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The diet with the funny name may help your IBS symptoms. The FODMAP diet is not just another IBS diet making the rounds. This one seems to have some proof that it helps IBS sufferers. Dr. Sue Shepherd developed the low FODMAP diet in 2001, and it is proven to help IBS symptoms (see below). This . . . Read more → The FODMAP Diet for IBS So you’re miserable with bowel troubles and pain, and you want to know what to do about it. Well there ARE things you can do! You just have to DO them. Here are first 5 things I think you should do if you have IBS symptoms, and you are just starting out on this journey. Some . . . Read more → The First 5 Things to Do if You Have IBS Symptoms There is a reason IBS is sometimes called a “nervous stomach.” Studies show that stress doesn’t CAUSE IBS, but anyone with IBS knows that stress can trigger IBS symptoms or even a full IBS attack. Any time there’s a lot of stress in my life I immediately start to feel the abdominal pain in my . . . Read more → Stress and IBS A delicious way to trigger IBS symptoms! Do you like fried food? What about some ice cream? OOOH, how about some fried ice cream?! How about cold cuts? Or Bacon? Or fried eggs on toast? I love all that stuff. And it can make me sick as heck (or that other place). It turns out . . . Read more → Fatty Foods Could coffee be part of your morning diarrhea problems? In the United States, coffee is the wake up beverage for most people. However, coffee can stimulate sensitive bowels and cause diarrhea. Many other countries wake up to tea first thing. Since caffeine is the main reason coffee causes diarrhea, there is probably a strong link . . . Read more → Coffee and Diarrhea Drunk, angry bowels strike back! Alcohol and diarrhea often go together, particularly if you are suffering from irritable bowel syndrome. Alcohol irritates the digestive tract in general, and if you have sensitive bowels, well, let’s just say that instead of “driving the porcelain bus”, you may be riding it. :( Since many people don’t even . . . Read more → Alcohol and Diarrhea Some people get sick when they eat certain kinds of sugar. Some people get sick when they eat too much of ANY kind of sugar. So… Is a sugar intolerance causing some of YOUR misery? What is sugar intolerance? Sugar intolerance can take many forms, from type 2 diabetes to hypoglycemia to bowel problems. Note . . . Read more → Sugar Intolerance: Too Much of a Delicious Thing. Or Death by Bagel… The words wheat sensitivity seem pretty harmless. But this common food intolerance can cause you all kinds of grief. Studies show that as many as 1 out of 100 people become VERY SICK from eating wheat products… And that’s just people that have celiac sprue disease (see below). Because people can . . . Read more → Wheat Sensitivity Many people who think they have IBS are actually lactose intolerant. Of course it’s possible to have IBS and have trouble with lactose too! Lactose intolerance can cause just about all of the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. The good news is that if your IBS is simply lactose intolerance you can cure yourself by . . . Read more → Could You Be Lactose Intolerant? What is a food elimination diet? A food elimination diet can help you find foods that are causing health problems. Finding and removing problem foods has helped some people reduce or even eliminate symptoms of IBS, eczema, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and mental health issues like depression and ADHD. Though I admit that going on . . . Read more → The Food Elimination Diet |
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