Glenda Bishop, RNutr PhD

This year I didn’t set New Year’s Resolutions. I’ve never found them to be particularly successful in the past. I set big lofty goals, get started on achieving them, then...

How are you doing today? How are you feeling? Is there anything you need? If it’s been a while since anyone has truly asked you how you’re doing and whether...

One of the things that can trigger IBS symptoms is eating big meals. When you eat, your stomach stretches as it begins to fill up with food. As the food...

Of all the strategies to help manage IBS, leftovers may not seem very important. But bear with me while I explain how leftovers are a super important strategy in my...

Recently I had a dream about Christmas and it made me very afraid. This year, our family is all gathering together in one place, which we haven’t done for years...

It’s almost become taboo to talk about body image since it can be a sensitive topic. But it’s something I want to discuss in relation to IBS. For most of...

One of the things that I love about people who have an ongoing medical condition is their willingness to support other people with the same condition. To encourage them, to...

There are some medical conditions where the solution is pretty easy to determine. If you break your arm, it will need to be set and splinted so that it can...

Since so many different things can trigger IBS, one of the best ways to achieve stable management is to develop a consistent daily routine. This may include things such as...

Have you ever felt that if you didn’t have to keep track of so many things that it would be easier to manage your IBS? Because let’s face it, managing...

When we talk about the effects that IBS has on mental state, we usually think about how it makes us anxious or depressed. And there’s a good reason for this...

Over the years I’ve learned many strategies for controlling my IBS. Most of them revolve around removing potential triggers, which of course is very important to prevent symptoms from starting...

Do you remember that moment? When it really sank in and you truly knew what it meant for your future, now that you had IBS? For me, that moment was...

How far would you go to avoid pain? That might sound like a strange question to ask, particularly since anyone with IBS has lots of experience with pain. And really...

Regardless of whether you have a busy holiday season or a quiet one, you’re likely to be taken out of your regular routine. This can be a good thing… seeing...

I hate having IBS – always have and, most likely, always will. The pain, the toilet runs, the bloating, the gas. How it affects my life and puts limits on...

I’ve never been a huge drinker, but I do enjoy a glass of wine or two. I like having a glass in the evening with dinner and while chilling out...

I’ve always found it kind of funny how a time of year that’s meant to give so much joy can instead give so much stress. And there’s no time of...

As someone who was diagnosed with IBS long before the invention of the smartphone and apps, it intrigues me that there’s now so many apps available to help manage IBS...

Everyone has their own holiday traditions, with things they enjoy doing each holiday season. But after you’ve been diagnosed with IBS, you’re not always able to participate fully in those...