IBS Podcast

How can you test for food intolerance? In this episode of the Inside Knowledge, I’ll be sharing my thoughts on food intolerance testing. I’m going to say right up front, I don’t promote these tests and unfortunately the science just doesn’t back them up. I’ve worked with lots of clients who’ve already taken the test before they come and work with me, I’ve reviewed the results of lots of them. But if you want to know why they don’t work, then listen in. I’ll also cover why these tests just aren’t benign and could actually be contributing to your ongoing digestive symptoms.

My life is a nightmare. This is what Sophia said to me when we first spoke. She was struggling with bloating, frequent diarrhoea, and also wanting to lose weight. She felt in a real muddle. Working at a restaurant meant she had a really erratic schedule and couldn’t plan her food intake. Or her working pattern, that was affecting her sleep and anxiety was pretty high.
Hear how Sophia got on top of her symptoms to say by the end of working with me over the three month period, ‘I know what works, I know how to control my IBS’.

Are you confused about IBS and coeliac disease? Maybe you feel better without eating gluten, but you’re not sure if you’ve ever been tested for coeliac disease or not. In this episode, I’m going to talk about the crossover between IBS and coeliac disease, what’s the problem with not knowing if you’ve got it or not, and also how to get tested so that you can be really sure that you’ve got irritable bowel syndrome and treat it accordingly rather than being confused about the role of gluten in your diet.

Living with IBS can affect more than just your gut. It can impact on your relationships, work, your exercise, and your mental health. Many people just don’t really realise how IBS is holding them back. Maybe it’s leading you to feel very frustrated and isolated which could be also affecting your mental health.
Maybe you’re avoiding social plans and struggling to get promotions at work because you’re feeling under the weather all the time. Also, feeling anxious about food can just be overwhelming. So in today’s episode, I’m going to be exploring how IBS might be limiting you in ways you hadn’t yet considered and let’s think about how you can take control.

Would you like to know which nutrients are likely to be low if you’ve got SIBO? Or do you wonder what the difference is between IBS and SIBO? Or maybe you’re worried Well, this week I’m sharing the findings of three new research papers that I found and I thought you would find interesting. In this episode of the Inside Knowledge podcast, you’ll hear about three recent science papers which have been published in the last few months of 2024, and some little pearls of information that you can use from each one to try and improve your own digestion.

Does your gut switch from being constipated one week and then having loose stools the next week? You never know where you’re at with it, what to eat, what to drink, or what to take to reduce your digestive issues. We normally speak about diarrhoea predominant or constipation predominant IBS, but there is a third type, IBS mixed or sometimes called IBS M.

You already know about the gut brain connection, and that stress can impact on your digestive symptoms. But did you also know that other emotions might be changing your gut motility, maybe slowing down your stomach emptying, or increasing your transit time? This week, I’m going to talk about those negative emotions that we don’t really like to feel but are very closely linked up to how we experience digestive symptoms.

Is it ever okay to drink alcohol when you have IBS? We all know it’s not healthy and it’s never going to be good for you to drink, but what are the least worst options when it comes to a night out? Even if you don’t drink much, or very often, you might want to enjoy an occasional social with friends or family and have a few drinks. In this episode of the Inside Knowledge podcast, I’ll be sharing my thoughts on alcohol and IBS and how to mitigate the impact of drinking on your gut health.

Have you tried taking digestive enzymes to help your IBS? We naturally make enzymes as part of our digestive process which breaks down fats and carbohydrates and protein from our food. If you’re not producing enough of these certain enzymes, it could be contributing to your bloating and gas build up. The issue is that sometimes when we take supplements, they also contain things that might make your symptoms worse. So it’s not always a good idea to supplement. In this episode of the Inside Knowledge podcast, I’ll talk through the different types of digestive enzymes we make, why you might be low in digestive enzymes, and what the options are for improving the way you break down your food.

Should you eliminate all carbs to get rid of your IBS symptoms? Have you thought about giving up all foods except meat and following the carnivore diet? Or, should you go completely plant based and focus on a vegan diet? In this episode of the Inside Knowledge Podcast, I’ll be sharing my thoughts on the ketogenic diet, the carnivore diet, and a vegan diet for IBS.
I’ll share the mechanisms by how this may help you and why some people do find relief with these diets. And we’ll also look at whether there’s any research in these diets for IBS and SIBO.