Honestly? makes sense. I suffer chronic constipiaton and generally either go “regularly” every 2 days or get borderline diarrhea every 3-4 days, depending on my diet and the moon cycles or whatever the fricking hell.
And I know that I have a harder time focusing and thinking if I feel bloated. Part of it is the worry that I am going to need to step out three times in two hours to empty my colon out. Part of it is just that it is uncomfortable.
That said
About 16% of the worldwide adult population experiences constipation, but it’s even more common among older adults due to age-related factors such as lack of exercise and dietary fiber, and the use of medicines that can cause constipation as a side effect.
Makes me think a lot of this is just another side effect. If you don’t exercise you tend to suffer from emotional issues* . Poor diet leads to “weird” feelings, and medicine goes without comment.
*: Seriously, even just running up and down some stairs or lifting a rinky dink 5 pound weight goes a long way to keeping your body active and help balance out the various hormones