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woman with chronic stressWhat is the body's reaction to chronic stress?

Stress can have effects on various organs and tissues all over the body by causing or aggravating existing conditions.

Hair: high levels of stress may cause excessive hair loss and some forms of baldness

Brain: mental and emotional problems such as insomnia, headaches, mental and emotional problems, personality changes, irritability, depression and anxiety

Mouth: ulcers, excessive dryness

Heart: cardiovascular disease and hypertension are linked to chronic stress

Lungs: high levels of stress can adversely affect individuals with asthma

Muscles: pains in the neck, shoulder, lower back, various aches, twitches

Digestive tract: gastritis, stomach ulcers, irritable colon, ulcerative colitis

Reproductive Organs: menstrual disorders, sexual dysfunction

Skin: outbreaks such as psoriasis and eczema

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  Updated: April 27, 2007