Is Gluten Free Diet Ok For IBS? So, here is the deal: Low FODMAP diet is not the same as a gluten free diet. While it looks like you are being wise, by following a gluten free diet, as you are avoiding Oligos-fructans and Galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) contained in wheat, barley and rye (just to mention […]
If you are one of the 15% of people, suffering from it, you would surely know that Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS, is a disorder causing abdominal pain and frequent visits to the toilet. IBS can really exhaust a person, but you don’t need to discourage, there is help. Just like me, some IBS sufferers […]
Can Exercise Really Help IBS Sufferers? Irritable Bowel Syndrome affects more people than you know. Although some people may have an upset stomach every now and then, many individuals have constant pains and bloating after eating certain foods. These symptoms occur due to the sufferer’s inefficient bowel movements. Sometimes, the colon moves too fast and […]
How Much Do You Miss Your Favourite High FODMAPs Food? DISCLAIMER: This post contains a lot of ‘toilet humour’ (which is quite common when you suffer from IBS), read only if not offended by this type of humour and away from meals. The story starts here: I have been following a low FODMAPs diet for […]
What is the difference between IBS and IBD? Friends and acquaintances often notice that lately I have been following a fairly strict food diet (low FODMAPs) and usually ask me the reasons. When I say I have IBS, most people don’t know what it is, which is kind of strange considering 15% of the population […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
