Let's Talk CardiovascularDuring my most recent visit to my GI doc, we were brainstorming about possible ways to ease my stress and anxiety in...reactionscomments
Flare of NegativityIt feels like my abdomen is an overfull balloon. It is puffed up and out and uncomfortably tight. I’ve come home after...reactionscomments
Please...Just Hear Me OutI am a very open person. If you want to know something about me, just ask. I’ll tell you most anything about...reactionscomments
Having IBS Isn’t Child’s PlayDid you ever play that game as a kid where you imagine the ground is hot lava and you have to step...reactionscomments
Water: Just How Important it Can BeI have a drinking problem...but I don't necessarily mean just with alcohol. I have sworn off alcohol for the better part of...reactionscomments
How the Little Things You Do Each Day Can Affect Your IBSIBS can be triggered by all sorts of things, including stress, certain foods, lack of exercise, illness, and medications. But it can...reactionscomments
The Time I Quit My Job In a Stretcher (Part 1)It was extremely hard for me to write about this topic because during the past years of losing jobs, I was going...reactionscomments
A Simple Technique to Help with StressStress is a major trigger for IBS symptoms in many people. In fact, stress can sometimes be such a powerful trigger that...reactionscomments
The Invisible WarI thought I might say a word or two about the ‘invisible’ nature of IBS. We ‘just’ have IBS, right? The stigma...reactionscomments
Straight Talk About My Bathroom BluesI don’t like talking about bathroom symptoms with strangers. Honestly, I don’t. But I can’t help it. That’s because, like clockwork, I...reactionscomments
Why Advocate for IBS?My mother actually asked me why I would put my name and face to articles about IBS and more specifically, my own...reactionscomments
My Inner IBS Ninja Strikes AgainIt’s been less than a year since I was diagnosed with IBS-C and I’m still learning about this blasted thing. I could...reactionscomments
Making the Low FODMAP Diet EasierThe low FODMAP diet is one of the most effective strategies available for managing IBS symptoms, but it’s also one of the...reactions5comments
5 Things I Wish You Knew About IBSHave you seen that new movie, Constipated? It hasn’t come out yet. And the sequel, Diarrhea? It leaked, so they had to...reactionscomments
What Is It like to Have IBS?It’s hard for people who don’t have IBS to know what it feels like, so here’s a little exercise to help anyone...reactions3comments
God? Please Send Chinese Food...God? If you’re listening, I would like to make a request. Please take away my IBS for one day…just one day…or two...reactionscomments
The Best Liquids for IBSIf you have IBS, I’m sure that you have read things about juicing, tea for IBS healing, the smoothie diet, drinking enough...reactions2comments
Gotta Get Me ReligionThis is not an evangelical offering or soapbox thing. This is just sharing my personal belief that spirituality is an important part of...reactionscomments
Music Is My TherapyI always had a passion for music since I was a kid, which is why I decided to make it a focus...reactionscomments
The Panic AttackSo you're trucking along, watching your diet, exercising a little, keeping a journal, seeing your therapist...and then something happens that you cannot...reactionscomments
