Short answerPeople often report flares around stressful periods, but stress can travel with other changes such as poor sleep, dehydration, alcohol or disrupted routines. A personal association is worth recording without assuming a single cause.
People often report flares around stressful periods, but stress can travel with other changes such as poor sleep, dehydration, alcohol or disrupted routines. A personal association is worth recording without assuming a single cause.
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Use this as general education and context, not as a diagnosis or instruction to change treatment.
Evidence review: September 2026.
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