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How a gluten-free diet helped to free me from IBS |
It took Sophie Lee fifteen years to link her IBS to gluten – but since she did, she hasn't looked back. And now she has written a book about it. |
It took me about 15 years to find out that I had a problem with gluten. I’d suffered from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) ever since a truly awful attack of food poisoning when I was 12. My life was dominated by symptoms of constipation, diarrhoea, bloating, and severe abdominal pain that were sometimes mild, but more often all-consuming. Medical advice - or the lack of it... Choosing an appropriate diet Tracking down the gluten Recovery.... Sophie Lee is the author of Sophie’s Story: My 20-Year Battle with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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