24 and feeling like I'm confined to the toilet for the rest of my life...I started having IBS 9 years ago in high school after years of eating terribly and experiencing a lot of emotional trauma...reactions5comments
The Load Of Parenting: Anxiety and IBS...Being a parent has made my IBS worse, or at least more difficult to cope with. How you ask? By adding a...reactions2comments
Abuse Free Xmas...Editor's Note - Content Warning: This story includes language about self-harm and emotional abuse. As Christmas approaches, I am cool as a...reactions12comments
Proper Sleep and IBS...As many things as we all rely on to get us through IBS, there are a few that are always going to...reactions2comments
5 Ways To Get More Probiotics Into Your Day...Probiotic supplements have been shown to help improve IBS symptoms in some people by adding healthy bacteria to the gut, so you...reactions2comments
My Unrequited Love for Red Meat...It's my birthday and my partner is treating me to a lovely brunch. Our meals were amazing and we are longingly gazing...reactionscomments
IBS and Ice Cream...About 15 years ago, when I was interning at an environmental office in Washington, DC, my fellow interns and I all went...reactions23comments
Swim Your Tummy Troubles Away...When those of us with IBS think about swimming, some negative images come to mind: cramping, bowel flare-ups, bathing suit blunders... Ultimately...reactions2comments
Relieving IBS Pain: The Power of Music...While music is not actually a pain reliever, it is a distraction from the pain. The distraction often provides a decent bit...reactions2comments
Why I Take Magnesium and Vitamin C to Help Treat Constipation...As I wrote in the past, I have had IBS for more than two decades, starting in my junior year of college...reactions13comments
Tiziana Boaro...Tiziana Boaro, 32, has been diagnosed with IBS in July 2021. After a year and a half of struggling with severe abdominal...
How Was Your Gut Health Before IBS?...I’m wondering: how was your gut health before IBS? Were you able to eat anything and everything? Or was your digestive system...reactions4comments
Mara Bosloy...Mara Bosloy first noticed digestive issues at age 10 when the salmon she had at dinner in Disney World gave her quite...
IBS D/C and Stress...Stress is my IBS trigger. About 5 years ago I started to have problems with indigestion. At first it was about once...reactions5comments
Missing Out...Have you ever had one of those days where you just want to throw in the towel and give up? I think...reactions6comments
IBS: The Effect of Drastic Diet Changes...I have IBS-M, and my flares flip-flop back and forth from one extreme to the other on a fairly regular basis. There...reactions4comments
IBS-D Symptoms, Ranked...Having IBS-D provides me with a variety of symptoms. Some are merely a nuisance; others make life feel impossible at times. Lately...reactions9comments
Not Letting IBS Win This Holiday Season...Holidays in the south consist of families getting together, visiting, and eating. For those of us with IBS, that means awkwardness, worrying...reactionscomments
IBS Symptoms and Religious Fasting...September 15, 2021 marked the start of Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement, which requires fasting (no eating or drinking or...reactions5comments
IBS in Stressful Situations...I’ve been through a certain number of stressful situations lately. Between emergency room visits with my son and my partner having a...reactionscomments
