Spoiler: Kettlebell swings DRAMATICALLY helped my IBS! I’ve been writing about IBS for years, and this exercise has helped my IBS more than almost anything else. Once I got rid of my IBS food triggers, I found some small things that helped, but NOTHING like what has happened since I started kettlebell swings. I went …
Why you should spend money to buy bacteria. Studies have shown that intestinal probiotics, (often just called probiotics), can help IBS symptoms. The trouble is that many people buy probiotics that don’t contain the right bacteria for IBS. Okay, what are intestinal probiotics and why do I need them? “Probiotic” is a name for bacteria …
Not just because your grandma said so. Fiber is good for both diarrhea AND constipation. How can that be so? Read on. Fiber is in many foods we eat, but barely anyone gets the recommended daily amount. But why eat fiber? Why worry about it at all? Well, insoluble fiber gives your bowels “structure”. In other words, …
Cooling and soothing away your IBS symptoms. I’ve used peppermint oil in the form of capsules to successfully treat my IBS symptoms. I mentioned it on another page and a very kind reader named Milo made a comment that it helped him very much. Recently I’ve read some studies that show clinical proof that peppermint …
Don’t try to face this alone. If you have IBS symptoms or a diagnosis of IBS, you need to find the right doctor. An IBS doctor (not an official title but it should be in my opinion), is someone that you can talk to, someone who will listen, someone that will take the time to …