STOMACH-SOOTHING STRATEGIES

Despite being a condition affecting around one in five people in the UK, there’s still a lack of certainty around the actual cause of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Perhaps as a result of that, there isn’t yet a ‘cure’ for IBS, meaning that sufferers are left having to manage their symptoms, rather than being able to erase them completely.

Marilia Chamon is a gut health specialist at Gutfulness. She explains that IBS is a “functional gastrointestinal disorder characterised by abdominal discomfort and alterations in bowel habits. These changes in bowel habits include diarrhoea, constipation or both. Most recently, IBS has been considered a disorder of the gut-brain axis, meaning there is a miscommunication between the gut and the brain, resulting in