Revitalizing Digestion: Step-by-Step Strategies in an Indian Diet Guide for IBS Relief
Essential Guidelines for Following an Indian Low FODMAP IBS Diet – Embrace Probiotics: Make it a daily habit to incorporate probiotics into your diet to promote a healthy…
Crohn’s vs Ulcerative Colitis
What is Crohn’s disease? Crohn’s disease is a chronic disease that causes inflammation and irritation in the digestive tract. Most commonly, Crohn’s affects the small intestine and the…
Irritable Bowel Syndrome – an overview
If you have been recently diagnosed with IBS, here’s everything you need to know about symptoms and potential triggers for the condition. In a gist, IBS is a…
Irritable Bowel Syndrome – potential treatment options and management strategies
The most common way is to manage one’s diet. It is helpful to keep track of food intake and any associated symptoms or flareups for a timeframe (4-6…
Inflammatory Bowel Disease – an overview
IBD is a complex disease which arises as a result of the interaction of environmental and genetic factors leading to immunological responses and inflammation in the intestine. IBD…
Low FODMAP Diet – origin, key takeaways and considerations
The FODMAP concept was first published in 2005 as part of a hypothesis paper. In this paper, it was proposed that a collective reduction in the dietary intake…
FODMAPs and intestinal inflammation
Some FODMAPs, such as fructose, are readily absorbed in the small intestine of humans via GLUT receptors. Absorption thus depends on the appropriate expression and delivery of these…
5 Important Things You Need to Know About SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth)
1. What are the causes of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)? Recent studies indicate that SIBO is not well understood yet and it is associated with a number…
What are some natural ways to manage IBS without medications?
The most common way is to manage one’s diet. It is helpful to keep track of food intake and any associated symptoms or flareups for a timeframe (4-6…
What foods should be avoided by people with fructose malabsorption?
Foods that should be avoided by people with fructose malabsorption include: Foods and beverages containing greater than 0.5 g fructose in excess of glucose per 100 g and…