IBS

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Alcohol and its Effects on IBD and IBS

If you’re suffering from irritable bowel syndrome or an inflammatory bowel disease, you might wonder if drinking alcohol is going to make your symptoms worse. You’ve probably heard that alcohol is bad for your gut, but not sure to what extent. Depending on your specific condition, we have reviewed the effects of alcohol revealed by recent scientific research.

The Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD Diet) for IBS and IBD

The Specific Carbohydrate Diet, or SCD Diet, is one of the longest researched lifestyle changes to alleviate life-threatening digestive issues. Beginning with the “Banana Diet,” developed nearly 100 years ago for children with celiac disease, the SCD diet quickly showed results for IBS and IBD.

Interview With Kristina Campbell, MSc, On The Gut Biome

An interview with gut biome expert, science writer Kristina Campbell (M.Sc.), the author of The Well-Fed Microbiome Cookbook and co-author of an academic textbook, Gut Microbiota: Interactive Effects on Nutrition and Health. She writes, consults, and works with scientific advisory boards for microbiome-related organizations throughout Europe and North America.

The Low FODMAP Diet for IBS and IBD

The low FODMAP diet was originally researched to treat Crohn’s disease, but has since been shown to be even more effective in treating IBS. It is something that everyone who has IBS or IBD should try.

Cannabis to Treat Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease

As many of us have realized, traditional treatments of ulcerative colitis, pancolitis, and Crohn’s disease are not effective for many patients. If you are not responding to traditional treatment or feel the medications you’re taking are doing more harm than good, you may want to consider using cannabis to treat your ulcerative colitis, pancolitis, or Crohn’s disease. Science has not yet demonstrated that cannabis is a cure. However, anecdotal evidence, the sheer number of patients with IBDs using marijuana, coupled with its low risk (besides legal in jurisdictions where it’s prohibited) and cost suggest that it’s worth trying if you haven’t responded to other treatments.

All about Gluten-Free Alcohol

If you’re suffering from irritable bowel syndrome or disease, you might wonder if there’s some miraculous way to get away with drinking alcohol. You likely already know to avoid alcohol as it may provoke an attack, but want to find a loophole. Depending on the specific condition, there may be certain types of alcohol that are safe, or at least safer.

The Carnivore Diet for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

The Carnivore Diet is a member of the low-carb, high-fat (LCHF) diet family. Although not universally adopted by the science or medical community, and with a potentially complicated transition, it has had nearly universally positive results for those with Crohn’s, UC, and IBS dedicated enough to try it.