How Well Do You Cope with Coping?Last year, Health Union’s IBS In America 2018 surveyed about 1,500 people like you and me, individuals living with IBS, to better...reactionscomments
Patiently WaitingMost of us in this community know that dealing with IBS can become what seems like a never-ending waiting game. It took...reactionscomments
Dealing with Resentment"Resentment is like drinking poison hoping the other person will die." I’ve heard this quote lots of times. Therapists have relayed these...reactionscomments
The Role of Tryptophan in IBSI've been writing a lot lately about the brain-gut axis, and the role the brain can play in IBS. More specifically, I...reactionscomments
Depression and IBSI've seen a lot written (and have written posts and articles myself) about the potential connection between stress and anxiety and IBS...reactions2comments
Parenting a Child with IBS: How to HelpAfter living with IBS for more than 25 years, I like to think that I’ve dealt with my fair share of pain...reactions1comment
5 Comforting Phrases I Want to Hear When I’m Mid-IBS FlareIf you don’t have IBS it can be tricky to know how to help your friend or family member when they’re frustrated...reactions4comments
Please Get OutsideAs I sit writing this, it is 95 degrees outside. That kind of hot where you can’t breathe. Depending on your physical...reactions2comments
Overcoming My Fear of Being a Parent with IBSA couple of years ago, I wrote an article on my fears about becoming a parent with IBS. In summary, I described...reactions9comments
Do Abdominal Strengthening Exercises Help or Hurt IBS?I've already written recently about how IBS symptoms can actually be aggravated by certain high-intensity exercises and how conversely, low-impact exercises such...reactionscomments
How I Get a Good Night’s SleepIf you’re anything like me, you need a good eight hours sleep each night to function like a regular human. If I...reactionscomments
I Fell Off the Wagon… and It Hurts BadYou know what sucks sometimes? When you’ve had a great couple of days or even weeks with no flare-ups, but as soon...reactions4comments
Being a Supportive Health Professional in IBS - A Dietitian PerspectiveWhen it comes to irritable bowel syndrome, patients experience a lot of discomfort - not only physically, but mentally and emotionally too...reactions4comments
When Someone Else Is In The Bathroom!I realize that because of my IBS, I have developed quite a few pet peeves. One of them being when someone else...reactions21comments
5 Embarrassing Things About IBS That I'm Not Ashamed OfThe total unpredictable nature of IBS can be extremely embarrassing at times. Over the years I’ve come to terms with the fact...reactions9comments
Pretending I’m Good When I’m NotHaving an invisible illness will make you good at hiding what’s real. Many times, I’ve had to put on a front to...reactions2comments
Beware Aloe Vera With IBS (And Tips for Taking AV If You Must)The first year after I was diagnosed with IBS and still in college, I was desperate to find a better way to...reactionscomments
My Experience with LEAP and MRTWhen I was first diagnosed with IBS in 2011, the most helpful member of my healthcare team was my nutritionist. She listened...reactions4comments
PanicI don’t know if you’ve ever had a panic attack, but I have. I’m not going to go into the differences between...reactions4comments
The Shame Game: IBS and AccommodationsIBS often makes us feel that we need to accommodate others while we suffer through the bloating, pain, diarrhea, and discomfort. Why...reactions1comment
