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Options for managing your health through diet and nutrition while living with IBS

By Emily Downward - September 20, 2017

Fermented foods (and beverages) have been a part of cultures around the world for thousands of years, as fermentation provides a way to preserve foods, gives them additional nutritional value and/or medicinal... READ MORE

My Unrequited Love for Red Meat

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By Lisa Pearl McIntosh - August 28, 2017

It’s my birthday and my partner is treating me to a lovely brunch. Our meals were amazing and we are longingly gazing into each other’s eyes. Suddenly, it hits: a rather catastrophically... READ MORE

Saving Time and Energy With Food Prep

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By Hannah Noonan - August 16, 2017

During recent treatment for SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth) as the cause/contributor to my IBS, I found myself on a restricted diet yet again to try and manage my symptoms (you can read... READ MORE

Resisting Your Triggers Can Be Very Hard

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By Glenda Bishop, RNutr PhD - August 4, 2017

Recently I made chocolate cake. Gorgeous, delicious, chocolate cake. And it was even low FODMAP too, as well as being dairy-free, which meant it avoided all of the ingredients that I’m intolerant... READ MORE

Food Chemicals or FODMAPs, What’s Your IBS Trigger?

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By Joanna Baker - August 2, 2017

So you have just been just been diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and you’ve been told that to manage your symptoms you need to change your diet. Not everyone with IBS... READ MORE

Why Restricted Diets for IBS Need Nutritional Guidance

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By Glenda Bishop, RNutr PhD - July 21, 2017

With all the dietary advice given on the internet, it may seem like restricted diets aren’t that big a deal. But any time you restrict foods from your diet, especially if it... READ MORE

How To Go From Overwhelmed To Empowered With An Elimination Diet

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By Caitlin Wheat - July 20, 2017

An elimination diet helped me to take control of my IBS. Often when people are diagnosed with a disease they appreciate it because it gives them a sense of being heard and... READ MORE

How to Challenge a FODMAP

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By Joanna Baker - July 12, 2017

The aim of the reintroduction phase is to give you a better understanding of how your system reacts to each of the FODMAP groups. With this knowledge you are able to modify... READ MORE

My Personal Health-Awareness Diet for IBS

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By HessP - July 3, 2017

There are so many diets out there that are designed for many purposes. Some for weight loss, weight gain, maintaining weight, and health related reasons. Over the years of trying to lose... READ MORE

OH EM GHEE!

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By Ally Godley - June 13, 2017

Have you ever heard of ghee? I had never heard of ghee until just recently. Ghee is the clarified (purified) version of butter that has been popular in Indian and Southeast Asian... READ MORE

IBS Friendly Grillin’

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By Ally Godley - June 9, 2017

Summer is almost here! Memorial Day, the unofficial start to summer, has come and gone! You know what that means? It’s time to fire up the grill! Here in the south, we call... READ MORE

Teas and Smoothies Help Me Out

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By HessP - June 8, 2017

When it comes to teas and smoothies, I find them to be great for juice and meal replacements. Throughout my years of living with IBS, I have experimented a lot with food... READ MORE

Cuppa Tea, Joe?

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By tmholland - May 24, 2017

One of the biggest struggles I’ve had since I began struggling with IBS is the transition from coffee to tea. I am a coffee junkie. Before the stomach troubles, I would push... READ MORE

How to Eliminate FODMAPs

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By Joanna Baker - May 17, 2017

The Elimination phase of the low FODMAP diet is the first step identifying food triggers for your IBS. The central goal of the elimination phase of the low FODMAP diet is to... READ MORE

Probiotic and Prebiotic Foods To Boost Good Gut Bacteria

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By Hannah Noonan - March 15, 2017

Probiotics are healthy live bacteria that are sometimes prescribed to treat IBS. The aim is to provide the gut with more helpful bacteria to push out the bad bacteria that may be... READ MORE

Tips & Tricks for Sticking with an IBS Diet

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By Ally Godley - March 10, 2017

Oh, the irony. Someone so exhausted, bloated, and anxious (did I mention tired?) has to not only think long and hard about what they eat, but also go to extreme measures to... READ MORE

There Is No IBS-Specific Diet That Works For Everyone

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By Marisa Lauren Troy - March 3, 2017

There are so many diets out there that promote the promise of helping to minimize symptoms or completely cure you all together. We all know the latter is never true given as... READ MORE

The Foods I Eat When My IBS Flares Up

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By Glenda Bishop, RNutr PhD - March 2, 2017

When your IBS flares up, it can leave you feeling very uncomfortable. For me, it often presents as nausea, bloating and a lot of abdominal pressure – that’s when my IBS has... READ MORE

Paleo vs the Low FODMAP Diet for IBS

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By Hannah Noonan - February 23, 2017

People are always searching for the perfect diet. I use the word diet, not as in the restricted way of eating to lose weight but the type of food a person consumes... READ MORE

IBS Friendly Travel Snacks

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By Hannah Noonan - February 17, 2017

If you have an upcoming flight booked, or a road trip to take then you might be concerned about what you will eat while you are on the go. Because you’ll likely... READ MORE

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