Can people with IBS be thin?!


Question: Can people with IBS be thin?
Wouldn't it be hard? And by thin I meant having a flat stomach.

Answers:

I have Crohn's, and I know that your diet may seem very limited, but it is largely dependent on the magnitude of your disorder. If your IBS isn't bad, you can cheat a bit and eat those fresh vegetables that they tell us not to, but you MUST drink a lot of water (you should do this regardless, it helps an unbelievable amount). But for some people, cheating on the IBS diet isn't an option and gets to be very painful. It will be hard to lose weight since certain diet foods are out of the question, but it is definitely doable!

Exercise, as always, is extremely important. Another good thing is that this can help reduce symptoms of your IBS as well! You should try to run for half an hour a day and do other calisthenics. If you're mainly concerned with your stomach, try to do mainly core exercises, but its generally a good idea to have a workout that works everything equally.

Your diet will be tricky, and you won't be able to keep a traditional weight loss diet. You'll want to drink lots and lots of water. Eat several small meals a day rather than three large ones. This is good for your IBS and it keeps your metabolism up as to burn more fat and you won't store excess food as fat. Drink a few cups of hot green tea a day(once again for metabolism) and the heightened body temperature will help you to burn fat. I can't really help you with specific foods, because what you can and can't eat is (as you may already know) largely dependent on the person.

It won't be the hardest thing you've ever done, but it definitely won't be as easy as it is for some people. If its something you really want, you can definitely do it.

Good luck!



Yeah, your stomach is always gonna be kind of bloated no matter how thin you are. Just stay away from carbonation and stuff, that should help. Also there's a prescription for IBS called Bentyl. A gastroenterologist can prescribe it.



yes . i have a friend who has it and she's thin + i would want a flat stomach if i was you anyway. Curves ftw




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