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!...reactions1reply
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...reactionscomments
“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...reactions2comments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions8comments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions3comments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions2comments
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...reactions2comments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions5comments
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...reactionscomments
The Ins and Outs of Traveling with IBS...Every time my husband and I go on a road trip, the same scenario plays out: We’re on the highway, we encounter an upcoming rest stop area, and he asks...reactionscomments
Check Out the New Q&A Feature...Have a question about IBS and aren’t sure where to turn? The Q&A feature helps you get quick answers and suggestions from other community members. You can search through previously...reactions4comments
Low FODMAP Baked Cilantro-Lime Chicken...Sticking to the low FODMAP diet is not easy, especially when it takes away all the "good" things I'm used to, like garlic and onion. I used to think that...reactionscomments
What Are You Passionate About?...When I first started my career in social work I noticed that all of my colleagues had their own VERY particular style. One guy was the TOUGH LOVE guy, he...reactionscomments