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More guides on IBS and IBD (page 2)
- Apps and tools
- Ulcerative colitis
- Gut-brain connection
- IBS-D, IBS-C and IBS-M
- Low FODMAP
- Crohn's disease
- Symptom tracking
- Doctor visits
- Triggers and foods
- Low FODMAP
How to Reintroduce Foods After Low FODMAP Diet
Reintroduce one FODMAP group at a time, over three days, with a rule for what counts as a reaction decided before you eat. What the trial evidence shows.
34 min read 
Crohn's diseaseHow to Tell If You're in a Crohn's Flare
Symptoms alone cannot confirm a Crohn's flare. How to read your own baseline, rule out the look-alikes, and use the tests that actually settle it.
28 min read- Ulcerative colitis
Is a Low FODMAP Diet Good for Ulcerative Colitis?
A low FODMAP diet can ease IBS-type symptoms when ulcerative colitis is in remission, but no evidence shows it calms inflammation or keeps UC in remission.
31 min read 
Crohn's diseaseIs Low FODMAP Good for Crohn's? The Evidence
Low FODMAP helps gut symptoms in Crohn's but does not treat inflammation. What the trials show, what to rule out first, and why it is not a low fibre diet.
31 min read- Low FODMAP
Low FODMAP Reintroduction Order: What Goes First
There is no evidence-based order for FODMAP challenges. What matters is one group at a time, a return to baseline between them, and finishing the phase.
29 min read 
Crohn's diseaseQuestions to Ask Your Doctor About Crohn's Disease
The questions that change what happens next in Crohn's care, what a useful answer sounds like, and how to fit them into a ten-minute appointment.
29 min read
Doctor visitsQuestions to Ask a Gastroenterologist About Colitis
The questions that change what happens next: which colitis you have, what your treatment target is, how it will be measured, and when to escalate.
31 min read
Doctor visitsQuestions to Ask a Gastroenterologist About IBS
The questions that change what happens in an IBS appointment: how the diagnosis was made, which tests are and are not indicated, and what gets tried first.
31 min read
Doctor visitsShould I See a Gastroenterologist for IBS?
Most IBS is managed well in primary care. Here is what a GP can order and prescribe, the guideline-backed reasons to refer, and what a specialist actually adds.
27 min read
Triggers and foodsWhy Do Garlic and Onion Affect IBS So Much?
Garlic and onion affect IBS because they are the densest everyday source of fructans, a carbohydrate your small intestine cannot break down at all. Here is the mechanism.
29 min read- IBS-D, IBS-C and IBS-M
Why Does My IBS Flare Up in the Morning?
Morning IBS is not bad luck. Waking switches your colon on, your gut is at its most sensitive, and breakfast and coffee add two more pushes inside an hour.
32 min read 
Ulcerative colitisCan Food Trigger a UC Flare? What Research Says
Food rarely starts a UC flare on its own, but diet may nudge relapse risk and worsen symptoms. What studies show and how to tell food from inflammation.
26 min read