--- title: "Common Health Disorders that Happen Due to Excessive Stress" description: "Stress is one of the major ingredients for causing several health disorders in the human body and disrupting the health wellbeing. Go through the post" author: "Annandale General Practice" published: 2019-04-26 updated: 2019-04-27 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/55002/common-health-disorders-that-happen-due-to-excessive-stress category: "hospitals" tags: ["health", "healthcare"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Common Health Disorders that Happen Due to Excessive Stress There is a misconception that [health problems](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94718/what-health-problems-can-a-smartphone-diagnose) or disorders can happen only because of certain bacteria or viruses. But what most of the people do not understand is that strain can also incapacitate the overall [immune system](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/92875/how-to-boost-immune-system-quickly) of the body to make it even more vulnerable to microbes in the atmosphere. \ Different research studies have stated that stress, the relentless kind for which there is no aid, can create great disorder with the overall ability of the body to [fight against](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35647/who-did-the-u-s-fight-against-in-the-war-of-1812) the microscopic attackers or to activate the way it is thought to be. \ Stress can cause some severe [health disorders](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/112096/what-factors-contribute-to-the-increasing-rates-of-mental-health-disorders) can take a toll on someone’s life. Let’s have a look at the post to check out the disorders that happen because of stress. \ **• Heart-Related Disease**\ In different scientific study reports, it was found that there is a connection between long-term stress and heart disorders. Reports have also stated that stressed-out personality is more prone to the risk of [high blood pressure](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/300301/diagnosis-of-high-blood-pressure) [as well as](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48044/who-won-the-wimbledon-singles-as-well-as-the-world-table-tennis-singles-crown) heart problems. \ Stress increases the flow of blood and heart rate, and it also causes the release of cholesterol as well as triglycerides in the bloodstream. Lewisham doctors and the ones practicing in other locations are well aware of the fact that incident of sudden emotional stress could be the biggest trigger for serious cardiac problems. \ **• Obesity**\ Excess fat in the abdomen areas seems to pose a greater threat to the overall wellbeing of the body as compared to the fat on the hips or the legs. Unfortunately, this is the area where people with high stress seem to store it. \ Experts suggest that stress increases the level of the hormone cortisol and in addition, it also increases the overall amount of the fat deposited in the abdomen. Consequently, it causes obesity. \ **• Diabetes**\ The most common illness that can happen because of stress is blood-[sugar levels](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/4389/superfoods-to-regulate-high-blood-sugar-levels) beyond the control, also known as diabetes. Stress can adversely impact on diabetes in two different ways – first, it increases the probability of bad behaviors like eating unhealthy foodstuff and drinking in excess. \ Secondly, it also raises the levels of glucose in people who have type 2 diabetes. One should always get a check on the level of sugar from Ultimo medical centre or from other medical institutions in the preferred location. \ **• Gastrointestinal Problems**\ Stress does not cause ulcers, but it can make the conditions worse than that. Stress has become [one of the biggest](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/84809/judicial-reforms-lead-to-one-of-the-biggest-protests-in-israel) and common factors for most of the GI conditions like chronic heartburn, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). \ There are tons of options and ways available through which one can have control stress and live without any health disorders. Never let stress situations hurting the immune system and become a victim of the disease because of stress.\ \ --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/55002/common-health-disorders-that-happen-due-to-excessive-stress Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.