If you’ve ever been told “just eat more fibre and drink more water”, and your constipation didn’t  budge (or your bloating got worse)… you’re not alone. That’s exactly why the British Dietetic Association (BDA)  published new, more detailed dietary guidelines for chronic constipation in adults , pulling together evidence from 75 randomised controlled trials  and translating it into clear, outcome-specific recommendations. Below, I’ll break down the key takeaways (including what the evidence ...

Bloating after meals is one of the most common IBS complaints, and one of the easiest to misunderstand. People often assume it must be one specific “bad” food , so they start cutting things out: gluten, dairy, sugar, FODMAPs (and eventually… joy). But bloating after eating isn’t always about one food. Often, it’s about how digestion is functioning that day and what’s happening around the meal - stress state, eating speed, portion size, constipation, fibre/FODMAP load, and gut sensitivity....

Supporting gut health while managing IBS and medications. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist medications,  such as...