IBS is sometimes described as the ‘migraine of the bowels’ – but can such bowel migraines cause migraine headaches too? Both conditions can have debilitating symptoms and negatively impact our quality of life, so understanding how your symptoms may be connected is an important step in devising a treatment plan. Today, on the blog, we […]

What you need to know in order to optimise your immune system and how to treat the gut. The gut and the immune system 70-80% of the immune system is located in the gut, so it makes sense to look after the health of your gut in order to strengthen the immune system. Taking immune […]

Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, or more commonly known as SIBO, has made its way around the block and recently arrived into the spotlight of gut health and IBS. It’s thought to be responsible for gut symptoms in a variable subset (between 4-78%) of individuals with IBS. But, what’s the deal with SIBO? What is it? […]

If you have IBS, there’s no doubt you’ve done countless hours of digging out information on supplements or remedies to assist with ongoing and uncomfortable symptoms that don’t seem to subside. Through your search, you may have come across the use of digestive enzymes for the management of IBS. Today we are going to delve […]

Endometriosis, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), and IBS are three conditions which share similar symptoms.  It is not uncommon for women to have IBS and either PCOS or endometriosis. Because of this, women are often misdiagnosed with IBS before a correct diagnosis is made. Therefore, it is important to understand your symptoms and know when to […]

Food chemicals may sound artificial and even though they are added to some foods, they are also naturally present in many. Food chemicals boast many benefits, such as providing the vitamins and minerals that our bodies require to maintain good health and the delicious flavours and aromas found in our meals. For some people, these […]