Dr. Wendi LeBrett

So these are certain types of carbohydrates that we don't break down very well as humans, which means the bacteria in our gut

break them down or ferment them.

So these are highly fermentable carbohydrates and they tend to be people's triggers.

So things like beans, broccoli, onions, garlics, these are sort of known triggers.

Lactose can be a trigger for some people.

And so there are certain foods that are known triggers, but for some people with IBS, all foods are a trigger.

Eating in general hurts.

And so

then it's less about avoiding these trigger foods and it's more about trying to fix that communication between the brain and the gut.

Yeah, this is like a free consult over here.

So there's a number of different ways.

So there's something called there's a line of therapy called brain gut behavioral therapy.

So you work with a GI psychologist.

So this is a psychologist.

And so for people, especially for people where like stress, anxiety plays a big component for their IBS symptoms.

They train, help you learn like relaxation exercises.

Um, there's cognitive behavioral therapy for the gut.

So gut directed behavioral therapy.

Um, so there's all these like brain communication exercises you can do.

Um, and then we also treat people with medications.