Jingle Bowels? More than a third of Brits suffer from abdominal complaints during the festive season
Over a third of people in the UK (17 million) have suffered from ‘jingle bowels’ – stomach complaints including painful abdominal cramps, indigestion, constipation, diarrhoea, bloating and wind due to overindulgence during the festive season.
According to a survey by Buscopan Cramps the majority of Brits (94%) admit to eating more food than usual during the Christmas week – more than any other time of year. 1 It’s not just food that can bring on a bout of ‘jingle bowels’, increased stress levels can also raise the risk of suffering from abdominal discomfort during the festive season. In fact a quarter of us feel stressed at the thought of a visit from the in-laws, with last minute Christmas shopping and the strain from long supermarket queues causing anxiety for nearly 40% of us.
Professor Peter Whorwell, Professor of Medicine and Gastroenterology at Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester comments, “With preparation for the Christmas season seemingly...
