In my work with IBS sufferers, I have found that many are just like me – sensitive people. If you are a sensitive person, you know. You are gentle, empathic and genuinely interested in others. Yet life (and others)… Read more »
I found myself resenting my body because I was not able to do certain things. Food became a very tense subject, eating out and socialising an ordeal, and the constant pain and bloating just wiped me out. If only… Read more »
Realizing how the vicious circle of IBS works is a major first step towards beating it. Have you ever had found a solution for one of your IBS symptoms, just to later find it doesn’t work anymore, or that… Read more »
We all feel deep down that we have demanding lives IBS just complicates life even further. But if we step back and see why, we may be able to see a way of improving things Originally, survival was our… Read more »
Looking back, I think my biggest mistake was grabbing a word and assuming I knew exactly what it meant. And then letting it limit my world. An example of this is the word “stress”. I had decided that I… Read more »
This has got to be one of the most frustrating things someone with IBS can hear from a doctor: “It’s just stress…” When I heard “It’s just stress…”, I felt even more hopeless than when I walked in. Maybe… Read more »
This week I am looking into a natural food additive called carrageenan. Never heard of it? Well, it is worth looking out for. It is known to aggravate typical IBS symptoms, like difficult digestion and diarrhea. So what is… Read more »
Thinking your way through the day comes at a price Thinking and doing. This is what is valued by society, our bosses, our families. We all have busy lives with lots to do every day. So we tend to… Read more »
Back when I had IBS, I found there were very few foods I could digest. And although it sounds crazy, I found a comforting hot plate of chips and a can of Coke is what I digested the best…. Read more »
When you are feeling really stuck with regular, even daily IBS flare-ups, life can feel a really hard and lonely place. It can feel so hard to move forward. By its very nature, we feel a little ashamed of… Read more »