Food Chemicals or FODMAPs, What's Your IBS Trigger?...So you have just been just been diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and you’ve been told that to manage your symptoms you need to change your diet. Not everyone...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
IBS-Friendly Pizza...Hey fellow IBS sufferers! I want to share with you guys an IBS-friendly pizza recipe. I’ll be honest, this is one of those recipes that probably won’t work for ALL...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Benefits and Consequences of Hosting a Party...Once every summer for the past few years, my wife, in-laws, and I decide to throw a huge backyard party just to gather all of our friends and family together...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Traveling with IBS...Traveling can pick up during the summer, which can be stressful for the IBS sufferer. Whether you're stressed about the car or plane ride, where the closest bathroom is going...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Apps and Life Hacks for IBS...What types life hacks do you have for managing your IBS symptoms? Use any smartphone apps to help track symptoms or diet? Share with the community below!...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Resilience...Resilience is a word that is tossed around a lot when recovery from an illness is discussed. Resilience is a wonderful quality to have and depending on what your life...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
“How Are You?” – Do You Really Want To Know?...“How are you, Hess?” “How ya doin’, Hess?” “How was your weekend, Hess?” Have you ever been asked these questions by co-workers, friends, relatives, or maybe even by a random...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Fear of Failure...The fear of failure is one of the most common obstacles to success. I think the idea of ‘fear of failure’ is most easily summarized by saying that someone wants...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Powering Through Your IBS...The hardest part of a chronic condition is that it never goes away. You certainly can manage IBS, but you can never fully control it or cure it. It’s here...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Started Strict Fodmap Yesterday...I have been dealing with IBS-C for 10 years. The only medical help I get is medication for pain. So, I am going for broke and doing a strict Fodmap...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Picnic Blues: The Ribs That Tore Me Down...Oh boy, SUMMER’S HERE! And what does that mean? Lot’s of BBQ’s, picnics, holidays, swim parties… Why is it that I get the feeling that people with IBS don’t feel...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
A Letter to IBS…...Dear IBS,Because of youI almost pooped myself today.What I thought was stubborn gas almost turned out to be a sh!#@y mess.Is this really my life?Anxiety is at 100.Discomfort and pain...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Living with IBS – My Fear of Having Children...Having IBS can cause you to have many fears when it comes to life changes. For me, having children is one of those fears. I’m in my early thirties and...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Everyone Else's Expectations...I have said several times as we have gone along that we should all concern ourselves less with external expectations. By external, I mean expectations coming from everywhere and everyone...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Why Restricted Diets for IBS Need Nutritional Guidance...With all the dietary advice given on the internet, it may seem like restricted diets aren’t that big a deal. But any time you restrict foods from your diet, especially...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How To Go From Overwhelmed To Empowered With An Elimination Diet...An elimination diet helped me to take control of my IBS. Often when people are diagnosed with a disease they appreciate it because it gives them a sense of being...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Here I "go" again....My story starts ..well who knows, But I want to say it was when after having rectal cancer surgery to reconnect the plumbing after removing a tumor. At first I...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Burger King at Midnight...OK, so I have problems. I am an alcoholic with mental illness that has IBS and stomach ulcers. Wow, did I just say that? It’s true though and I’ve worked...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
At Least We Have our Stories: Travel, Memories and IBS...One of the strangely entertaining aspects of IBS is that those of us who suffer through it tend to come out of our misadventures with highly entertaining stories. Though some...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Tips for People That Live With, or Know, an IBS Sufferer...I normally like to talk to my fellow IBS sufferers through my articles, but this time I would like to reach out to those who either live with, or know...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments