Does adding fiber to my diet help reduce the symptoms of IBS?

Does adding fiber to my diet help reduce the symptoms of IBS?

Lin Chang (UCLA Division of Digestive Diseases) gives expert video advice on: Will my IBS symptoms get better?; Is there a cure for IBS?; What treatments can relieve IBS symptoms? and more...

Fiber can help some patients with IBS, and it specifically helps patients with constipation symptoms. It doesn't really help patients with diarrhoea symptoms because it can actually make it worse. So, when patients have constipation symptoms, fiber can actually help. It's a little tricky using fiber because sometimes it actually increases gas and bloating, so the patients have to be careful on their fiber intake. But it can definitely help constipation symptoms.