Important Vitamins for IBS
Irritable bowel syndrome can impact your gut’s ability to absorb certain micronutrients. This can increase your risk of developing a micronutrient deficiency.
IBS-Friendly Treats Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is a time for celebrating love, connection, and of course, enjoying some of your favourite treats. But for those with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), this day can often be met with a mix of anticipation and concern.
Healthy Sleeping Patterns for Healthy Gut
Gut health and sleep quality have a complex relationship. Not only does your gut health affect your sleep quality, but your sleep quality also affects your gut health.
Exercise for IBS Management
regular exercise plays an important role in managing your IBS. Exercises can help, improve bowel movements and digestion, boost the immune system, and enhance overall well-being.
Prebiotics and Probiotics for IBS Management
In addition to avoiding trigger foods in your IBS-friendly diet, it can also be beneficial to include prebiotics and probiotics for relief of GI symptom.
Do I Have IBS?
If you’re experiencing gastrointestinal issues, it can be difficult to determine whether you have IBS or another condition.
5 Tips for Enjoying Spicy Foods with IBS
Are you someone who loves spicy foods but suffers from IBS? If so, you may have heard that spicy foods can exacerbate IBS symptoms. This is because many spicy foods contain capsaicin, a compound that can stimulate the digestive system and cause discomfort for those with IBS.
Getting Enough Fibre for IBS
Fibre is an essential part of a health diet, but getting enough fibre in your IBS-friendly diet can be difficult. Despite the challenges of including fibre in a low-FODMAP diet, there are many ways to ensure you’re meeting your fibre requirements with an IBS-friendly diet.
Ways to Support Your Mental Health and IBS
Your mental health can have a major impact on your gut health. Stress and anxiety can trigger an increase in gut inflammation, and disrupt the careful balance of beneficial bacteria in your gut.
Everything You Need to Know about the Low-FODMAP Diet
Understanding the diet and its underlying principles can help you more effectively follow the diet, support a healthy relationship with food, and manage your GI symptoms.
The Dairy Products for IBS
Being aware of low-FODMAP alternatives to traditional ingredients, such as milk, can help you include more recipes in your diet while managing your IBS symptoms. When it comes to milk, there is an increasing number of low-FODMAP options that you can try.
Alcohol and IBS
Although there is currently no research detailing the role of alcohol in triggering IBS symptoms, an observational study reports approximately 1 in 3 people with IBS report experiencing symptoms from consuming alcohol.
Eating For Your Type of IBS
You may have noticed that not everyone with IBS experiences the same triggers, or symptoms during flare-ups. In fact, most people with IBS have different triggers and “IBS-safe foods”. One of the reasons for this is that there are different types of IBS. Knowing and understanding your dominant type of IBS can help you identify ways to manage the symptoms.
IBS-Friendly Snacks
Snacking is often viewed as a bad habit that should be avoided and a barrier to weight loss. Despite what the diet culture may tell you, there is a purpose for snacking…[it] can be part of a healthy lifestyle.
Impact of Weight Stigma on Eating Disorders
How many times have you been screened for an eating disorder before being told to lose weight? None, right? Unfortunately, this is a very common practice. People are often told to lose weight without first being assessed for a history, or presence, of an eating...
Do I Have an Eating Disorder?
Eating disorders are behavioural conditions that are characterized by irregular eating behaviours, thoughts and attitudes towards food, eating and body image. Eating disorders may be used as a way to feel in control or to cope with difficult situations. Eating...
Eating Disorders in the BIPOC Community
As I mentioned in an earlier article, eating disorders can affect anyone. They don’t discriminate against age, gender, socioeconomic status or even your genetic predisposition to being slim. However, we are being to find that there are higher rates of eating disorders...
Making Heart-Healthy Choices
There are a few different tests that your doctor looks at when determining your heart health. Some tests are physical, such as stress tests or electrocardiograms (ECGs), while measures require you to complete blood work. Some of the parameters measured using blood...
Journal Prompts for ED Recovery
It can be hard to know where to start when you’re new to journalling, but don’t let that blank page stop you. You can find journal prompts to get to started below. Benefits of Journalling There are many benefits to journaling both in day-to-day life and...
What Is IBS and Why Does Your Diet Matter?
It is currently estimated that 10 to 20% of the world’s population experience IBS. Studies report that women and people under the age of 50 are experiencing higher rates of IBS, with Canada reporting one of the highest rates of IBS across the globe. Additionally, research has shown that women with IBS are more likely to experience symptoms during their periods.