I have been thinking back at when my IBS symptoms started and I can most certainly pin point them to a few months after I had 3 courses of antibiotics within 5 months. I have never been very keen on antibiotics, but I understand that sometimes there is no way around it, if you have […]
What Do Vampires And IBS Sufferers Have In Common? Not being able to have GARLIC of course. We all know that vampires have an aversion to garlic, but what about IBS sufferers? We have always heard that eating garlic is beneficial to the body because it contains substances that can be used as a natural […]
Stress & IBS: How to Relieve the Anxiety As an IBS sufferer, I am always looking at ways to improve those horrible symptoms, and I also want to understand what has caused my IBS and what triggers it. From reading several studies on Irritable Bowel Syndrome, my understanding is that although diet is a key […]
What does your poop look like? You may find it hard to believe, but a lot can be said about normal processes that occur within our body just by analysing our poop. Changes in the colour, consistency, texture and even smell can indicate an abnormality within the bowel or digestive system. Even the Oprah Show […]
The Trouble With Soda Soda is one of the most prolific and tasty drinks that people purchase. Behind the taste, and behind the clever marketing you are going to find that it’s one of the worst things for your health. Even the diet and low calories varieties are going to cause you a great deal […]
As previously discussed Irritable bowel syndrome, more commonly referred to as IBS, is an uncomfortable and sometimes debilitating disorder of the large intestine (colon). It causes symptoms such as bloating gas, abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea, and constipation. Fortunately, IBS doesn’t cause permanent damage to the structural organs and it doesn’t cause inflammation or changes in […]
Before discovering that I had IBS, I suffered pains that resembled to the unstable angina symptoms, I was at the hospital emergency twice, they performed ecg, stress test and even an angiogram. When I described my symptoms to the doctors, they all agreed it sounded like something going on with my heart, unstable angina indicates […]
Hello, I thought I would share some important facts IBS sufferers should keep in mind, whether you’ve just been diagnosed or you’ve known for a while: 1. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder. There are four types of IBS based on how your GI Tract (the series of organs that complete the […]
How Some Healthy Foods can be Harmful for People with IBS We all know the popular saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” In the case of IBS sufferers apples actually give people those nasty IBS symptoms. While it is important to eat fruit and vegetables as part of a well balanced diet, […]
Do IBS sufferers need a gluten free diet? Most people think that eating a healthy diet means having a wide variety of low-fat and nutritious foods in moderation. However IBS sufferers have to avoid some of the healthy food too, as they may often find that certain uncomfortable symptoms seem to arise whenever you eat certain […]
IBS Diagnosis The day I was given an IBS diagnosis, I was very happy. First of all I wasn’t too sure what that was exactly, but what I knew was that, it wasn’t a serious disease or cancer, second I was thrilled that finally I had a diagnosis, for how I had been feeling for so […]
