I was diagnosed with IBS around 20 years ago, so it’s fair to say I’ve spent a considerable amount of time thinking about my gut. Over the years, I’ve tried just about everything to keep my symptoms under control, from removing dairy, meat and fizzy drinks from my diet to rethinking what I wear.
I’m always experimenting with IBS management strategies, from glugging kefir and kombucha to trialling probiotics. After a sacral fracture a few years ago, which wrought havoc on my bowel control, and the hormonal insanity of being in my early 40s (here’s looking at you, perimenopause), my IBS symptoms have gone from ebbing and flowing to near-constant. My symptoms became so extreme that I underwent a colonoscopy earlier this year to rule out any other issues.
