Does GERD /acide reflux lead to depression and anxiety?

if a person is suffering from GERD , acidity .... indigestion and loose stools and bloated feeling will he get depression and anxiety attacks

It is a possibility. Any long term physical ailment can lead to depression and anxiety attacks. It just depends on the person and their way of dealing with it.

I doubt it, but anyone who has a long term physical illness can feel depressed, but not suffer from depression.
Do you get anxious anticipating an attack?
Are you worried about any other symptoms?

I think if you have anxiety attacks and depression there are other things looming in your psyche.

They always say that Irritable bowel syndrome also triggers anxiety and depression.So I say it would be very similar to what you are going through.Doctors are good at prescribing anxiety medications to people who suffer anything like these symptons.All the best with a proper diagnosis.

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