Gut health trends on Tiktok such as #guttok have been responsible for spreading myths such as laxatives help with weight loss. This is completely inaccurate, and may even harm your health. As an IBS nutritionist I sometimes recommend people use laxatives for...
I’m getting straight to the point with this one – There isn’t any evidence that being a heavier weight causes IBS. But, what we eat, and the way food moves through the body can impact our body size, and can also affect digestive symptoms like...
Have you wondered why slimming clubs and traditional diets don’t work if you have IBS? Or perhaps they work for a bit, but not for the long term? Perhaps you’ve tried slimming clubs yourself and been back again and again. If you’ve got a sensitive...
Are you fed up of trying to lose weight, but feeling frustrated that healthy food trigger your IBS symptoms? It can feel like typical weight loss advice tells you to eat food that makes you feel bloated, gives you stomach pains or send you running to the bathroom. I...
Are you a comfort eater? Eating more than normal at the moment? During this uncertainty of the corona virus, there are significant stressors in our lives, so many people turn to food to help them feel better. When cortisol is higher we will look for energy boosting...