Medication Management: The Four Pillars of Gut Health...In keeping with my promise from my last post, we’re going to discuss the second pillar of gut health: medication management! I...reactionscomments
Being Patient with New Medication...No, not being A PATIENT with new meds…funny, right? Oh, ok, here we go… Medication can be one of the cornerstones of...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...reactionscomments
Saving Time and Energy With Food Prep...During recent treatment for SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth) as the cause/contributor to my IBS, I found myself on a restricted diet yet...reactionscomments
IBS Holiday Gift Guide...The Holidays are here! Whether you are thinking about what to ask for gifts this holiday season as an IBS sufferer, or...reactionscomments
Can I Get a Good Doctor Please?...Many of us who have had IBS for years have suffered not only with our ongoing symptoms and lack of effective treatments...reactionscomments
The Pros and Cons of Using a Food and Symptom Journal...People with IBS are often advised to track their symptoms and food intake so that they can work out what’s triggering their...reactionscomments
IBS, Anxiety and The Middle Way...When you're a kid no one sits you down and tells you that someday you will be sitting in a doctor's office...reactionscomments
The Holiday Report...This will be my second Holiday season writing about the very real troubles those of us with IBS struggle with throughout the...reactionscomments
Dear Wife of an IBS Sufferer…...To the Love of my Life, I love you dearly and I wouldn’t want to maneuver through this life without you. Before...reactionscomments
Using Gratitude to Reduce the Mental Challenges of IBS...A tool that I regularly use personally, and in my practice, is the cultivation of gratitude. I find this simple strategy incredibly...reactionscomments
Gluten-Free Casein-Free Diet for IBS...I may have mentioned before that my son has autism. When he was first diagnosed, his mother and I researched and got...reactions2comments
My Personal Health-Awareness Diet for IBS...There are so many diets out there that are designed for many purposes. Some for weight loss, weight gain, maintaining weight, and...reactionscomments
What Are Elimination Diets? Your Questions, Answered...An elimination diet is a short-term eating plan that removes specific foods from the diet that may be causing adverse effects in...reactionscomments
The Struggle of Eating...To eat, or not to eat? That is the question! Suffering from IBS can make it quite a challenge to develop an...reactions8comments
A Blood Test to Diagnose IBS...For many of us, getting the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a time-consuming and costly process, involving multiple visits to...reactions1comment
When Money Becomes an Obstacle...I’m going to show my bottom a little here, in an effort to reach out to those of you that are struggling...reactionscomments
Please...Just Hear Me Out...I am a very open person. If you want to know something about me, just ask. I’ll tell you most anything about...reactionscomments
Go Ahead and Give Up...Just for Today...If you’ve read any of my previous articles, you know that I am usually trying to purvey some sort of wisdom to...reactionscomments
The Malaise Has Returned...A while back, I wrote about what I consider the worst IBS symptom that I’ve experienced; malaise. I choose the word ‘malaise'...reactions1comment
