If I don't have immediate access to a doctor, what's a good way to find out which foods aggravate my IBS?

If I don't have immediate access to a doctor, what's a good way to find out which foods aggravate my IBS?

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A patient should determine foods that aggravate their Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)by their own symptoms. So it's not really information they need to get from the doctor. It's really information that they gather from themselves. And by keeping a daily symptom and food diary, they'll be able to determine if there are certain foods that trigger their symptoms in particular. If they want general information about foods that trigger IBS, they can get that information on the Internet. The Internet has a lot of information and education about IBS, or getting books about IBS, while they're waiting for a doctor's appointment. There is one really good website for patients to gather information that I know of. It's the International Foundation for Functional GI Disorders, which is IFFGD. And the website is IFFGD.org. This provides a lot of accurate and scientific evidence and medical information for patients.