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More guides on IBS and IBD (page 10)
- Pouch and ostomy life
- Ulcerative colitis
- Crohn's disease
- Gut-brain connection
- Low FODMAP
- Triggers and foods
- IBS-D, IBS-C and IBS-M
- Symptom tracking
- Doctor visits
- Apps and tools
Ulcerative colitisUC Flare Diet: What to Eat in a Colitis Flare-Up
A UC flare diet means eating enough soft, low-residue food: white rice, oats, eggs, fish, cooked peeled veg. What to avoid, what to drink, and what trials show.
41 min read
Crohn's diseaseWhy Is My Crohn's Worse on My Period?
Cyclical worsening is real and documented in Crohn's, but the best prospective study found symptoms change while disease activity does not. How to tell them apart.
36 min read
Apps and toolsBest App for Tracking IBS Symptoms: 8 Checks
No single app wins. The best IBS symptom tracker is one you will still use in week six and whose trigger findings hold up. Eight checks to apply first.
25 min read
Ulcerative colitisBest App for Tracking Ulcerative Colitis
No single app suits everyone with UC. What the trial evidence says tracking achieves, the eight things a good tracker must capture, and how to choose one.
23 min read
Gut-brain connectionCan Stress and Anxiety Cause a Crohn's Flare-Up?
Stress can trigger a Crohn's flare-up of symptoms within hours, but evidence it starts new inflammation is mixed, and it does not cause Crohn's. How to tell.
29 min read
Gut-brain connectionCan Stress Cause an IBS Flare Up? Stress and IBS
Yes, stress can cause an IBS flare up within hours by speeding the colon and lowering pain thresholds. Stress-induced IBS symptoms, how long they last, what helps.
33 min read
Apps and toolsCara Care App Review: Two Apps, One Name
Cara Care is now two different products. One is a German prescription therapy with a 378-person trial. The other is a free tracker last updated in 2020.
29 min read
Low FODMAPCheap Low FODMAP Meals: 15 Budget Options
Low FODMAP food is mostly cheap. The bill rises when you replace foods instead of removing them. Fifteen meals built on rice, eggs, potatoes and tinned fish.
31 min read
Gut-brain connectionDating With IBS: Disclosure, Dates, Intimacy
Dating with IBS is mostly a disclosure problem, not a symptom problem. What the stigma, intimacy and treatment research says, and how to plan dates around it.
31 min read
IBS-D, IBS-C and IBS-MDifference Between IBS-D and IBS-C Explained
IBS-D and IBS-C are separated by one rule: what share of your abnormal stools are loose versus hard. Here is how the rule works and why the label keeps moving.
30 min read
Triggers and foodsDoes Alcohol Make IBS Worse? What Studies Show
For many people yes, but the evidence points at how much you drink in one session rather than at alcohol as a fixed trigger. What the research actually shows.
30 min read
Gut-brain connectionDoes Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy Work for IBS?
Gut-directed hypnotherapy helps a real minority of people with IBS. The trials, the response rates, and why the 70 to 80% figure everyone quotes is misread.
28 min read