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Have you heard of the "Can't Wait" card? It basically states you have a serious medical condition that requires you to use a bathroom urgently. Having one is helpful in...

In Australia, New Year’s Day coincides with the summer holidays when another school year is over and most people get some time off from workto spend with family and friends. Many...

Through my job in social services, I work with many people whose troubles are rooted in a deep- seated sense of shame.  Shame about things that have happened to them, shame...

Congress recently approved a new healthcare-centered bill called the 21st Century Cures Act. The bipartisan bill passed in the House of Representatives by a 396-to-26 vote, and in the Senate...

High FODMAP, dairy, gluten, cocktails, fried foods, OH MY! It’s officially the Holiday Season, which means lots of temptations. From Thanksgiving dinner, to Christmas parties, to Christmas cookies, and so...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! If you have kids they’re more behaved, stores are festively decorated from head to toe, your favorite tunes are blaring from the...

While there have been lots of articles about suffering from IBS or other ailments around the holidays, I thought I’d touch a little bit on the subject of "The Holiday...

Does the thought of the holiday season, filled with festive parties and gatherings, fill you with excitement? Or does it leave you with a sense of impending flare-up doom and...

It’s the holiday season, and along with the gift-giving and being of good cheer, there are multiple gatherings, which usually center around food and drink. Like many people living with...

With the holiday season in full swing, people who suffer from IBS can have a particularly rough time navigating this time of the year. There are many reasons for this...

So it’s that time of year again, the silly season is here and things can start to get a little crazy!  There’s parties and gatherings to attend, food to be...

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat… Yes, that’s right, ladies and gents, the Holidays are upon us and what does that mean to those afflicted with IBS? Food...

The holidays are a wonderful time of joy, cheer and goodwill to all…and the extra shopping, the crowded parking lots, the increase in alcohol consumption and sugar, and the overpacked...

The Holidays are here! Whether you are thinking about what to ask for gifts this holiday season as an IBS sufferer, or if you are looking for a gift to...

A step-by-step guide to enjoying parties these holidays when you have IBS. Imagine this: You are at a Christmas party, you feel bloated. You’ve already been to the bathroom 3...

One of the most common things I hear IBS sufferers say is that people who don’t have IBS just don’t understand or can't appreciate what it’s like to live with IBS. ...

I decided to do something different for Thanksgiving this year. Instead of celebrating the holiday with a huge family dinner as usual, I took a road trip to Montreal, Canada...

I’m a recent victim—wait, that makes me sound like an autopsy corpse—make that “lucky winner” of a diagnosis of IBS with constipation. In the gastric version of “Let’s Make a...

IBS isn’t always attractive. Okay let’s be serious, IBS is never attractive. Whether it be the bloat, the sounds, or the smells, IBS always leaves us feeling less attractive, and...

In my previous article, I related my recent struggles with IBS to my life in Recovery from an anxiety disorder and addiction issues. I also mentioned that I have taken...