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Has IBS increased amongst the Gaming population?

Coogybear

My son has had some issues for a while and loves his gaming, but I wondered is IBS becoming more prevalent amongst those who are gamers.

My son indicates that he often has pain when he plays and has linked this to the tension surrounding getting caught by your oponant. Additionally, two of his friends (Also gamers) have issues.

Does IBS have an environmental factor I wonder?

Would be great to hear from other gamers or of any research found.

Coogy

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    I have some problems with an IBSesque disorder, though it's not formally diagnosed or anything; it's just randomly a nuisance.  I am also a gamer, though the disorganised chaos that passes for my memory fails to recall which appeared first.

    For the record, I find games to be a fairly major source of stress-relief: it gives my mind something to do, and a bit of escapism considering I'm typically too agoraphobic to leave the house.  The latter point has left me a bit vit. D deficient, so my GP suggested taking supplements.

    It is rather too easy to become entirely sedentary: though I would blame modern life in general for that sort of thing rather than specifically singling out gaming, so I force myself to do a number of physical exercise sessions a week.  I'll always hate exercise, but I kinda learnt the hard way that I can't simply avoid it forever.

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    I have some problems with an IBSesque disorder, though it's not formally diagnosed or anything; it's just randomly a nuisance.  I am also a gamer, though the disorganised chaos that passes for my memory fails to recall which appeared first.

    For the record, I find games to be a fairly major source of stress-relief: it gives my mind something to do, and a bit of escapism considering I'm typically too agoraphobic to leave the house.  The latter point has left me a bit vit. D deficient, so my GP suggested taking supplements.

    It is rather too easy to become entirely sedentary: though I would blame modern life in general for that sort of thing rather than specifically singling out gaming, so I force myself to do a number of physical exercise sessions a week.  I'll always hate exercise, but I kinda learnt the hard way that I can't simply avoid it forever.

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