/oss/taxonomy/term/7632/all en /oss/article/did-you-know/why-do-we-feel-sick-our-stomach <p>If you have ever been truly disgusted by something you saw, you have experienced feeling sick to your stomach. Revulsion involves the brain, clearly, but somehow it can be felt in our digestive system. The same is true of anxiety and love: there’s a reason we speak of butterflies in our stomach.</p> <p>To the probing minds of our ancestors, the stomach was mysterious. Unlike the mouth or the eye, it couldn’t be easily accessed and studied. An unfortunate musket shot would change that.</p> Thu, 04 Jul 2024 14:15:59 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 9994 at /oss