Hunger and IBS
 

So with agreement with care team for final 2 weeks of college my meds are halved.

That's cool.

But I'm SO hungry and my tummy gets empty so frequently. I do have IBS but generally am aware of what to and not to eat but within not long of eating I feel sick with hunger like I've not eaten for days and my stomach is totally empty. I can't keep up eating enough.

Does anyone relate to this? I'm worried I'll gain loads of weight bcof how much I'm having to eat.

Can stress make you more hungry? I'm eating proper food too. Stuff that is normally filling.

X

All the doctors I've seen including the dietitian have told me that with IBS it's best to eat frequently, going a maximum of 4 hours without food. It's totally fine to eat every hour or so, I guess it's up to you to choose what sort of foods to snack on, or if you want to have 6 mini meals a day rather than 3 main ones etc etc!

Have you seen a dietitian before about your IBS?

And yes, stress can make you hungrier. Stress and IBS also go hand in hand. Your mind and your gut are linked, so being emotionally/mentally under stress will set off IBS.

i always knew my MH set it off. When I'm unwell I often get a LOT of symptoms. Especially when I get admitted, which i guess is when I'm most unwell.

I didn't think normal stress would be SO bad though. I haven't seen anyone about it. I go to my gp for so many things I'm embarrassed to add another thing to the list of thing to ask about when I see her.

so i try to read stuff and manage it on my own because a lot of traditional advice doesn't fit with me - so i'm using trial and error to see what works and doesn't work for me. x