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One of the worst parts of dealing with IBS is the false alarms, let alone the interruptions. I truly dislike with a passion every time I feel an urgency to...

When having to deal with any sort of illness, it is possible to experience the ‘woe is me’ factor. We get to feeling sorry for ourselves so often that we...

Many people with IBS have an interesting relationship with food. If you react to everything every time you eat, food is not your friend. As a naturopath and nutritionist one...

If you are like me, you suffer from both GERD and IBS. It hasn’t been a pleasant journey, but thankfully I have identified my major triggers and found medications and...

If you have IBS, you may know that you have an increased risk of also having other diseases. In addition, researchers now understand that people of all genders have an...

Even though I have gotten to a point in my life where my IBS is much better managed compared to when I was first diagnosed nearly two decades ago, it...

The low FODMAPs diet developed by Monash University in Australia has come to be known as THE diet for IBS. No doubt it has helped countless people get their IBS...

The time has finally come – I’m going to be a new parent! My wife and I had a gender reveal party recently and we just found out we’re going...

As most of us know, IBS is such a complicated condition. It can exhibit a wide range of symptoms they vary from person to person, which could cause misdiagnosis or...

Generally speaking, when I write about my experience with IBS, I would like it to be helpful in some way. Whether it be cathartic, informative, inspirational etc, it doesn’t matter...

Yes, you read the title right. I’m talking about the positive impacts of IBS. We always focus so much on the negative consequences of the illness, and we tend to...

Have any of you living with IBS ever had to tell someone, maybe a loved one, not to touch your stomach because it would intensify your symptoms? For instance, I...

You’ve probably heard about the low FODMAP diet. Perhaps it has even been recommended to you by your healthcare professional. But have you tried it? Starting something new can feel...

I don’t think I ever wanted to write this article. If you were to ever explain to someone that you have a disorder called IBS and that it is very...

Well, my friends, it's that time of year again. The air is cooling around us, the leaves are transforming into beautiful shades of red, green, and orange, and the sun...

Are you the type who is ok with ‘paying for it later?' I am not proud to say that I am one of these people. When I get stressed out, don’t...

SIBO (Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) is still in the early stages of being researched as a possible cause of IBS or the cause of IBS-like symptoms. I had heard about...

A few years ago, I started developing a chronic vitamin D deficiency. Often running dangerously low on my vitamin D levels, I have been taking daily vitamin D supplements for...