Stress can contribute to IBS flare-ups, but it rarely acts alone. Here is what the gut-brain research says, why stress can look like a food trigger, and what to track to tell them apart.
If your IBS gets worse before your period, you are not imagining it. Here is what hormones do to the gut across the menstrual cycle, which phases tend to flare, and how to track your own pattern.
A practical guide to keeping an IBS food and symptom diary that actually works — what to track, for how long, the mistakes to avoid, and how to read your patterns.
Rebecca Taylor Registered Nutritionist · Founder, Taylored Nutrition Rebecca holds a BSc, MSc and a Master’s in Genetic Personalised Nutrition. She supports people with personalised, evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle guidance, with a focus on digestive health, symptoms, energy and long-term wellbeing. The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own. You eat the same…
Five foods turn up on every IBS trigger list — but “common” doesn’t mean yours. A clearer way to think about IBS triggers and how to find your own.
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…