Once you’re a bit further on in your IBS journey, you might start to think you’ve cracked it. But sometimes, even your winning formula will fail and you’ll have a flare-up. For those who are used to being in control of their condition, these flare-ups and the uncertainty of what caused...
As we looked at in our previous post, controlling stress is one of the main ways to manage IBS. While going on holiday is a treat, the change in routine coupled with new foods can be the perfect recipe for an IBS flare up. To talk more about travel, stress and IBS, lifestyle and travel blogger...
While different foods and treatments may work differently depending on your IBS, the one thing everyone with IBS can do to minimise symptoms is to manage stress. The vagus nerve directly connects the gut and the brain. When you’re feeling stressed more messages from the gut reach the brain,...
At The IBS Network, we’re lucky enough to have volunteers from across the medical and academic spectrum. As part of the Self-Care Week series, one of our volunteers Lauren White shares her personal perspective on the extent to which self-care means going it alone. A researcher at the...
Treating IBS isn’t as simple as taking a pill; it’s a combination of considering diet, lifestyle and sometimes medication to help control symptoms. What makes it even trickier is that the condition varies so much between individuals; what works for one person might not work for...
Some of the most frequent questions we get here at The IBS Network are “What should I eat?”, “Can you send me a list of foods?”. Though they might seem like easy questions, unfortunately there’s not a simple answer. IBS varies so much from person to person that what might be a trigger...
Often a diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can leave patients with more questions: how do I treat this? What are the best foods for IBS? Will it always be like this? We talk to people all the time who are uncertain about where to start in their IBS journey. As part of our self-care week...
Almost one in five of us suffers from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), but being diagnosed can often raise as many questions as it answers, particularly when it comes to treatment. The main treatment for IBS is self-care. But when you’re newly diagnosed this can seem very intimidating. To mark...
Managing IBS can be challenging enough at home, so the excitement, stress, and change of routine associated with travelling can be the perfect ingredients for a flare up. One way to stay in control is to continue managing your food to avoid triggers. But what if you don't speak the...
From little everyday things to major life events, stress is a part of life. It’s also one of the three main causes of IBS, and for many people with IBS stress can trigger for an IBS flare up. For National Stress Awareness Day, we’re taking a look at the different types of stress, the ways in...
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