Stomach flu symptoms may include: 1  nausea. 2  vomiting. 3  watery diarrhea and/or bloody diarrhea.  abdominal 1  pain. headaches.  muscle 1  aches. low-grade  fever.
Cortisol & Adrenal Function. Cortisol is a life sustaining adrenal hormone essential to the maintenance of homeostasis. Called âthe stress hormone,â cortisol influences, regulates or modulates many of the changes that occur in the body in response to stress including, but not limited to: 1  Blood sugar (glucose) levels.  Fat, protein and carbohydrate metabolism to maintain blood glucose (gluconeogenesis)
Cortisol also helps normalize blood sugar levels. When the pressure is on, your cortisol levels can run high. Over time, continuously high cortisol levels lead to high blood pressure, weight gain, insomnia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), low sex drive and anxiety; it is also a contributing factor to heart disease.