nervous

[undercovers]

When nervous the need to urinate and defecate is increased - i understand that this is part of a fight or flight reponse to stress, e.g. lightening the load - but could anyone explain the process for how this occurs, is it chemical, muscular etc. what is actually going on linking emotional state to physical state... many thanks for any advice

[kazza12345]

i would disagree with that - when adrenaline is released i think that peeing becomes secondary, therefore less likely to happen in a fight or flight situation.   MAybe what you are describing is a behavioural response to anxiety rather than physiological?

[joko]

Perhaps this would only happen if you were bursting to go already.

the fear may make you almost 'forget' to hold on and in the panic, in the same way as your knees 'go' when afraid, so may the pelvic muscles.

Just a thought...

[john91]

I would have thought it was the last thing the body should do in a fight or flight situation, I would hope if I was in danger of being attacked I could just leg it without having to look for a toilet.