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Recently, I wrote about the sadness of losing another staple. After all these decades of dealing with IBS, I have a fairly clear idea about what foods tend to act...

I don’t know if you’ve ever had a panic attack, but I have. I’m not going to go into the differences between a severe anxiety attack and a panic attack...

IBS often makes us feel that we need to accommodate others while we suffer through the bloating, pain, diarrhea, and discomfort. Why are we always so ready to change ourselves...

Often referred to as “the fruit sugar,” fructose is a natural sugar also found in vegetables, sweeteners, and processed food products. Structurally, fructose is a monosaccharide, meaning that it is...

Even though I didn't develop full-blown IBS until my late teens when I was already in college, I always suffered on and off as a child from what my grandmother...

Stress and anxiety, as well as depression, can all play contributing roles to IBS or even at times be directly responsible for a flare. As such, I find it very...

OK, so what the HELL? What’s with the bloat all of a sudden? I used to be able to say that I had most of the IBS symptoms, but I...

Being an introvert with IBS can be difficult. Especially around extroverts whose opinions are so much louder than mine - even if they are opinions about what I can and...

I went on a weekend trip to the beach the other day with some friends. There was one couple that I’d only met the woman and had never met her...

Oh, how I don’t miss the days when IBS began making my life a living hell. I started dealing with IBS when I was a sophomore in college, and it...

Early on in my IBS journey, I learned to quickly find those few foods that never really triggered me and for the most part, was relatively benign. Even before I...

In my late teens, when I first began visiting a gynecologist; receiving pelvic exams and pap smears, I was informed of an interesting little tidbit about my body: I have...

I have run across somewhat of a trend among some of the doctors that I have seen for various issues. Before continuing, I would like to put out the disclaimer...

While this may seem like a strange question to ask, I promise there is a reason. But I have to start by making a confession. I am the epitome of...

For many, following the low FODMAP diet for IBS is one way to see symptom improvement. During the elimination phase especially, it can be difficult to include probiotic-rich foods. Many...

I have been having a really bad month with my stomach. All of my various stomach issues seem to be ganging up on me and have really sucked the life...

Lately, I have been experiencing some pretty intense abdominal cramps that have been waking me up in the middle of the night. This is not a complete anomaly for me:...

When I first developed and was diagnosed with IBS, I was in major denial. I clung to my coffee (even having multiple cups a day), despite that it definitely did...