Does you doctor always know best or can you sort something out between you?
Doctors are men who prescribe medicines, of which they know little, to cure diseases of which they know less, in human beings of whom they know nothing. Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet) … Continue reading
Nothing in, nothing out: but is there more to constipation?
Doctors tend not to consider IBS a serious condition; that would be a mistake. Although most people seem to cope with the occasional inconvenience of it and live a normal … Continue reading
‘The pain and the bloating come on as soon as I’ve eaten and then the diarrhoea starts.’
So is this food intolerance? As pointed out in a recent post by Jaci Barrett from the Monash Group, entitled The Timing of Symptoms, the symptoms of food intolerance caused … Continue reading
Being aware of what is happening: the mindful route to IBS relief.
Mindfulness is not some new age religion. We don’t have to sitting cross-legged on cushions in a darkened room with candles and incense sticks and chant mantras. Mindfulness can be … Continue reading
The Placebo Effect: Exploiting the art of healing.
The vespers for the dead began with the phrase, ‘Placebo domino in regione vivorum’ (I shall please the Lord in the land of the living). In the 12th century, these … Continue reading
Cooking for The Sensitive Gut at the Ilkley Literature Festival
Do you have IBS and struggle to know what you can eat? Then why not come and see our lecture demonstration at The Ilkley Literature Festival in St Margaret’s Hall … Continue reading
Complementary Therapies: Methods of Healing
As many people with IBS go to see complementary therapist for their IBS as go to their doctors. Complementary therapies provide what conventional medicine lacks; the time to listen and … Continue reading
No, it’s not all in your head, but at least you can do something about that.
If IBS is all is your head, can somebody tell me how dietary fibre cures depression? … Continue reading
The things that happen: childhood trauma and IBS later in life.
Two weeks ago I received a letter from Judith. This led to the following correspondence, which, with her permission, I have reproduced here with just a few minor edits. Over … Continue reading
Hypnotherapy: recruiting the healing potential of the mind.
Hypnosis is an altered state of mind, which captures the imagination and brings about changes in perception and behaviour. We are all susceptible to hypnosis. Brief states of hypnosis may … Continue reading
The Sensitive Gut 