Christmas can be a risky time for your digestion with parties, late nights, rich foods and changes in your routine. But there are ways to plan for a fun festive time, without the flare ups. This episode covers

• IBS essentials to pack when you go away - your IBS travel kit
• Which traditional Christmas foods are typically well tolerated with IBS
• Managing your digestion during party season - what to eat and what to avoid

Listen to prepare your best happy gut Christmas yet.

Read my book - Inside Knowledge for people with IBS & SIBO (find it on Amazon)

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• 3 month Gut Reset - https://www.goodnessme-nutrition.com/consultations/

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The information in this podcast is not medical advice and is not designed to treat, diagnose or provide personalised health advice. This podcast content is information only and any changes you make are at the user's own risk. Please consult with your doctor or healthcare provider before implementing any new treatment.

Confused by your blood test results? In IBS inflammation markers aren't often raised and everything can come back normal.

When you're still feeling awful it can be very frustrating to feel the tests don't mirror your symptoms and experience. There are several tests your doctor may run to rule out other conditions so in this episode I cover:

• Why foods aren't inflammatory
• What tests are common in IBS diagnosis and which inflammation markers are they looking for
• The role of diet in inflammation

Read my book - Inside Knowledge for people with IBS & SIBO (find it on Amazon)

Get free weekly IBS & SIBO emails - https://mailchi.mp/goodnessme-nutrition.com/h6acndd1bs

Work with me

• 3 month Gut Reset - https://www.goodnessme-nutrition.com/consultations/

Ready for your gut reset? 🌍 I work with clients worldwide, providing remote consultations and a wealth of educational resources for IBS and SIBO.

Instagram - @goodnessme_nutrition

The information in this podcast is not medical advice and is not designed to treat, diagnose or provide personalised health advice. This podcast content is information only and any changes you make are at the user's own risk. Please consult with your doctor or healthcare provider before implementing any new treatment.

Food intolerance tests promise you a clear list of foods to avoid if you have IBS or SIBO, but unfortunately it's just not a dream that's backed by research.

In this episode I talk about:

• Why you're probably tempted to get a food intolerance test
• What's the difference between food allergies and food intolerance?
• What makes IgG tests so unreliable
• Your next steps for measuring your response to foods
• What's the impact of following an elimination diet?
• Are there any valid tests for food intolerance?

Download FREE WORKBOOK - 5 non-food strategies for IBS - https://mailchi.mp/a4f23ce52488/ibs-non-food-tips

Read my blog post on this topic - https://www.goodnessme-nutrition.com/ibs/igg-food-intolerance-test-should-i-get-a-test-for-ibs/

Research mentioned

• IgG could indicate tolerance - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5004213/
• IBS IgG testing - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17517095/
• IgG vs sham diet - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1774223/
• Blinded testing of IgG foods - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21109748/

Read my book - Inside Knowledge for people with IBS & SIBO (find it on Amazon)

Get free weekly IBS & SIBO emails - https://mailchi.mp/goodnessme-nutrition.com/h6acndd1bs

Work with me

• 3 month Gut Reset - https://www.goodnessme-nutrition.com/consultations/

Ready for your gut reset? 🌍 I work with clients worldwide, providing remote consultations and a wealth of educational resources for IBS and SIBO.

Instagram - @goodnessme_nutrition

The information in this podcast is not medical advice and is not designed to treat, diagnose or provide personalised health advice. This podcast content is information only and any changes you make are at the user's own risk. Please consult with your doctor or healthcare provider before implementing any new treatment.

IBS case study episode - Sophia was fed up with IBS ruining her life, telling me "it's a nightmare!" Over 3 months working with me hear how Sophia was able to:

• calm down her digestion through adding more food and variety, not cutting out more
• find the energy to exercise again
• change her relationship to food so that it wasn't a battleground
• reduce episodes of diarrhoea, bloating and headaches through diet and lifestyle changes.

A real case study with practical IBS diet and symptom management tips for busy professionals.

Read my book - Inside Knowledge for people with IBS & SIBO (find it on Amazon)

Get free weekly IBS & SIBO emails - https://mailchi.mp/goodnessme-nutrition.com/h6acndd1bs

Work with me

• 3 month Gut Reset - https://www.goodnessme-nutrition.com/consultations/

Ready for your gut reset? 🌍 I work with clients worldwide, providing remote consultations and a wealth of educational resources for IBS and SIBO.

Instagram - @goodnessme_nutrition

The information in this podcast is not medical advice and is not designed to treat, diagnose or provide personalised health advice. This podcast content is information only and any changes you make are at the user's own risk. Please consult with your doctor or healthcare provider before implementing any new treatment.

Most people I work with have experimented with a gluten free diet to trial the impact on their IBS symptoms.

Listen to this episode to hear

• how similar the symptoms of coeliac disease and IBS can be, and the rate of coeliac disease within the IBS population
• how to get tested for coeliac disease
• why it's not the best idea to give up gluten until you know you don't have coeliac disease

Work with me

• 3 month Gut Reset - https://www.goodnessme-nutrition.com/consultations/
• Book a discovery call about working with me - https://calendly.com/annamapson/30min

Ready for your gut reset? 🌍 I work with clients worldwide, providing remote consultations and a wealth of educational resources.

Instagram - @goodnessme_nutrition

The information in this podcast is not medical advice and is not designed to treat, diagnose or provide personalised health advice. This podcast content is information only and any changes you make are at the user's own risk. Please consult with your doctor or healthcare provider before implementing any new treatment.

Is IBS holding you back in life. Struggling with uncontrolled digestive symptoms can sabotage your social relationships, nutrition, work, exercise and mental health.

This episode covers how gut health symptoms can hold you back from living your best life, and how to address it.

If you're finding IBS is stopping you live as you want to then please get in touch to talk about working with me.

Read my book - Inside Knowledge for people with IBS & SIBO (find it on Amazon)

Get free weekly IBS & SIBO emails - https://mailchi.mp/goodnessme-nutrition.com/h6acndd1bs

Work with me

• 3 month Gut Reset - https://www.goodnessme-nutrition.com/consultations/

Ready for your gut reset? 🌍 I work with clients worldwide, providing remote consultations and a wealth of educational resources for IBS and SIBO.

Instagram - @goodnessme_nutrition

The information in this podcast is not medical advice and is not designed to treat, diagnose or provide personalised health advice. This podcast content is information only and any changes you make are at the user's own risk. Please consult with your doctor or healthcare provider before implementing any new treatment.

This week I'm sharing some new research on IBS & SIBO and highlighting the practical elements that might affect you.

Here are the 2024 studies I've reviewed:

1. Oral microbiome & digestion - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11351600/ 
2. Difference in IBS and SIBO - https://www.dldjournalonline.com/article/S1590-8658(24)00876-4/fulltext 
3. SIBO subtypes - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11242202/

Work with me

• 3 month Gut Reset - https://www.goodnessme-nutrition.com/consultations/
• Book a discovery call about working with me - https://calendly.com/annamapson/30min

Ready for your gut reset? 🌍 I work with clients worldwide, providing remote consultations and a wealth of educational resources.

Instagram - @goodnessme_nutrition

The information in this podcast is not medical advice and is not designed to treat, diagnose or provide personalised health advice. This podcast content is information only and any changes you make are at the user's own risk. Please consult with your doctor or healthcare provider before implementing any new treatment.

If your IBS symptoms leave you confused, and you switch between slow and fast transit, you could have the Mixed type of IBS.

IBS-M is when you alternate between constipation and diarrhoea, and still get the core symptoms like pain, bloating and straining on the toilet. This week I'm talking about

• How common is IBS-M subtype of irritable bowel syndrome?
• Potential causes of IBS-M
• Suitable diets for IBS-M

Links

• Ep 33 - Causes of Constipation
• Ep 37 - What CAN you eat on the low FODMAP diet?
• IBS-M paper - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3865067/
• IBS-M diet - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39086991/

Low FODMAP Diet Guide - https://www.goodnessme-nutrition.com/ultimate-low-fodmap-diet-guide-find-your-ibs-triggers/

FREE IBS symptom tracker - https://mailchi.mp/goodnessme-nutrition/ibs-diet-tracker

Work with me

• 3 month Gut Reset - https://www.goodnessme-nutrition.com/consultations/
• Book a discovery call about working with me - https://calendly.com/annamapson/30min

Ready for your gut reset? 🌍 I work with clients worldwide, providing remote consultations and a wealth of educational resources.

Instagram - @goodnessme_nutrition

The information in this podcast is not medical advice and is not designed to treat, diagnose or provide personalised health advice. This podcast content is information only and any changes you make are at the user's own risk. Please consult with your doctor or healthcare provider before implementing any new treatment.

We all know stress can impact digestion, but what about anger, or feeling embarrassed. This week's episode is a little different, a run through common negative emotions and how they might be interacting with your IBS.

• How do fear, anger, shame and low mood affect IBS?
• What is alexithymia and how could it affect IBS?
• Support for dealing with difficult emotions

Sending you support if this episode feels relevant to you. :)

Links

• IBS severity linked with high alexithymia https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25011689/
• Personality traits and emotional patterns in irritable bowel syndrome - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4968122/

Work with me

• 3 month Gut Reset - https://www.goodnessme-nutrition.com/consultations/
• Book a discovery call about working with me - https://calendly.com/annamapson/30min

Ready for your gut reset? 🌍 I work with clients worldwide, providing remote consultations and a wealth of educational resources.

Come and say hi on Instagram - @goodnessme_nutrition

The information in this podcast is not medical advice and is not designed to treat, diagnose or provide personalised health advice. This podcast content is information only and any changes you make are at the user's own risk. Please consult with your doctor or healthcare provider before implementing any new treatment.

What's the best alcohol to drink when you have IBS? Unfortunately there isn't really a perfect drink (as you'll hear in this episode) but I do cover some possible options for you.

I'll also share

• What alcohol does to your digestion (and how this affects IBS)
• What drinks to stay away from as they tend to trigger IBS worse
• What are the guidelines for alcohol per week (BTW - it's less than you think)

PS - if you want my *FREE* mocktails recipes then DM me on Instagram the word MOCKTAILS and I'll send you a download with 10 recipes for alcohol free drinks you can look forward to. I'm at www.instagram.com/goodnessme_nutrition

Links for this episode

• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3697482/
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5467063/
• Drink Aware - https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/facts/information-about-alcohol/alcohol-and-the-facts/low-risk-drinking-guidelines

Work with me

• 3 month Gut Reset - https://www.goodnessme-nutrition.com/consultations/
• Book a discovery call about working with me - https://calendly.com/annamapson/30min

Ready for your gut reset? 🌍 I work with clients worldwide, providing remote consultations and a wealth of educational resources.

Instagram - @goodnessme_nutrition

The information in this podcast is not medical advice and is not designed to treat, diagnose or provide personalised health advice. This podcast content is information only and any changes you make are at the user's own risk. Please consult with your doctor or healthcare provider before implementing any new treatment.