New Year’s Resolution...Every New Year deserves new goals to build a better you! My New Year’s resolutions are to practice better health and manage my IBS symptoms better this year than I...reactionscomments
Tori Whitney...Tori was previously an advocate onIrritableBowelSyndrome.net. Diagnosed as a school-aged child with IBS, Tori was unaware of the great significance until becoming a nurse and being actively involved with patients...
The Eightfold Path: Right Understanding...In our continuing discussion about the Buddhist Eightfold Path, and how it may benefit you in your quest to manage your illness, we will return to the beginning. While it...reactionscomments
IBS and social life...I've started suffering from IBS 5 years ago. My episode then went on for about 8 months or so . That means having diarrhea everyday, not being able to leave...reactions13repliesFriends & Family
10 Handy Tips For Drinking More Water...Somewhere along the way you may have been told to drink more water. If you experience constipation it may help pass stools more easily and if you experience diarrhea it...reactionscomments
An Open Letter: From an IBD Sufferer to IBS Sufferers...Dear IBS Sufferers, I am sure most of you reading this don’t know very much about me and for good reason! I don’t write very much on this website for...reactionscomments
Hard Times: IBS-M...I recently have had a change in the way IBS affects my body. I’ve learned that this change is called IBS-M. I was diagnosed with IBS about 18 months ago...reactionscomments
Dealing With 'Sympathy IBS'...You know how when you see someone else throw up, you feel like throwing up? That reaction actually has a name: “sympathy vomiting.” It’s apparently an ancient evolutionary survival response:...reactionscomments
Aware of risks IBS sufferers should know...I have had IBS since for over 30 yrs. I never knew of this risk until it put me in the hospital. I had put my pain off for weeks...reactions3comments
Decluttering As A Tool To Help Your IBS...Have you ever felt that if you didn’t have to keep track of so many things that it would be easier to manage your IBS? Because let’s face it, managing...reactionscomments
How Accepting My IBS-C Diagnosis Helped Me Lose Weight and Feel Better...My IBS-C diagnosis wasn’t exactly fraught with drama or high emotion. The earliest symptoms caused confusion, a kind of mini-shock that stopped me in my tracks when a thing I’d...reactions4comments
What is the Worst Part of Working with IBS?...When it comes to working with IBS, it’s not easy to perform because negative symptoms can kick in at any moment. As an IBS sufferer, what do you think is...reactions17comments
Silly Season, Silly Me!...You would think that after many years, since being diagnosed with IBS, I had learned a thing or two about my IBS triggers. I am normally pretty good with understanding...reactionscomments
Getting Diagnosed...Hi there, I have been suffering with what I believe to be IBS symptoms for the past 18 months now and I'm struggling to get anywhere with my Doctor. Every...reactions2comments
The Irritation of IBS...When we talk about the effects that IBS has on mental state, we usually think about how it makes us anxious or depressed. And there’s a good reason for this...reactions2comments
An Invisible Illnesses Haunting: The Ghosts That Plague Our Existence...Chains rattle. There is an audible groan in the air. You feel some unseen air pass by you... It's a ghost! Unfortunately, this ghost isn't haunting your house, but rather...reactionscomments
My Top 5 IBS-Friendly Foods...My top 5 IBS-friendly foods are listed here. They include types of milk, creamer, cheese, kombucha, and ice cream. Lactose free milk with 13g of protein and 50 percent less...reactions4comments
What Do You Think of Your Support System?...Anyone who deals with a serious illness should have a healthy Support System in place. I will start with a short anecdote to illustrate the difference between people that love...reactionscomments
Physical Activities That Help My IBS Symptoms...We always hear that regular physical exercise is important, as it keeps us healthy and decreases the chances of being affected by several types of diseases, but what about for...reactionscomments
New Meds: The Pain Threshold...In a past article, ‘Being Patient with New Medication’, we talked about our quest to find some relief from pain related to IBS, psychological symptoms or other illnesses, by way...reactionscomments