Ways to Try to Get to Sleep With IBSAs I posted not too long ago, sleep is often an essential tool in managing IBS. However, the bitter irony is that...reactions3comments
Why IBS Can Literally Be a Headache to Deal WithMy body is home to a cornucopia of disorders and illnesses, not the least of which is IBS. However, while the connections...reactions2comments
Can Red Light Therapy Help Pain?When you live your life experiencing chronic pain, your entire daily routine can become an experiment – a trial and error contest...reactions6comments
It's Just the Weather: How Heat and Humidity Affect IBSFor me, my body has always been vulnerable to fluctuations in the weather. In particular, my chronic pain and GI issues both...reactions28comments
Can Vitamin D Help Ease IBS Symptoms?A few years ago, I started developing a chronic vitamin D deficiency. Often running dangerously low on my vitamin D levels, I...reactions10comments
Heat Therapy and IBSLast year I posted about how hot/humid weather can aggravate my IBS (and flares my chronic pain in general). It's always been...reactions7comments
The Intersection Between OCD and IBSIn addition to many of the physical ailments I have, including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), I also have a couple of mental...reactions12comments
Self-Massage for ConstipationSince I had a hysterectomy at the end of 2019, I have been experiencing sporadic constipation, which I hadn't experienced in many...reactions6comments
I Have a Hernia: Is IBS the Cause?When I was 23, I began to have severe, sharp pain in my low right side at certain intervals – such as...reactions35comments
Activated Charcoal: Helpful For An IBS-Flare?As a child, whenever I had diarrhea, my family's go-to remedy was Imodium. I didn't have IBS as a child, at least...reactions6comments
Is Licorice Helpful for IBS as well as GERD?As I have written here before, in addition to having IBS I have another digestive disorder: GERD. GERD is characterized by heartburn...reactions4comments
Iron Supplements and ConstipationFor the 20+ years that I have had IBS, I have mostly struggled with the IBS-D side of the spectrum, with one...reactions6comments
Can Iron Supplements Benefit IBS-D?When I first developed IBS mid-way through college, I was so sick so often that I wound up losing well over 20...reactions7comments
Clothing Conundrum: What to Wear During or After an IBS FlareMany in the general population may not realize that even something as simple as getting dressed in the morning can present a...reactions6comments
NSAIDs & IBS: A Dangerous CombinationThis past week, I had a very bad IBS-D flare one night that I hadn't had in quite a while. It didn't...reactions10comments
Can a TENS Device Help IBS?Lately, I have been experiencing some pretty intense abdominal cramps that have been waking me up in the middle of the night...reactions7comments
Soda: An IBS No-NoEven though I didn't develop full-blown IBS until my late teens when I was already in college, I always suffered on and...reactions20comments
IBS and Whole Wheat: A Bad Combination?We hear it all the time, especially on commercials: whole grain foods are healthier for us than white-flour foods. In other words...reactions4comments
The Spine and Irritable Bowel SyndromeA recurring theme for me in advocating on IBS and other health issues, is how often they intersect with each other. For...reactions28comments
IBS and GERD: Two Digestive Disorders with a Common Root CauseUnfortunately, the digestive dilemmas I face are not only those related to my IBS. I also suffer from GERD (otherwise known as...reactions6comments
