Ad – Field Doctor When I was diagnosed with IBS aged 14, I naively thought that putting a name to my symptoms would mean they’d be able to be treated, cured and forgotten. But of course, that wasn’t the case…
I’ve Written A Book!
Yep, I can’t quite believe I’ve just typed that – but all my Christmasses have come at once, my dreams have come true – I’ve written a book.
A real life book with a cover, a spine and 60,000 words.
Anyone who knows me personally will know that it’s been my ultimate goal to publish a book.
In fact, it was my very love for writing that originally inspired me to start this blog.
And look at it now!
5 Things You Didn’t Know About IBS
Digestive health.
It’s one of those slightly taboo topics that we always brush off as ‘feeling sick’ or ‘stomach-ache’, when in actuality, we’re often referring to having spent the whole morning sitting on the toilet.
Or not having gone in a week and consequently walking round with an inflated beachball in our intestines.
I do appreciate why digestive health doesn’t get the discussion it should. Because it’s not exactly pleasant dinner party conversation. But if there was greater awareness and more of a dialogue surrounding the many issues we may suffer from in our lives that concern our digestion, then I don’t think I’d have suffered in silence with my IBS symptoms for so long.
9 Tiny Tips To Feel ‘Normal’
Feeling Normal Again Post-Christmas If you’re anything like me then the Christmas period will have left you reaching for your stretchiest, comfiest sweatpants. Because in all honesty, nothing else quite fitted. In fact, yesterday – I pulled said sweatpants…
The thing 1 in 5 of us have but don’t want to talk about
So this post is a bit of a different one. It’s probably going to stick out like a sore thumb in among pictures of my Thailand travels and my attempt at being a fashion blogger. But hey, I think it’s…
My 6 Month Food Transformation
I’ve briefly mentioned on my blog before that the last six months have been somewhat of a food and healthy living overhaul for me. In a bid to banish my hideous IBS symptoms that were plaguing my daily life, I…
Living With IBS
My last IBS post was all the way back in May (which you can read here if you fancy), when I went through a rather painful procedure to get to the bottom of my symptoms (no related pun intended). It…
IBS Switch-Ups
My last post regarding IBS, my Diet Overhaul article received some really lovely and positive comments both on the blog, via Twitter and on Instagram. I’m forever surprised (but pleasantly so) at how many of you can relate and are…
IBS Diet Overhaul
As you might know if you follow me on Instagram, I’ve recently undergone something of a diet overhaul. My chocolate cheesecakes and cheesy pastas have been replaced with ingredients I hadn’t eaten heard of until a month ago. Chia seeds,…
IBS & Getting Through
April was IBS Awareness Month, and this has spurred me on to talk about my personal experience living with the condition a little more. It is a rather embarrassing problem to talk about – characterized by periods of diarrhoea, constipation,…
Symprove Giveaway
Having suffered with IBS symptoms from the age of 14, I know full well how horrid a condition it really is. Although some suffer more mildly than others, it’s a debilitating syndrome with no specific cure or plan in place…
IBS Update
I sincerely apologize for my disappearance with regards to these posts over the last few weeks, but in among exam revision and making sure I meet all the deadlines for my course – it hasn’t left much time to do…
