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
The Rice Trick: How I Learned to Adapt a Meal to Make It More IBS-FriendlyRecently, I wrote about the sadness of losing another staple. After all these decades of dealing with IBS, I have a fairly...reactions3comments
The Sadness of Losing Another StapleWhen I first developed and was diagnosed with IBS, I was in major denial. I clung to my coffee (even having multiple...reactions10comments
Prunes and Dates: A Good Dietary Staple to Help ConstipationAs I have written about previously, I tended to run on the IBS-D side of the spectrum most of my life as...reactions16comments
IBS More Common in Women: Why?It's well-known in the medical community that women are far more likely than men to have IBS. Unfortunately, women are much more...reactionscomments
Can Better Posture and Sleeping Positions Improve IBS?I remember one night about 15 years ago, I was having a really bad IBS flare while visiting a friend of mine...reactions2comments
Bananas Are The Best (At Least Most of the Time)!Early on in my IBS journey, I learned to quickly find those few foods that never really triggered me and for the...reactions3comments
Musculoskeletal Pain and Tightness and IBSWhile some of the most profound pain I routinely experience is in the pelvic region, it's not exclusive to that part of...reactions3comments
Best Autumn Soups for IBSNow that it is autumn, I am getting excited about the sweater weather! Fall is my favorite season when the weather in...reactionscomments
Can Enzyme Therapy Help IBS?In my early 20s when I was scrambling to find a longer-term solution to managing my IBS, was when I first stumbled...reactions2comments
Is Ehlers Danlos Syndrome the Reason for My IBS?IBS is not the only health disorder I have to contend with. I have several others, including Interstitial Cystitis (IC), Gastro-esophageal Reflux...reactions3comments
Small Fiber Neuropathy: A Common Cause of IBS?Last year, I came across an interesting article in Relief News, a media vertical sponsored through Harvard Medical School that focuses on...reactions2comments
Can Having a Tipped Uterus Impact IBS?In my late teens, when I first began visiting a gynecologist; receiving pelvic exams and pap smears, I was informed of an...reactions30comments
IBS and Ice CreamAbout 15 years ago, when I was interning at an environmental office in Washington, DC, my fellow interns and I all went...reactions23comments
Why I Take Magnesium and Vitamin C to Help Treat ConstipationAs I wrote in the past, I have had IBS for more than two decades, starting in my junior year of college...reactions13comments
The CHEK 2 Gene and Its Relationship to Colon CancerA few years ago I had some genetic testing done. I actually had gotten this testing to rule out that I had...reactionscomments
Finally! Milkshakes That Don't Bother My IBSI've already posted on this site more than once about how the development of IBS in my very early twenties forced me...reactions4comments
Constipation ConundrumIn the more than 20 years since I have been diagnosed with IBS – though I have had experiences on both sides...reactions5comments
Can Vertigo Trigger IBS Symptoms?As if I already didn't have enough going haywire with my body, in the past year, I seemed to have developed a...reactions15comments
Working with IBSEven though I have gotten to a point in my life where my IBS is much better managed compared to when I...reactions4comments
