Living with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Hi Everyone! The impact of IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) on your life can be all-encompassing. If you suffer from IBS, we have no doubt that you have tried everything, feel desperate, and rule your life based on your symptoms. This article could be a life changer for anyone with IBS. 

What are the symptoms of IBS?

How can you live a normal life with IBS?

What different factors cause IBS?

What causes IBS?

Does anything get rid of IBS?

How do I get rid of IBS permanently?

IBS success stories on the Eat Burn Sleep Program

What are the symptoms of IBS? 

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can be characterized by stomach cramps, diarrhea (IBS-D), constipation (IBS-C), bloating, and gas. These symptoms might come and go, and you may alternate between constipation and diarrhea (IBS-A), or mixed habits can be called IBS-M. If you have had any of these symptoms over a period of 3 months or more, then it is most likely irritable bowel syndrome.  As always, we advise that you check your symptoms out with your healthcare provider because there are so many conditions that are associated with IBS. For instance, there could be other non-communicable inflammatory conditions present, like Crohn’s or GERD. What is important to know is that inflammation conditions can be treated successfully and not despair. It is why the Eat Burn Sleep platform exists.

How can you live a normal life with IBS?

Contemplating a normal life when you are living with IBS can be daunting, especially when you are experiencing other symptoms as a result of having the condition, like fatigue. Anemia can accompany irritable bowel syndrome, which causes fatigue (as well as being awake in the night with symptoms). You could suffer from body aches from straining, or while accommodating the pain in your body, you are twisting it unnaturally. Stabbing gas pains, bloating, painful constipation, heartburn, reflux…and the list goes on, not to mention the emotional and psychological impact that IBS can have on you.  Having IBS can affect your everyday living in such an impactful way, like work and school life, since you always have to anticipate if there is a bathroom close by wherever you go, with full-time access at any time of the day or night. It could be affecting your relationships, whether they are professional or personal. The preoccupation of having IBS can make your social and work situations extremely difficult to navigate. Attendance is always affected because you are most likely to take days off so that you can stay home and feel secure – or just because nothing else could possibly be contemplated. The emotional impact that IBS has on you could range from mild anxiety to loss of confidence and anger. As we hear more often than not, many IBS sufferers felt like they needed counseling prior to joining our program because of the psychological effects of experiencing IBS without sufficient help. The wonderful news is that you can live a normal life with IBS because the condition is a non-communicable disease that is inflammatory, and by implementing an anti-inflammatory lifestyle, the condition is managed.

What different factors cause irritable bowel syndrome?

IBS can be caused by many different factors, including:

• • Poor gut health
  • Processed foods
  • Food intolerances
  • Food allergies
  • Poor eating patterns: missing meals, rushing meals, not taking the time to chew and enjoy good food
  • Inappropriate and popular diet plans
  • Physical stress
  • Emotional stress
  • Poor sleep hygiene
  • Caffeine consumption
  • Nicotine
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Carbonated drinks 
  • Medication
  • Gastrointestinal secretions
  • Digestive muscle contractions
  • Environmental changes: traveling, different areas/countries, different foods, drinks, and situations
  • Jet lag
  • Sporadic exercise / no exercise
  • Electrolyte imbalances
  • Systemic inflammation

You could spend a lifetime trying to diagnose what is the specific cause of your IBS flare-ups if you have ruled out anything serious. 

What causes IBS?

There isn’t really a single definable cause of your IBS, but generally, the main cause of IBS is linked to gut dysbiosis and poor microbiome diversity. Emotional stress can also play an important part in gut health as 60% of neurotransmitters are produced in the gut, and there is a strong brain-gut connection link.

Is there a solution for IBS?

If you suffer from IBS, there is a strong likelihood that you have tried multiple methods, including medical investigations, medications, and food abstinence plans.  Navigating the amount of information about irritable bowel syndrome and trying to reduce its symptoms of constipation, diarrhea, bloating, gas, and stomach cramps can be overwhelming. It can leave you feeling exhausted and emotionally drained, especially if you think that you have made a breakthrough with eliminating certain food and you don’t have symptoms for a few days, and then lo and behold, they come back again, tenfold.  The truth in many cases is that there are multiple factors going on, and it is too complex to pinpoint. This we know. What we also know is that there is a simple solution to reducing/stopping IBS altogether.

How do I get rid of IBS permanently?

Eat Burn Sleep has supported thousands of sufferers like you who have had IBS, constipation, diarrhea, stomach cramps, bloating, and gas, as well as other digestive and inflammatory conditions.  The science-backed, evidence-based program was designed to support you with a non-drastic, long-term solution to your inflammation condition, a solution that will not leave you feeling void of the pleasure of food and that will also give you your life back. The program was borne from the founder – Yalda Alaoui’s own personal survival from two auto-immune diseases. It is this anti-inflammatory lifestyle that put her conditions into remission and saved her. You can read more about her journey HERE. Devised after a decade of research, the dietary protocol and lifestyle changes for people like you who suffer from IBS will reduce flares, regulate your intestinal barrier and inflammation, help heal soft tissues, restore balance in your digestive tract, improve gut bacteria, promote regular bowel movement and ultimately, more control over your life and your body. 

IBS success stories on the Eat Burn Sleep program

Sticking with the plan, many members have experienced such positive changes in very little time, along with side effects that they were not expecting, like shinier hair, weight loss, stronger nails, an energy that they haven’t had in a long time, and so, a happier disposition. As much as sticking to a regime sounds like a laborious job, our plan reminds you that there will be days that you can’t manage to do 100%. What you will feel, after some time, is that the plan will become second nature, and when you are in situations where you won’t have access to the foods that you are getting used to, like when you visit a restaurant, you will know what to order for damage limitation.  This is a lifestyle program that we know that you will enjoy being on for long-term health and happiness. You won’t feel deprived, and in fact, you will probably feel quite the opposite and more fulfilled and nourished. This anti-inflammatory diet has been carefully planned with not only nutrition and healing in mind but also taste, color, and variety. We eat foods like Almond Chia Pots, Slow Cooker Indian Vegetable Curry, Paleo Pizza Muffins, Egg Muffins: Sweet Potatoes, Carrots & Chives, & Prawn & Quail Egg Salad. In fact, it is wonderful to hear that many members are appreciating the reminder to eat and enjoy delicious food by focusing on alleviating IBS and healing their gut. The testimonials signifying the physical, psychological, and emotional effects of IBS being relieved, and recommendations from doctors confirm the positive outcome.    Favorite