This article was written by Marianne Williams, a Registered Dietitian in the UK, and refers to experiences in her clinic which is not affiliated to mySymptoms. The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a chronic and debilitating condition which can cause a myriad of distressing gut symptoms….
The mySymptoms community has made an important contribution to new research on managing IBS that shows tracking apps can help detect food-symptom and stress-symptom relations. The study, conducted last year by research Dutch research University KU Leuven, shows that food diary apps like mySymptoms can be a helpful aid in identifying dietary triggers for people…
Data suggests that a gluten free diet can add to the cost of the average food bill. With the Low Fodmap diet requiring someone with IBS to be following a virtually wheat free diet plus the additional costs of lactose free milk, how can someone follow this diet within a tight budget, without being limited…
See your Doctor Many people are now aware of what IBS is and it is tempting to self-diagnose. However, it is important see your Doctor to make sure that Coeliac Disease (an autoimmune condition with the same symptoms) and other conditions such as Inflammatory Bowel Diseases are ruled out first. This is done by having…
For an introduction to the Low FODMAP diet, please read our earlier blog post ‘The Low FODMAP diet: What is it and can it help my IBS?’. The diet is only for 8 weeks and must not be done for much longer as it can negatively affect the bacteria in your gut. There are 3…
You may have heard about the Low FODMAP diet in the press, online, or through friends and family as it’s been creating quite a buzz! Unlike the faddy diets that promise much and deliver little, (I think most of us have tried these at some point!) the Low FODMAP diet is a new type of…