Students urged to take care against exam stress

WITH the Leaving and Junior Certificate exams just weeks away, pharmacists are urging students to guard against common stress-related ailments.

Exam pressure can increase headaches, stomach upsets, diarrhoea or constipation and a flare up of certain conditions such as eczema, asthma and acne, experts warn.

Students spending long hours revising or cramming for their exams can suffer from insomnia as a result of finding it difficult to switch off.