Anger is one of the most common and a powerful emotion experienced by all. Though getting angry at times is fine but if you are short tempered or get angry at small small things and very frequently then you need to seriously look into the issue.

Managing anger helps you in positive way but an uncontrolled anger can lead to abuses, fights, arguments and even harming yourself. Thus, besides making you an anti social element, anger also affects your health in a negative way.  If you wonder as to how anger can harm your health, the below given information will surely be of great use to you:

which anger can harm your health

Heart Ailments

Getting angry very often leads to the production of adrenaline and cortisol in your body which causes stress as well as strain on your cardiovascular system.  Anger outburst also increases your blood pressure which leads to increased amount of fat globules in blood vessels and glucose in the blood that has bad impact on the arteries wall and thus causes stroke and other related issues.

Affect Gastrointestinal Tract

Gastrointestinal tract is the major location of the entire immune system and is also the first place which is affected by anger.  It has been seen that people who get angry very frequently suffer from various problems related to stomach.  This happens because during the anger outburst the chemicals which are released for digestion gets shut down and moreover the body also prevents the elimination of the waste and thus leading to various gastrointestinal issues. Moreover anger also leads to release of various acids in the stomach that can cause problems like cramping, constipation, diarrhea, peptic ulcers, acid reflux and others.

Affects the Muscles

The muscles of the body react as a response to “fight or flight” conditions and thus during the anger these muscles gets contract to an extent which can cause pain and soreness as well. Majority of the people are not aware of the fact that anger outburst can one of the reasons for pain in their muscles.

Headache

Headache is one of the most common and known problem that is caused due to anger. There are various physiological reactions that are provoked due to anger which in turn can cause migraine, headache, heart palpitations, clenched jaws and other issues.

Gaining Weight

Another negative effect of anger is weight gain. Many people in order to deal with their anger issues opt for eating to reduce stress and relax themselves which leads to consuming of calories that causes weight gain. Other major factor in this regards is a chemical called cortisol which is released while we are angry and this stress hormone leads to deposition of fat in the abdomen area.

Makes Healing Difficult

A study revealed that anger leads to prolonged and difficult healing of even minor wounds. Since anger causes the body to enter the phase of flight or flight response and thus avoids other issues like wounds.

Thus it can be seen that anger does not have only psychological and mental affect but physical as well.