{"id":81731,"date":"2023-11-19T19:46:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T19:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/?p=81731"},"modified":"2023-11-19T19:46:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T19:46:33","slug":"i-got-rid-of-my-irritable-bowel-syndrome-with-these-two-dietary-tweaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/lifestyle\/i-got-rid-of-my-irritable-bowel-syndrome-with-these-two-dietary-tweaks\/","title":{"rendered":"I got rid of my irritable bowel syndrome with these two dietary tweaks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For as long as Liz Long, 57, can remember, she struggled with food and digestion. \u201cIt\u2019s always been my Achilles heel in terms of health,\u201d the Print & Packaging Artworker for a food retailer said.<\/p>\n

She continued: \u201cIn my twenties and thirties, I had stressful jobs, deadlines and long hours, and if I was working too hard, I\u2019d have days where it felt like I had a stomach bug.\u201d<\/p>\n

During a conference in Stockholm when she was 30 years old, Liz\u2019s symptoms got \u201cso bad\u201d that she had to be seen by a doctor in the hotel, who told her that she needed a prebiotic to rebalance her gut.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Liz, who lives in Buckinghamshire, said: \u201cI found it particularly frustrating and bewildering because I’ve always been an active, sporty person. I love horse-riding, scuba diving and going to the gym regularly and yet I was always feeling sluggish and bloated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seven years ago, Liz ended up being diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a condition that affects the digestive system and causes symptoms like stomach cramps, bloating, diarrhoea and constipation.<\/p>\n

READ MORE <\/strong> Five red flag symptoms of hidden condition that affects 20% of Britons<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cIBS is taken more seriously now and recognised, but seven years ago it was dismissed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The 57-year-old would try to make dietary tweaks but stress kept flaring up the stubborn condition.<\/p>\n

Liz said: \u201cAs a result of my stomach issues, I would stick to certain foods that I knew were safe territory for me and as a result, I put on weight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her stomach issues reached \u201ca massive low\u201d this Easter, when she spent the whole holiday weekend on the sofa alone because she didn\u2019t dare to venture too far from the toilet.<\/p>\n

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She said: \u201cAfter my experience at Easter, I knew I had to speak to a GP about my IBS.\u201d<\/p>\n

She was prescribed tablets called Colofac, which worked brilliantly, but she still wasn\u2019t losing any weight.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Over the years, Liz tried many diets but none of them worked in the long-term until she trialled the Mediterranean diet and Dr Michael Mosley\u2019s The Fast 800 programme.\u00a0<\/p>\n

These two dietary tweaks made a \u201csignificant improvement\u201d to her IBS as well as her weight-loss journey.<\/p>\n