How Do I Navigate the Holiday Season with IBS?

Nov 18, 2022

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Happy Holidays! This is such an exciting time of the year, and I really want to dedicate this episode to answer all your questions about surviving the holidays. Whether you celebrate the holidays or not, these are great tips to incorporate at any gathering. During this episode, I talk about why IBS symptoms get worse during the holidays, how to cope with the fear of symptoms flaring during the holidays and how to communicate your food needs! In this episode, we cover:

You have autonomy over the choices you make
Why symptoms get worse around the holiday season
Losing out on sleep
How to deal with travel and emotions during the holidays
Determine your priorities and how to reinforce them
Coping with the fear of symptoms
Communicating your food needs
Dealing with the change in weather and daylight

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