Our Success Team Dietitian, Leigh Merotto RD MHSc has written an in-depth article on:

IBS and High-Intensity Exercise: Your Guide to Train Smart Without the Gut Flare-ups

Are you an avid exercise lover? Do you also have Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)? Then this article is for you!

If you’ve spent any time on social media in the IBS and gut health space, you’ve probably seen claims about how high-intensity exercise is something to be avoided if you want to manage your IBS symptoms and prevent flare-ups. You’ve heard that it “spikes your cortisol” and can even wreak havoc on your “hormone balance”.

Well fear not, there is a lot to unpack here and the answer about whether you should or shouldn’t avoid high-intensity exercise when you have IBS may surprise you! We will also get into some low FODMAP fuel examples for when you do engage in those types of sessions.

Read Leigh's other articles:

• ​Understanding the Overlap Between IBS & Anxiety​
• ​Yeast & IBS: What Does the Mycobiome Have to Do With Your Symptoms?​
• ​Understanding the Intersection of Autoimmune Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome​
• ​When It’s More Than Just Fatigue: Understanding the Intersection of IBS, Iron Deficiency and Anemia​
• ​Athletes with IBS: Eating for Optimal Recovery, Performance & GI Health​
• ​Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatitis and IBS Connection: Don’t Let Your Symptoms Go Unchecked ​
• ​Visceral Hypersensitivity: A Key Factor In Your IBS Pain and What You Can Do About It​
• ​Fatty Liver Disease & IBS: Supporting Your Gut-Liver Axis and How to Eat If You Have Both Conditions​
• ​Chrono-nutrition, Circadian Rhythms & Irritable Bowel Syndrome​
• ​IBS & Diabetes: The Connection & How To Eat If You Have Both​
• ​How Does the Low FODMAP Diet Affect the Gut Microbiome?​
• ​Post-Workout Nutrition And The Low FODMAP Diet​
• ​Pre-Workout Nutrition and the Low FODMAP Diet​

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