What You Should Not Be Eating When You Have IBS?
What You Should Not Be Eating When You Have IBS
If you've been diagnosed with IBS, you've probably been told to "watch what you eat" or "keep a food diary." Maybe someone handed you a list of trigger foods. Maybe you're already avoiding half the grocery store and still having symptoms.
Here's what nobody explains: the foods that trigger your IBS aren't the problem. They're revealing the problem.
When your gut is functioning properly, you can eat garlic without bloating for three days. You can have an apple without gas and cramping. You can drink milk without spending the afternoon in the bathroom.
The issue isn't that these foods are inherently toxic. The issue is that your gut is dysfunctional, and these foods expose that dysfunction through fermentation, inflammation, or immune reactions.
Understanding which foods to avoid is important for managing symptoms while you heal. Understanding WHY you're reacting is essential for actually fixing the problem.
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Food Allergy 101
Food Allergy 101: Understanding Food Reactions
Constant fatigue. Waking up exhausted even after a full night's sleep. Brain fog that won't lift. Digestive issues that come and go without any obvious pattern. Skin problems that don't respond to treatment. Anxiety or depression that seems to appear from nowhere.
These symptoms don't seem related to food. But they often are.
Food allergies and sensitivities are one of the most underdiagnosed contributors to chronic health problems. Not because they're rare. Quite the opposite. Because they're so common and so varied in their symptoms that most people and most doctors miss them entirely.
Understanding how food reactions work is essential for understanding why you feel the way you do and what you can do about it.
Two Types of Food Reactions
Food reactions fall into two fundamentally different categories, and understanding this distinction is critical.
Type 1: Immediate Reactions (True Allergies)
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