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More guides on IBS and IBD (page 3)
- 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
Triggers and foodsDoes Spicy Food Make IBS Worse? What Chili Does
Often, yes: in IBS-D, chili caused more gut pain and burning than in healthy people with the same mouth burn. Why it happens, and if tolerance can come back.
33 min read
Pouch and ostomy lifeFoods to Avoid With a J Pouch: What Studies Show
No food is banned with a j pouch. Spicy food, onions, cabbage, citrus, juice and beer are the most often blamed; bread, rice and bananas thicken. The evidence.
40 min read
Pouch and ostomy lifeHow Do You Know If You Need a Colectomy?
In IBD, a colectomy is decided by one of three routes: an emergency, colitis that medicines cannot control, or dysplasia or cancer. What each one looks like.
35 min read
Pouch and ostomy lifeHow Many Bowel Movements a Day With a J Pouch?
Large pouch series average about 5 to 6 a day plus 1 to 2 at night once settled. Where those numbers come from, why sites disagree, and what your own count means.
32 min read
Pouch and ostomy lifeHow to Track Symptoms With a J Pouch
With a j pouch, frequency is normal and Bristol types stop helping. Track change from your own baseline: day and night counts, urgency, emptying, blood, fever.
39 min read
IBS-D, IBS-C and IBS-MIBS After Food Poisoning: What the Cohorts Show
Yes, food poisoning can trigger IBS, in roughly 1 in 10 to 1 in 7 people after gastroenteritis. Follow-up studies show many improve, over years rather than weeks.
35 min read
IBS-D, IBS-C and IBS-MIBS Back Pain: Causes, Patterns and Red Flags
IBS can cause back pain through referred gut pain and a more sensitive pain system. Where it shows up, how to tell it from kidney or spine pain, and red flags.
35 min read
IBS-D, IBS-C and IBS-MIBS Pain on the Left Side: Causes and Red Flags
IBS pain often sits low on the left or under the left ribs, where the colon bends and stores stool. Why, what the research shows, and which signs are not IBS.
36 min read
Pouch and ostomy lifeJ Pouch vs Ostomy: What Head-to-Head Studies Show
Neither a j pouch nor a permanent ileostomy wins on overall quality of life. The pouch brings more complications; the bag, a stoma for life. How to choose.
37 min read
Ulcerative colitisLate Onset Ulcerative Colitis: What Is Different
Ulcerative colitis can start at 60, 70 or later. How late onset UC presents, what it gets mistaken for, whether it is milder, and how treatment trade-offs change.
34 min read
Pouch and ostomy lifeLife After Colectomy for Ulcerative Colitis
Colectomy removes the colitis in the colon, not everything else. What can persist, what needs checking for years, and how long life takes to feel normal.
36 min read
Low FODMAPLow FODMAP Lunch Ideas: 20 Easy Lunches for Work
Low FODMAP lunch ideas for work, sorted by your kitchen: fridge, microwave or neither. 20 easy lunches, meal prep that keeps, and the cooked rice rule most lists skip.
39 min read