IBS Podcast

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.

After my client Liz saw blood in her stools, she became really anxious that there was something wrong with her. Her job was quite full on, she had two children and didn’t have time to waste thinking about her digestion. But her bloating, constipation and ongoing fatigue were getting in the way of her ability to show up at work. After three months of working with me, Liz was finally able to stop thinking about her IBS. She was having regular bowel movements and she said, I feel like a new woman. In this episode I’ll share what Liz did to resolve her digestive issues, as you might be able to learn from that too.

If you’ve had IBS for a really long time, you might feel like you’ve done all the work and tried everything. You might be interested then in this episode where I’m going to cover five things that I see keeping people stuck in their symptoms like digestive issues such as gas, bloating, constipation. These are things that I see commonly working with hundreds of different clients across the world who’ve got IBS and SIBO and things that you can change and start to work on.

Should you take a proton pump inhibitor for your acid reflux? In this episode I’m sharing my thoughts on the benefits and implications of taking acid suppressing medication, even if you’re worried about small intestine bacterial overgrowth. If you’ve listened to episode 62 all about acid reflux, you’ll know it is so important to stop the acid burning and of course to avoid the pain and discomfort, but also the long term consequences of burning your oesophagus.

Do you suffer with acid reflux? Maybe you wake up at night with a burning sensation in your chest or you constantly get regurgitation of food after you’ve eaten your meals. This can be an incredibly uncomfortable condition that interrupts your sleep, your work and your enjoyment of food. This week on The Inside Knowledge, I’ll be covering acid reflux, including how it can be treated. I’ll also cover some foods that you can eat and avoid, and other kinds of support for reducing the symptoms of heartburn, and regurgitation of acid.

Client Abby first started working with me. She was stuck on the toilet for about an hour each day. She felt she had to force herself to go every morning because she was very anxious about needing a poo out of the house. She was trying to make her digestion fit to her schedule, but it just wasn’t playing ball.
In this episode of The Inside Knowledge, I’ll share five different experiences of how separate clients have been trying to force their body to do something that ultimately it just couldn’t do all for different reasons. Maybe this is something that could be relevant to you too, if you’ve got IBS and you’re trying to manage it yourself.

Is
following the low FODMAP diet worth it? If you’ve followed me for a little while, you will know that I talk about this special dietary intervention for people with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, although it is very difficult to follow on your own, it’s not an intuitive diet, and yet it is the most researched and most recommended diet for IBS.
In this episode of the Inside Knowledge podcast, I’m going to explore a bit of the evidence around the low FODMAP diet, why we should use it, explore what the alternatives could be, and also talk about when the FODMAP diet may not be suitable.

Have you ever noticed your digestive symptoms are worse when you’re really tired? Unfortunately, there are some links between IBS and SIBO and how you sleep. We’ve all had those times when you just don’t sleep well and life feels so much harder. But what about if it goes on for months? In this episode of the Inside Knowledge podcast for people with IBS, I’ll cover how sleep and your gut health interact, I’ll talk about some sleep hygiene tips so you can try and get the best night’s rest possible, as well as covering diet and eating patterns to help you get better sleep.