Food and Drink
What you eat or drink can have a big impact on your IBS symptoms, but how you eat could be just as important.
Check out tips for healthy and balanced eating, take a look at some common triggers for IBS symptoms and discover why hydration is especially important for IBS. Learn more about the low FODMAP diet and the connections between food, inflammation and IBS. Find out why disordered eating is linked to IBS and how Mindful and Intuitive Eating may help you manage your IBS symptoms.
Remember the goal is to make your diet as inclusive as possible. Food restrictions, although often necessary, can make it difficult to get the all the nutrients you need.
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Ensuring you're eating a healthy diet is the equivalent of doing background checks to start your investigation with a good foundation.
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Find out more about about healthy eating strategies and specific nutrients like fat, sugars, proteins and fibre, all through the lens of IBS.
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Fluids are essential for many bodily functions, including digestion. They play a role in both constipation and diarrhea.
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Find out how fluids can affect IBS symptoms, as well as tips for making sure you're properly hydrated.
Food to Ease Inflammation
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It now appears that chronic, low-grade inflammation of the inner lining of the intestines is involved in the disease process of IBS.
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Find out how you can use food to fight inflammation, which could help your IBS as well as your overall health.
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Everyone is different, especially when it comes to IBS, but some things are common triggers for IBS symptoms.
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Find out more about foods and drinks that are common triggers for IBS symptoms and why they may be affecting your digestion.
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Disordered eating includes unhelpful behaviours, thought processes and feelings around food and eating and can be linked to IBS.
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Learn more about eating disorders, disordered eating and dieting, their connections to IBS and some strategies that may help.
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IBS is a disorder of the gut/brain axis. Anxiety about food can worsen symptoms and symptoms can make you more anxious about food.
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Learn more about integrating your instincts, emotions and thoughts and increasing your awareness to help you stop this vicious cycle.
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An introduction to the Low FODMAP elimination diet. What it is, if it's right for you and some links to helpful resources.
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Before you consider this diet, please get your IBS diagnosis from your doctor and make sure it's safe for you. This diet is not for everyone.