An Open Letter to Friends and Family: IBS Does Not Care About Our PlansFriends, your understanding of why we cannot go out on a whim or eat certain foods helps make things much easier for...reactions9comments
What I Eat With IBSIn Part 1 of IBS, Supplements, and What I Eat, I discussed some factors that challenge my digestion and dietary supplements I...reactions10comments
Stress and IBSFor years when doctors would tell me stress could be a big factor in my IBS-D, I always said no way. I...reactions24comments
IBS Symptoms You Wouldn’t BelieveIt has been 12 years since I was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in addition to Crohn’s disease. It has been...reactions25comments
Parenting With IBS: The School Drop-OffParenting with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has been a challenge from day 1. After my first IBS-free pregnancy, my symptoms returned with...reactionscomments
IBS Success in 2023Someone asked me how I was doing managing my IBS these days. I had to think about my answer for the first...reactionscomments
IBS is the Honey Badger of IllnessesI’ve been writing for this site since 2016 and have written probably close to 300 articles, running (what I thought) was the...reactions2comments
How Does Treating Diarrhea Affect IBS-M?I have irritable bowel syndrome with mixed bowel habits (IBS-M) which means I have episodes of IBS with diarrhea (IBS-D) and IBS...reactions7comments
Feeling Represented on Social Media with IBSIn this world of influencers, I never felt like I had a representative for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). As a petite person...reactions1comment
5 Tips for Celebrating the Holidays with IBSWith the holiday season upon us, it is important to prepare for stress free ways to enjoy the festivities. How can we...reactions1comment
Things People Say That Make Me Feel MisunderstoodOne of the biggest problems with IBS is that so many people are not aware of it. Moreover, a lot of people...reactions27comments
IBS and Eating on the RoadHaving IBS on a road trip, from personal experience, is a monumental bummer. You take all this time out of your week...reactionscomments
Two-Ply or Not Two-Ply: How I Cope with the "Rough" DaysIBS can be incredibly painful. Cramping, body aches, hemorrhoids—you name it, we’ve got it. But I have recently identified yet another culprit:...reactions4comments
The Rice Trick: How I Learned to Adapt a Meal to Make It More IBS-FriendlyRecently, I wrote about the sadness of losing another staple. After all these decades of dealing with IBS, I have a fairly...reactions3comments
The Sadness of Losing Another StapleWhen I first developed and was diagnosed with IBS, I was in major denial. I clung to my coffee (even having multiple...reactions10comments
Can Nausea be a Symptom of IBS?The two most well-known symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are diarrhea and constipation. However, many people who have IBS also have...reactions32comments
Why My IBS Has Turned into Something ScaryIBS was always an annoyance, but it was never something that scared me. I understood that it was always changing and pain...reactions33comments
American College of Gastroenterology Guidelines for Treating IBSIn 2021, the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) issued recommendations for treating irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The 22-page guideline focuses on diagnosing...reactions6comments
Will the Urgency Ever Go Away?I have horrible issues with urgency. Yup, I am an IBS-D sufferer and the biggest complaint I have about this condition is...reactions10comments
Pregnancy and IBS-D: The First Trimester ExperienceIf you’re a woman who has never had children before, you might be wondering: How would my IBS react to getting pregnant?...reactions2comments
