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Since my IBS diagnosis, I have been acting very differently. Before I understood what I was dealing with and I could put another check into my ‘what bodily issues do...

IBS is hard. And when things get severe, it truly can consume your life and make you feel like there is no hope left. No hope of ever feeling better. No hope...

I would love to run a poll on this one. For those of us with IBS and are dating, would you be relieved or terrified if your partner told you...

Everyone’s story is different, but in my particular journey, I never had digestive issues in my life until I was diagnosed with IBS and Crohn’s Disease when I was 21...

IBS can affect everyone differently, but some things are fairly common among community members. To find out more about how people cope with IBS, manage their symptoms, and improve their...

My worst flare-ups tend to happen right after I’ve felt really good for a while. Like, for example, when I just had an IBS-free day. I have IBS-D, so I...

The January 20, 2021 road trip south had finally arrived. Feeling a mix of excitement and dread, I climbed into my sister’s SUV with my little case of medications and...

As an athlete, IBS can be a real pain in the butt (or the gut). One minute, you are running along enjoying the scenery, and then all of a sudden...

When you have IBS, your relationship with food is complicated. Actually, maybe saying it’s complicated is too nice of a word, maybe the word volatile is more appropriate. You just never...

It is not uncommon for someone to have other conditions as well as IBS. These other conditions are not always limited to the gut. A whopping 52 percent of those...

I love coffee. Ah, hot bean water. Delicious, delicious hot bean water. The joy of that first cup of coffee in the morning, the swirling steam coming off of the...

For someone who has this issue, you already feel different. You see the looks you get when you have to run to the bathroom. You feel the stares as you...

The internet is ripe with information on IBS and other conditions that affect the gut. Unfortunately, it can get to be a little too much sometimes. Perhaps it leaves you...

Do you have a friend or family member who has irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)? If so, you likely have questions that you do not want to ask. IBS is messy...

IBS hits everyone so differently. It truly is an individualized syndrome. And when it comes to food, IBS patients couldn’t be more different. Some people can have dairy while others must avoid it...

“What has breastfeeding to do with IBS?” you might ask. “Nothing,” my pre-pregnancy self would say. Everything, in my current opinion. Every breastfeeding guide I ever read stated that a...

Plant-based diets are all the rage. And, for a good reason! According to Food Insight consumer surveys, people ages 18-80 are interested in plant-based eating. Since 2010 there is a...

Over the years I have spent countless hours trying to find which foods trigger IBS for me. More often than not this caused me more stress than it did help...