Resources

Managing IBS

Further information and webinars

Start Here: Trusted Information About IBS

• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) - NHS
• Every Mind Matters - NHS
• Patient Information - Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
• Guts UK - ://https gutscharity.org.uk/advice-and-information/conditions/irritable-bowel-syndrome
• British Dietetic Association: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and diet - BDA

Symptom Monitoring and Self-Assessment

The following resources may be useful for recognising patterns and preparing for forthcoming appointments with your Dietitian.

• Bristol Stool Chart: Bristol Stool Chart
• Food and Symptom Diary
• Poo-Torial - Guts UK - Guts UK

Diet and Lifestyle Management

Webinars

• NHS: Webinar 1: First Line Dietary Advice for IBS - Webinars on Irritable Bowel Syndrome - patientwebinars.co.uk

Dietary Resources

• Information on regular meals
  • bnf-s-7-day-meal-planner.pdf
• Fibre advice - see our patient leaflet
• • How to get more fibre into your diet - NHS
  • Fibre - BDA
  • Fibre-Guts-UK-downloadable-copy.pdf
• Hydration
  • Water, drinks and hydration - NHS
• Managing Alcohol Intake
  • Drink less alcohol - Better Health - NHS
  • Unit calculator | Alcohol Change UK

Lifestyle

• Toilet positioning
  • 7 Toilet Positions To Relieve Constipation | Bladder & Bowel Community

• Pelvic Floor Exercises:
  • Pelvic Floor Exercises | Bladder & Bowel Community
• Abdominal Massage  ​

Stress, anxiety and the gut-brain connection

Information

• IBS & The Gut-Brain Connection - Guts UK

Apps

• Headspace (app)
• Calm (app)
• Smiling Mind (app)
• Nerva (app) – hypnotherapy

Books and apps

• Take Control of Your IBS – The Step by step guide that actually works (Amazon)
• Why you can’t go – relief of constipation (Amazon)
• Eat Yourself healthy (Amazon)
• Mindfulness (Amazon)

Podcasts

• The Gut loving Podcast: all about IBS and the low FODMAP diet (Laura Tilt and Huelya Akyuez).
• IBS Nutrition, Digestion & Gut Health: Inside Knowledge for People with IBS (Anna Mapson).

Peer Support

• Self-Help IBS Forum: Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Digestive Health Support Forum

Symptom specific resources

• IBS-C (constipation)

• Bristol Stool Chart: Bristol Stool Chart
• Fibre advice - see our patient leaflet
• • How to get more fibre into your diet - NHS
  • Fibre - BDA
  • Fibre-Guts-UK-downloadable-copy.pdf

• Fluid advice: Fluid (water and drinks) and hydration - BDA

• Toilet positioning: 7 Toilet Positions To Relieve Constipation | Bladder & Bowel Community

IBS-D (diarrhoea)  

• Managing Alcohol Intake
  • Drink less alcohol - Better Health - NHS
  • Unit calculator | Alcohol Change UK
• Travelling with IBS
  • https://www.bladderandbowel.org/download/travelling-with-confidence/
  • Tips for travelling with IBS | H&B
• Toilet access schemes
  • The official and only genuine Radar Key – Disability Rights UK
  • Just Can't Wait Card by BBUK - Bladder & Bowel UK
• Food and Symptom Diary

IBS Wind and Bloating

• Gas-producing foods:
  • Wind | Information about symptoms, causes and treatment - Guts UK
• Gut-directed breathing exercises
  • Breathing exercise for IBS
• Food and Symptom Diary