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More guides on IBS and IBD (page 8)
- IBS-D, IBS-C and IBS-M
- Symptom tracking
- Crohn's disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Doctor visits
- Pouch and ostomy life
- Gut-brain connection
- Low FODMAP
- Apps and tools
- Triggers and foods
Doctor visitsHow to Prepare for a GI Doctor Appointment
A gastroenterology appointment is short. Here is the one-page summary, the four numbers and the three questions that make those minutes count.
29 min read
Low FODMAPHow 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.
30 min read
Apps and toolsIBD Symptom Tracker Apps: What the Evidence Says
Two very different products are called an IBD symptom tracker app. One has randomised trial evidence behind it. The other you download. How to tell them apart.
24 min read
Gut-brain connectionIBS Accommodations at Work: How to Ask
How to ask for IBS accommodations at work: what the law actually covers, what to put in the request, what your doctor's note should say, and what to do if it is refused.
35 min read
Gut-brain connectionIBS Anxiety About Leaving the House: How to Cope
Fear of leaving home with IBS is avoidance, and avoidance is the thing IBS therapy research targets first. What the evidence says, and how to widen your range.
31 min read
IBS-D, IBS-C and IBS-MIBS Bloating That Makes You Look Pregnant
Looking six months pregnant by evening is usually not extra gas. CT and EMG studies show the diaphragm drops and the abdominal wall relaxes. Here is the evidence.
29 min read
Gut-brain connectionIBS in College: Accommodations and Dorm Life
IBS in college is mostly a logistics problem, not a willpower one. The accommodations you can request, the law behind them, and what the evidence supports.
37 min read
IBS-D, IBS-C and IBS-MIBS Waking Me Up at Night: What It Means
Night-time IBS symptoms are treated as a red flag everywhere online. The studies that tested alarm features found they barely discriminate. What the evidence says.
34 min read
Ulcerative colitisIs 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
Triggers and foodsIs Coffee Bad for IBS-D? What Research Says
Coffee is a genuine colonic stimulant, and IBS-D has the least room to absorb the push. What the evidence shows, why decaf still does it, and how to test it.
27 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.
32 min read