A Patient with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Severe Anxiety Asks

A patient with irritable bowel syndrome and severe anxiety asks a nurse if the two are associated with one another.The nurse correctly responds:

A) "Mental health conditions can affect digestive processes."
B) "Everyone with anxiety develops irritable bowel disease."
C) "Mental health conditions do not affect digestive processes."
D) "I will ask your doctor to come and speak with you about this."