What Diet is Best for IBS?
If you or anyone you care about deals with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), you understand how debilitating it can be. The painful, unpredictable, and anxiety-provoking symptoms can be a nightmare and...
IBS & Gut Health
IBS can affect much more than your digestion.
Sure, there are the physical symptoms--
- bloating
- abdominal pain
- diarrhea
- constipation
But there's also the mental health impacts--
- food fear
- unpredictable symptoms
- anxiety around eating
- social limitations
- increasingly restrictive diets
How I work with IBS and other complex digestive disorders
I don't believe managing IBS should automatically mean eliminating more and more foods.
I take an individualized approach to managing digestive issues. Dietary changes such as the low-FODMAP diet can work wonders for some, but they are certainly not right for everyone. I use a variety of different approaches and interventions to holistically, proactively, gently, and sustainably improve BOTH your digestive symptoms AND your mental health.
Check out the articles below to learn more about evidence-based strategies to improve gut health and manage IBS with more compassion and less frustration.
Guest Post: Can Eating out With IBS Actually Be Enjoyable?
Anyone who deals with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) understands the stress that mealtimes can bring, especially when you’re not in full control of the menu. Whether at a friend’s house or a restaurant,...
When Trauma Shows Up in the Gut: Understanding Your Symptoms with Compassion
If you have experienced trauma, particularly childhood trauma or complex trauma, you probably aren’t surprised to hear that trauma doesn’t only affect the mind. It can affect the functioning of your entire...
10 Easy-to-Digest Foods for an Unhappy Gut
If you’ve struggled with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) like Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, or microscopic colitis, or if you just have a sensitive gut and deal...
The Vagus Nerve, Vagal Tone, and Vagus Nerve Activation
One of the most central topics within the gut-brain axis is the vagus nerve. Here’s why you should care about your vagus nerve, how to improve vagal nerve function, and why “toning” the vagus nerve is...
Dealing with IBS, Mood and Anxiety
IBS is incredibly common in the US – somewhere between 10-20% of people suffer from it. But it’s incredibly more common in people with mood and anxiety disorders such as generalized anxiety disorder,...
What is the Gut-Brain Axis?
In order to talk about the gut-brain axis, we have to start with a basic understanding of the gut and of the brain. (As an aside, I believe health literacy, or understanding what's going on inside your...
Building a Healthier Gut, Microbiome, and Brain
(To get some background on this topic, you may want to start here/blog/what-is-the-gut-brain-axiswith my post discussing the gut-brain axis in more detail.) Assuming we're all on the same page that...
Interested in learning more about not just "managing IBS," but living well with IBS? Check out my signature course, Make Peace with Your Gut: Living Well with IBS. Alongside tons of video content and education, you'll find downloadable resources that I use in sessions with clients, diet and lifestyle guides, meal planning resources, and so much more.