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How can I help someone with severe IBS?
Try to:
- Experiment with fiber. Fiber helps reduce constipation but also can worsen gas and cramping.
- Avoid problem foods. Eliminate foods that trigger your symptoms.
- Eat at regular times. Don’t skip meals, and try to eat at about the same time each day to help regulate bowel function.
- Exercise regularly.
How do you stop an IBS attack fast?
Increasing the good bacteria in your digestive tract may relieve symptoms of IBS. Take probiotics as a supplement or eat yogurt containing probiotics. Drink peppermint tea or take peppermint supplements to ease intestinal spasms.
How do you deal with IBS mentally?
To deal with this:
- Remain calm in the face of early symptoms. Try different coping techniques until you find what is most effective for you.
- Keep a symptom diary. This can help you identify possible patterns related to your attacks.
- Practice regular stress management activities.
- Be wise about what you eat.
Is IBS hard to live with?
IBS is a complex, long-standing illness which is often difficult to diagnose and debilitating to live with. Through a better understanding of the potential triggers, whether linked to diet, lifestyle, stress or other factors, and knowing therapies and changes to make, people can live well with the condition.
How can I help my partner with IBS?
What partners can do
- Consider the person with IBS as the expert in charge of his or her condition. Do not be over-watchful or over-protective.
- Help create more regularity in home life and time management.
- Be flexible.
- Avoid (sometimes unintentionally) laying blame on the person with IBS.
How do people with IBS have relationships?
How to talk to your loved ones about IBS
- Be specific about your needs and restrictions and explain them clearly to those around you. You probably already have a few strategies that work for you so share them with family and friends.
- Set healthy boundaries.
- Practice self-care in the relationship.