Lisa Carr

First, let’s “celebrate.” I apparently have a new potential IBS trigger. Yay! I’d never had trouble with sugar alcohols in the past. But recently, after eating a favorite brand of...

I’m always on the lookout for new research findings that could help people like us with IBS. My current regimen is holding symptoms at bay, but there’s always the lingering...

Well, crap. Here’s some news I didn’t need: Apparently, pet owners are at higher risk for developing IBS. Researchers at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) did what’s called a meta-analysis...

Last year, Health Union’s IBS In America 2018 surveyed about 1,500 people like you and me, individuals living with IBS, to better the impact the condition has on our lives...

When I was first diagnosed with IBS in 2011, the most helpful member of my healthcare team was my nutritionist. She listened when physicians didn’t; she gave me concrete steps...

I’ve been experimenting with something lately: Washing my hands more often and washing them better. First and foremost, to see if I have fewer flare-ups. But with others in mind...

Every winter break, my husband and I head for the hills. Nice, forested, rolling hills draped with snow. We love cross-country skiing in the Rocky Mountains west of Denver, in...

I had a major abdominal pain flare-up last night, and I’m still reeling from it today. Though physically I feel better, I remain a bit shook. Besides the pain itself...

Dear Local BBQ Joint: It breaks my heart to say this, but I may have to quit you. I’ve enjoyed many unforgettable lunches and dinners at your table. Piles of...

Have you ever wished you could go back in time and get a do-over on a situation, because you didn’t get a chance to deliver the perfect remark? That happened...

IBS has a way of working itself into every corner of your life. That includes sports. It doesn’t matter how fit you are: If your gut decides to throw a...

You know how when you see someone else throw up, you feel like throwing up? That reaction actually has a name: “sympathy vomiting.” It’s apparently an ancient evolutionary survival response:...

You’re probably familiar with the Pareto Principle, even if you didn’t know it had an official name. It’s the idea that for many events, roughly 80% of the results come...

It’s difficult to predict what’s going to set off my IBS-M (also known as IBS-A). I can have a string of good days, even weeks, and then have a day...

I wasn’t diagnosed with IBS-M until 2011, because up until then, my symptoms were manageable. My pain seemed to be controlled by the SSRIs I was taking for depression, and...