Living with IBS: Signs to look out for and food tips

Living with Irritable Bowel Syndrome can be challenging, especially when it comes to what is on the plate. Managing IBS presents a number of daily challenges and while there is no cure for the disorder, treatments are available.

Researchers classify IBS based on how your stools look during flare-ups. Some days, your bowel movements are normal, but other days they’re not. The abnormal days determine what kind of IBS you have. IBS with diarrhea : Your poop is mostly loose and watery.These differences matter because certain treatments only help with certain types of IBS.Machaela Botha-Jacobs, a 28-year-old female living with IBS, shares her experience with us. “Having IBS has been difficult in my experience.

“Physically, I have struggled to pick up weight for more than 10 years. My intestines have also become weaker which led to me developing a hernia in my large intestine. Weakening in my pelvic floor because of prolonged sitting causing pressure has also been one of the biggest impacts on me. Emotionally it has been difficult because I was diagnosed with IBS in the year that I would say I was most unstable with my anxiety and depression.

“Staying away from or limiting foods and drinks that I know trigger my IBS has been most helpful in managing my IBS symptoms. Including soluble fibre into my diet and increasing my water intake, while managing my anxiety with outlets such as physical and breathing exercises,” says Machaela.

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