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Until recently, many patients would have felt insulted by their physician at the suggestion of working with a psychologist or therapist to address their irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The experience...

Do you ever feel cheated, deceived, betrayed when your IBS flares up after a perfectly safe meal? I know I do. Whenever this happens, I start questioning basically everything I...

At 19, I decided to be a rebel and moved. I didn’t tell my family or friends. Of course, like most teenagers, I thought I knew everything, and no one...

IBS is a complicated disease, and to understand it, we often need to look beyond the gut and investigate the effects of the gut-brain connection on symptoms. Our brain and...

Activated charcoal is used for so many things. My family swears that it helps to treat food poisoning. The internet tells me that I can use it for whitening my...

I have IBS-M and have recently experienced long bouts of constipation. While I am accustomed to pain, I have developed a new pain that is even more annoying than the...

Poop is gross. But does it have to be such a big secret that we carry? Does it have to be taboo? Literally, everyone does it. So why is it...

I’ve known for a while that I can’t stand having my belly constricted. That’s why I’ve always avoided tight waistbands, pants without stretch, and even sucking in – all of...

My IBS symptoms have always been the worst in the mornings. Suffering from IBS-D does not make working life easy for me, especially when there’s travel involved. For me, I...

I have inadvertently discovered the remedy to all of my IBS problems. It works like a charm. Unfortunately, it is not sustainable. Why? Because this miraculous remedy is starvation. Thanks...

It’s not easy to deal with the struggle of the strain. While flare-ups cause unwanted gastrointestinal distress, they can also wreak havoc on one’s mental health. It’s not uncommon for...

For quite some time now, I have been dealing with iron-deficient anemia. In addition to being diagnosed with IBS, I was also diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease and this type of anemia...

“Okay, I gotta go, like, right now - love you, bye!” It was December 2010 and I found myself newly in love with a really great guy. I was in...

Do you ever get that feeling sometime after you’ve finished a meal or a snack? You know… that feeling of “oh sh*t” literally? Your stomach takes a roll and you...

Maybe I’ve never paid attention to my cycle before having a child. Maybe it all changed after birth. All I know is that my IBS is now on a cycle...

While the “S” in “IBS” may not stand for “sleep,” it’s a factor that can significantly influence disease management. But restorative sleep goes beyond reaching a minimum number of hours...

Now that I’m fully vaccinated, and restrictions are easing up, I find myself struggling with how to go about venturing into the world again. I’ve gotten so used to living...

In Part 1 of this article, I discuss 5 signs that your IBS could actually be inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). So to continue on, read below for signs 6-10. And if you...

Getting back into the acting world is something I’ve been hesitant to do for a long time. After getting vaccinated, and moving to NYC, and finally joining SAG (the Screen...

As if I already didn't have enough going haywire with my body, in the past year, I seemed to have developed a propensity towards having severe vertigo episodes that can...