My doctor never listens; he tells me it’s just IBS ……
My doctor never listens to me. He tells me it’s just IBS. There is nothing seriously wrong and I must learn to live with it. The tablets he prescribes never … Continue reading
Is it all the effect of what happened?
Shirley wrote to me yesterday. I have IBS, possibly caused by a traumatic road accident when I was 18, but I also suffer recurring sinus and ear problems as well … Continue reading
Should all roads lead from Rome?
The Rome Committee for the categorisation of functional gastrointestinal disorders, including The Irritable Bowel Syndrome, was founded in 1990 to develop appropriate criteria for the diagnosis of all the different … Continue reading
Whatever happened to Susan?
It was late spring and yet Susan arrived dressed in a heavy overcoat, which she kept on throughout the whole of our consultation. Her surgeon had written to me from … Continue reading
Does Facebook make your IBS worse?
About 31 million people in the UK go on Facebook every single day; over 50% of the population. And each of them spends on average 30 hours a month, which … Continue reading
Growing away from the trauma and IBS
Everything that happens affects us. Most we process and forget about. It’s life! Things happen! But nothing significant, no encounter, surprise or change is ever completely deleted. It is filed … Continue reading
If your bloating could talk, what would it say?
People are not born with IBS. It may commence with an attack of gastroenteritis, but for many of the people who contact the IBS Network, it starts with something that … Continue reading
How much weight is it normal to lose on a low FODMAP diet?
Tina explained that she had been eliminating FODMAPs for about 6 weeks. ‘I tried to re-introduce normal white bread last week, but I had a flare up which I am … Continue reading
Feeling ill again? Is it your diet or might it be your chimp?
I’ve followed the diet so carefully, but I still get attacks of IBS, when everything I eat seem to upset me? Why does the pain always seem to get me … Continue reading
Am I or is my gut just too sensitive?
The way the symptoms of IBS can change in response to treatment can be so confusing. For Jane, it seemed that the treatment worked, but the patient felt worse. ‘I … Continue reading
The Sensitive Gut 