Gut Influencers

A smorgasbord of dietary help and advice

If I am honest, this post has turned out quite differently from what I initially had in mind when I sat down to write it.  My thought was to write a post about foods that I have found to ‘influence’ my gut, either in a bad or good way.  My intention was to chat with you about those that I eat or ones that I avoid in my diet, in an attempt to remove or minimise their influence on my IBS.

Thinking hard, I chose myself a snappy title (well it is in my head anyway !) and began to compose my post, however the more I thought about it, the more I felt that the gut ‘influencers’ really out there in the digital world, were likely way better than me at explaining the gut and its complexities, and how particular foods can effect it.  After all, what works for me in terms of food and nutrition, may be different for you.

So let me instead, offer you a little menu of links to those influencers that have helped me this far within my own IBS experience and which I hope will be helpful to you too, with heaps of advice, learning and gorgeous foods for you to consider and incorporate into your own life’s journey with IBS as your companion. 

The Gut Stuff:

I love the website of Lisa and Alana, aka, the Mac Twins, homegrown here in my home country, Scotland.  Their website is an absolute compendium full of knowledge on the gut, how it works and things that affect it.  There is a section on approaching your GP and other health practitioners to contact about gut symptoms you may be experiencing.  I absolutely cannot do this site justice in one little paragraph, so I urge you, please check it out.

 
However, I cannot, not mention the recipes the girls have on their site and absolutely cannot sign off without a SHOUT OUT to my favourite guilty pleasure, Sauerkraut no-bake Brownies, made with gooey and squidgy medjool dates.  Please don’t let the name put you off; yes, I know there is sauerkraut in them, but honestly reserve any judgement until you try them – and then tell me you ain’t making them again and again!

Becky Excell:

I have found some absolutely great info and advice on this site.  Based in the UK, Becky is the creator of gluten-free recipes which she shares through her free food blog.  Diagnosed herself with IBS some years ago, Becky like many of us, thought she would never eat anything tasty again after finding out she had to restrict her previous diet.  However, she has proved her own worry wrong, with fab recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and any time in between.

What I also love about this site is the advice she offers, as a gluten-free traveller,  with great recommendations of places she has tried throughout many European cities, including where to get the best gluten-free gelato in my favourite place of all time, Rome!

And just in case, you happen, at some point when this old world settles down and you happily find yourself in Roma, then why not stop by and enjoy a gelato for me, for, 'when in Rome...'

Find Gelateria Fiocco Di Neve 

on Trip Advisor