What makes you have butterflies in your stomach.?

Question

I understand that it is realted to emotions but what changes in your body makes you have that feeling.

What phyiscal bological changes take place, e.g change in blood flow

Answer 1

For me its Heights, the moment I am high up, I get butterflies, and even worse when I see it on Tv.
strange but true

Answer 2

Having the so called 'butterflies' in your stomache relate to stress and nervousness. You get that feeling because of your emotions. It can not really be proven or anything because different people have 'butterflies' in there stomache when different things happen to them.

Answer 3

I believe it's the adrenaline release in our body. Things like hormones can effect you like this too.
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Answer 4

Theme park rides.

Answer 5

Lets see first kiss, first meet a man. first love first mistake first lost in city there are somany things and items.

Answer 6

i think its your sympathetic nervous system that accelerates your heart beat its force and depth and contributes to things like butterflies

Answer 7

you could be pregnant the sensation of a baby in your womb will give you butterflies .

Answer 8

just about anything scary for me.....
seriously its the immediate release of adrenalin. which is used to prevent you using your energy for anything except flight or fight

Answer 9

just before a driving lesson i get one even though i know its going to be fine

Answer 10

for me it's a certain boy.
sorry i don't know the biological reasons for it.