I get a lot of questions from people asking me what a food journal is and why they should consider keeping one. So, I’ve decided to try and answer these questions in this Sharepost.Food journal or food diary is the *nice* name I’ve come up with so I can more easily discuss this method in polite company. But, in all honesty, I first... Read more
I get a lot of people asking me what foods are *safe* to eat for people who have gut issues. This is a hard, if not, impossible, question to answer because neither IBD nor IBS seems to affect any two people the same way. There are many IBD and IBSers who find that what they eat has no affect on their symptoms at all. My father falls into this... Read more
An Elimination diet (ED) can be very beneficial to people who are have gastrointestinal (GI) problems. Elimination diets are helpful whether or not you have a firm diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), or a possible food allergy, like Celiac disease.
The main purpose of an Elimination diet is to... Read more
First, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or IBS, is not IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease). To learn the different between these two different diseases with similar acronyms you can read my April 13, 2009 Sharepost here.
This blog will discuss what IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome - is.
In clinical terms, IBS is a functional bowel disorder of the... Read more
Whether you have an actual Celiac Disease (CD) diagnosis or you've done an Elimination diet - look for more details on this in my Oct. 12 Sharepost - and realized that gluten is not your gut's friend, you are going to have to learn to eat gluten-free (GF).
About four months ago I was tested for Celiac Disease. And, even though the results... Read more
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