Navigating Dietary Restrictions & Food Fear with IBS

Food doesn’t cause IBS. But the fear around food? That’s real.   In this episode of The Gut Show, I’m talking about when restrictions help, when they don’t, and what else could be driving your symptoms.   Thank you to our partners:   @GemelliBiotech offers trusted, science-backed at-home tests for conditions like SIBO, IMO, ISO, and post-infectious IBS.   Their Trio-Smart breath test measures all three key gases: hydrogen, methane, and hydrogen sulfide to detect different forms of microbial overgrowth. And for those with IBS symptoms, IBS-Smart is a simple blood test that can confirm post-infectious IBS with clinical accuracy.   You simply order the test, complete it at home, send it back, and get clinically backed results in about a week that you can take to your provider!   Find out which tests are right for you at getgutanswers.com and use code ERINJUDGE25 to save $25 on your order!   @FODZYME is the world’s first enzyme supplement specialized to target FODMAPs.   When sprinkled on or mixed with high-FODMAP meals, FODZYME’s novel patent-pending enzyme blend breaks down fructan, GOS and lactose before they can trigger bloating, gas and other digestive issues.   With FODZYME, enjoy garlic, onion, wheat, Brussels sprouts, beans, dairy and more — worry free! Discover the power of FODZYME’s digestive enzyme blend and eat the foods you love and miss. Visit fodzyme.com and save 20% off your first order with code THEGUTSHOW. One use per customer.   This episode is made possible with support from Ardelyx.   Covered in this episode: Why I work with IBS [3:10] The most common reason for dietary restriction in IBS [4:09] Food intolerance in IBS [6:10] Visceral hypersensitivity [7:45] Immune activation [9:05] Dysbiosis [9:54] Intestinal permeability [10:51] Food does not cause IBS [12:42] (social?) When do restrictions work? [14:01] When restrictions work against you [16:47] Pitfalls to be aware of [23:06] Support for food fear [36:59] How to approach dietary restrictions [45:59] Sustainable ways to approach restrictions [47:27] Non food restriction strategies [51:23] What does managing IBS look like? [52:15] How do you get there? [56:20]   Mentioned in this episode:  MASTER Method Membership Take the quiz: What's your poop personality?  Malabsorption Overlapping With or Masking as IBS   Connect with Gutivate:  IG: https://www.instagram.com/erinjudge.rd TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@erinjudge.rd Work with Gutivate: https://gutivate.com/services   

If you're doing “all the right things” for IBS but still struggling, it might be time to look beyond IBS itself.   In this episode of The Gut Show, I talk with Dr Lee and Dr Singh about other conditions that can mimic or worsen IBS symptoms, such as food intolerances, malabsorption, SID and bile acid diarrhea.   Covered in this episode:  Introducing our guests [3:29] Food intolerance vs food allergy [5:05] Food intolerance in IBS [8:23] Malabsorption [8:38] SID [10:31] Lactose intolerance [14:23] Bile acid diarrhea/malabsorption [16:04] Exocrine Pancreatic insufficiency [28:15] How to assess food intolerance [34:32] Q&A [41:10]   Thank you to our partners:  @FODZYME is the world’s first enzyme supplement specialized to target FODMAPs.   When sprinkled on or mixed with high-FODMAP meals, FODZYME’s novel patent-pending enzyme blend breaks down fructan, GOS and lactose before they can trigger bloating, gas and other digestive issues.   With FODZYME, enjoy garlic, onion, wheat, Brussels sprouts, beans, dairy and more — worry free! Discover the power of FODZYME’s digestive enzyme blend and eat the foods you love and miss. Visit fodzyme.com and save 20% off your first order with code THEGUTSHOW. One use per customer.   @GemelliBiotech offers trusted, science-backed at-home tests for conditions like SIBO, IMO, ISO, and post-infectious IBS.   Their Trio-Smart breath test measures all three key gases: hydrogen, methane, and hydrogen sulfide to detect different forms of microbial overgrowth. And for those with IBS symptoms, IBS-Smart is a simple blood test that can confirm post-infectious IBS with clinical accuracy.   You simply order the test, complete it at home, send it back, and get clinically backed results in about a week that you can take to your provider!   Find out which tests are right for you at getgutanswers.com and use code ERINJUDGE25 to save $25 on your order!

Could a past food poisoning incident be the reason your gut hasn’t felt right since? In this episode of The Gut Show, we’re diving into how foodborne illness connects to IBS—and what you can do to protect yourself. Have you ever traced your IBS back to a foodborne illness?   In this episode, we cover: My goal with this episode [3:10] The most known cause of IBS [3:34] How do you get foodborne illness? [7:33] Signs of foodborne illness [12:53] When will symptoms pass? [15:20] Can repeat infections make things worse? [19:29] Preventing foodborne illness [24:49] What if you're not the one making the food? [35:35] Food recalls and contamination [45:32] What if you get foodborne illness? [50:49]   Mentioned in this episode: SIBO episode What's your poop personality? MASTER Method Membership   Thank you to our partners: FODZYME is the world’s first enzyme supplement specialized to target FODMAPs. When sprinkled on or mixed with high-FODMAP meals, FODZYME’s novel patent-pending enzyme blend breaks down fructan, GOS and lactose before they can trigger bloating, gas and other digestive issues. With FODZYME, enjoy garlic, onion, wheat, Brussels sprouts, beans, dairy and more — worry free! Discover the power of FODZYME’s digestive enzyme blend and eat the foods you love and miss. Visit fodzyme.com and save 20% off your first order with code THEGUTSHOW. One use per customer.   Gemelli Biotech offers trusted, science-backed at-home tests for conditions like SIBO, IMO, ISO, and post-infectious IBS.  Their Trio-Smart breath test measures all three key gases: hydrogen, methane, and hydrogen sulfide to detect different forms of microbial overgrowth. And for those with IBS symptoms, IBS-Smart is a simple blood test that can confirm post-infectious IBS with clinical accuracy. You simply order the test, complete it at home, send it back, and get clinically backed results in about a week that you can take to your provider!  Find out which tests are right for you at getgutanswers.com and use code ERINJUDGE25 to save $25 on your order!   Connect with Erin Judge, RD:  IG: https://www.instagram.com/erinjudge.rd TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@erinjudge.rd   Work with Gutivate:  https://gutivate.com/services 

Struggling with sleep and IBS? You're not alone and there's a deeper connection than you think.    Tune in to the latest episode of The Gut Show to learn from @pacificintegrativepsych to learn more! From melatonin to mindset, we’ve got integrative tools you can actually use tonight!   Mentioned in this episode:  Melatonin brand guide  What's your poop personality? MASTER Method Membership   Thank you to our partners: Gemelli Biotech offers trusted, science-backed at-home tests for conditions like SIBO, IMO, ISO, and post-infectious IBS.  Their Trio-Smart breath test measures all three key gases: hydrogen, methane, and hydrogen sulfide to detect different forms of microbial overgrowth. And for those with IBS symptoms, IBS-Smart is a simple blood test that can confirm post-infectious IBS with clinical accuracy. You simply order the test, complete it at home, send it back, and get clinically backed results in about a week that you can take to your provider!  Find out which tests are right for you at getgutanswers.com and use code ERINJUDGE25 to save $25 on your order!   FODZYME is the world’s first enzyme supplement specialized to target FODMAPs. When sprinkled on or mixed with high-FODMAP meals, FODZYME’s novel patent-pending enzyme blend breaks down fructan, GOS and lactose before they can trigger bloating, gas and other digestive issues. With FODZYME, enjoy garlic, onion, wheat, Brussels sprouts, beans, dairy and more — worry free! Discover the power of FODZYME’s digestive enzyme blend and eat the foods you love and miss. Visit fodzyme.com and save 20% off your first order with code THEGUTSHOW. One use per customer.   Covered in this episode:  About Dr. Bhopal [3:10] Take a deep breath [4:29] Sleep 101 - why is sleep important?  [6:03] What happens when you’re sleeping? [7:30] Is lack of sleep raising your blood pressure?  [11:51] How much sleep do you need? [10:32] Is it a good idea to nap? [12:08] 4 sleep pillars [13:19] Those with IBS are more likely to have sleep disorders [15:29] Why this matters for you [18:15] Integrative strategies for better sleep [19:37] Can melatonin improve IBS symptoms? [24:07] Sleep drive [25:13] Mindset and nervous system [26:12] Chronic insomnia [28:01] Yoga [30:03] Aromatherapy [31:30] Nutrition and dietary supplements [32:56] Answering your questions [40:28]   About Dr. Bhopal: Nishi Bhopal MD is board certified in Psychiatry, Sleep Medicine, and Integrative Holistic Medicine. She is the founder and medical director of Pacific Integrative Psychiatry, an online practice in California where patients receive a whole-person approach to anxiety and sleep disorders, including sleep coaching, and integrative and functional medicine.   In addition to her private practice, Dr. Bhopal is the founder of IntraBalance, an educational platform for physicians and therapists that includes a YouTube channel and online courses on clinical sleep medicine for healthcare practitioners. Her passion is making clinical sleep medicine easy to understand and accessible to all. LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishibhopal/ YT: https://www.youtube.com/c/intrabalance IG: https://www.instagram.com/pacificintegrativepsych Private practice website: https://pacificintegrativepsych.com/    Connect with Erin Judge, RD:  Download My Gut Journal for free Work with Gutivate Instagram TikTok

Still struggling with IBS symptoms, even after trying everything?   It might not be “just IBS.”   In the first episode of The Gut Show, Season 8, Dr. Mark Pimentel breaks down the connection between SIBO, IMO, ISO, and IBS, and what patients need to know about testing, treatment, and what’s actually causing your symptoms.   We talked about breath tests, stool tests, probiotics, antibiotics (like Rifaximin + Neomycin), the meds that cause SIBO, and more.   Covered in this episode: Introducing Dr. Pimentel, MD [2:18] What is SIBO, ISO and IMO? [3:18] Should everyone with IBS do breath testing? [7:14] New guidelines that have come out [9:50] How should a patient navigate testing? [11:11] What about stool testing? [13:16] Negative test + symptoms or positive test without symptoms [16:50] What does normal mean? [18:44] Who does all 3 [20:39] Glucose vs Lactulose for the test [21:05] What causes these overgrowths? [21:52] The medication that WILL make you have SIBO [23:53] MAST cells, IBD, endometriosis [24:34] Treatment [32:07] Rifaximin [34:19] Any Statin or seaweed based treatment updates? [37:51] Neomycin [39:25] Elemental diet [41:23] What Dr. Pimentel wants for his patients [45:17] Probiotics [46:40] The role of metabolic disorders [48:22] Rapid fire questions [50:59]   Mentioned in this episode:  MASTER Method Membership Take the quiz: What's your poop personality?      Sponsors of The Gut Show:  FODZYME is the world’s first enzyme supplement specialized to target FODMAPs. When sprinkled on or mixed with high-FODMAP meals, FODZYME’s novel patent-pending enzyme blend breaks down fructan, GOS and lactose before they can trigger bloating, gas and other digestive issues. With FODZYME, enjoy garlic, onion, wheat, Brussels sprouts, beans, dairy and more — worry free! Discover the power of FODZYME’s digestive enzyme blend and eat the foods you love and miss. Visit fodzyme.com and save 20% off your first order with code THEGUTSHOW. One use per customer. Gemelli Biotech offers trusted, science-backed at-home tests for conditions like SIBO, IMO, ISO, and post-infectious IBS.  Their Trio-Smart breath test measures all three key gases: hydrogen, methane, and hydrogen sulfide to detect different forms of microbial overgrowth. And for those with IBS symptoms, IBS-Smart is a simple blood test that can confirm post-infectious IBS with clinical accuracy. You simply order the test, complete it at home, send it back, and get clinically backed results in about a week that you can take to your provider!  Find out which tests are right for you at getgutanswers.com and use code ERINJUDGE25 to save $25 on your order!   About our speaker: Mark Pimentel, MD, FRCP(C), is a Professor of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai and Professor of Medicine and of Gastroenterology through Geffen School of Medicine. Dr. Pimentel is also the Executive Director of the Medically Associated Science and Technology (MAST) program at Cedars-Sinai, an enterprise of physicians and researchers dedicated to the study of the gut microbiome in order to develop effective diagnostic tools and therapies to improve patient care. As a physician and researcher, Dr. Pimentel has served as a principal investigator or co-investigator for numerous basic science, translational and clinical investigations of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and the relationship between gut flora composition and human disease. This research led to the first ever blood tests for IBS, ibs-smart™, the only licensed and patented serologic diagnostic for irritable bowel syndrome. The test measures the levels of two validated IBS biomarkers, anti-CdtB and anti-vinculin. A pioneering expert in IBS, Dr. Pimentel’s work has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine, American Journal of Physiology, American Journal of Medicine, American Journal of Gastroenterology and Digestive Diseases and Sciences, among others. Dr. Pimentel has presented at national and international medical conferences and advisory boards. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology,) a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and a member of the American Gastroenterological Association, the American College of Gastroenterology, and the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society. Dr. Pimentel completed 3 years of an undergraduate degree in honors microbiology and biochemistry at the University of Manitoba, Canada. This was followed by his medical degree, and his BSc (Med) from the University of Manitoba Health Sciences Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where he also completed a residency in internal medicine. His medical training includes a fellowship in gastroenterology at the UCLA Affiliated Training Program.   Connect with Erin Judge, RD:  IG: https://www.instagram.com/erinjudge.rd TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@erinjudge.rd   Work with Gutivate:  https://gutivate.com/services   

If you have IBS or a digestive disorder, managing symptoms might require avoiding certain foods, but... It’s important to focus on what you’re adding to your diet, not just what you’re taking away. Eliminating foods may provide short-term relief, but relying on this approach can sometimes cause more symptoms in the long run. Listen to today’s episode of The Gut Show to discover how to manage symptoms while supporting your nutrition!    Join the MASTER Method Membership Take the poop personality quiz Connect with Erin & the Gutivate team: Instagram: @erinjudge.rd or @gutivate TikTok: @erinjudge.rd Website Schedule a consult Join The GUT Community: The Facebook group for those with IBS and digestive health conditions to connect, encourage one another, and dive deeper into the topics we cover on The Gut Show.  My Gut Journal is a 90 day gut tracker to build awareness in your mind & body.

Trying to stay healthy this holiday season? 🎄 Did you know your gut health plays a role in supporting your immune system? 🦠   While there’s no way to completely avoid getting sick, the latest episode of The Gut Show explores simple steps you can take to strengthen your immune system and feel your best.   It's cold season! [1:16] What is your immune system? [2:30] Major components of the immune system [4:21] What pieces of the immune system are found in the GI tract? [8:31] Leaky gut [10:13] Mast cells [12:21] Do people with IBS have more Mast cells? [14:31] MCAS [15:25] What can you actually do for your immune system? [16:47] What can you avoid? [22:16]   Join the MASTER Method Membership Take the poop personality quiz Connect with Erin & the Gutivate team: Instagram: @erinjudge.rd or @gutivate TikTok: @erinjudge.rd Website Schedule a consult Join The GUT Community: The Facebook group for those with IBS and digestive health conditions to connect, encourage one another, and dive deeper into the topics we cover on The Gut Show.  My Gut Journal is a 90 day gut tracker to build awareness in your mind & body.

What happens in your body between meals?     On today’s episode of The Gut Show, we dive into gut motility and the Migrating Motor Complex (MMC) — your digestive system’s built-in “housekeeper” that kicks in between meals to keep things moving!   Tune in to learn how meal timing can make a real difference for your gut health and digestion!   Join the MASTER Method Membership Take the poop personality quiz Connect with Erin & the Gutivate team: IG: @erinjudge.rd or @gutivate TikTok: @erinjudge.rd Website Schedule a consult   Join The GUT Community: The Facebook group for those with IBS and digestive health conditions to connect, encourage one another, and dive deeper into the topics we cover on The Gut Show.    My Gut Journal is a 90 day gut tracker to build awareness in your mind & body.

Ginger is one of my favorite ingredients for a gut-healthy diet, especially for managing IBS!   In this episode of The Gut Show, I’ll share how I incorporate ginger into my diet and give you some easy ideas for adding ginger to your meals.   Covered in this episode: Is ginger a superfood? [1:30] Bioactive compounds [3:06] Why is ginger recommended for digestion?  [6:55] Nausea [12:07] Digestion friendly [15:20] What is the harm in adding ginger? [16:22] Ways to add ginger [18:16]   Join the MASTER Method Membership Take the poop personality quiz   Connect with Erin & the Gutivate team: IG: @erinjudge.rd or @gutivate TikTok: @erinjudge.rd Website Schedule a consult   Join The GUT Community: The Facebook group for those with IBS and digestive health conditions to connect, encourage one another, and dive deeper into the topics we cover on The Gut Show.    My Gut Journal is a 90 day gut tracker to build awareness in your mind & body.

Think you're chewing your food enough? Most people don’t!   Why does it matter, and what are the signs you might be skimping on chewing?   In this episode of The Gut Show, we’ll explore why chewing matters, how to know if you’re not doing it enough, and easy ways to improve.   Covered in this episode: This topic is one of my most viral videos [1:27] What is chewing and why is it important? [3:20] Signs you aren’t chewing enough [4:36] How much should you be chewing? [14:12]   Join the MASTER Method Membership   Take the poop personality quiz   Connect with Erin & the Gutivate team: IG: @erinjudge.rd or @gutivate TikTok: @erinjudge.rd   www.gutivate.com   Schedule a consult   Join The GUT Community: The Facebook group for those with IBS and digestive health conditions to connect, encourage one another, and dive deeper into the topics we cover on The Gut Show.    My Gut Journal is a 90 day gut tracker to build awareness in your mind & body.