now turning into a raging hypochondriac and obsessing over my stomach and intestinal tract. This causes more pain gas bloating and aggravates my symptoms. My poor wife is breaking out in hives because of my hypochondria. My doctor says more fiber and water. Im trying. I cannot stop dwelling on myself. Too much time alone in the truck. I guess my hypochondria has now taken over my question for you. Am I causing a lot of the stomach pain and cramps by dwelling on them?
HI. This can be a sort of IBS - irritable bowel syn Chat Doctor.  You may be right in what you are thinking. And Hyperion