My big fat Balkans wedding (aka 'how to treat your stomach badly')

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Proper diet is essential for well being of someone having I.B.S. This means that individual having problems with his/hers stomach should avoid fat, carbonated drinks, irregular meals, spicy foods etc.
Having this said, I'd like to (one more time) confirm how much my brain plays an important role in my condition and how little does my actual physical condition have to do with my issues.

My friend was getting married recently and I was invited. Being anxious about all kind of social events, I was rather nervous about the happening, expecting my stomach to give me trouble. The only thing I wasn't sure of was how much trouble will I get. However, there was no way I could have said no. It simply wasn't an option. So I said freck it, I'll go and see how it goes. I even invited my (recently mentioned) very dear person to accompany me. Decided to play it brave, right?

On the wedding, I avoided all the advice one would give to someone with I.B.S. - I had a couple of beers, ate a pound of roast lamb, some pork, cheese, added some coke to the mixture... and I had a LOT of fun!!! No problems whatsoever!

My very dear person brought this to my attention - how badly I acted related to diet I should be taking care of. But hey, it all turned out well.

Having all this said, my stomach is still acting OK recently, to my greatest pleasure. I'm confused, though.
On the side note, I'll start mixing some personal info into this blog, to make it a little more cozy place. In the meanwhile, feel free to like it, share it, comment it or do anything you like with it. Just don't ignore it :).

Stay good!

Wise men say: Get your fibers together!

'); } It's everywhere - wires are buzzing worse than my phone alarm is at 7am after a hard and long night: fibers are good for your stomach! Even more, they are strongly recommended if you suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Since I'm doing my best to get my act together related to my condition, I thought it's only fair to check what exactly is said about fibers, fiber rich food and the ways they affect people coping with nervous stomach. Without further ado, here we go.

People having issues with nervous stomach often suffer from either constipation or diarrhea (some of the lucky ones somehow manage to suffer from both). Fibers in our digestive system work as one would expect from fibers - they bind things together. Binding, in turn, helps movement of food through, which then makes things work in a more regular fashion. This, of course, is something I would kill for. I'm sure that most of the people visiting this blog think alike. Apparently, it's a bit more beneficial for people from the first group (constipated ones), but should do well to the second group as well. The lucky third should take fibers just for fun :) (no, just joking... fibers are good for anyone).

According to Wikipedia article about fibers, fiber-rich diet brings following benefits:

• May reduce appetite - not sure if you need this one. I do.
• Lowers variance in blood sugar levels. As my medical background isn't that good, not sure what this is good for. Sounds good, though.
• Reduces risk of heart disease.
• May reduce onset risk or symptoms of metabolic syndrome and diabetes.
• Facilitates regular defecation.
• Alleviates constipation.
• May reduce risk of colorectal cancer.

I marked with yellow most interesting benefits. Obviously, this sounds extremely beneficial for group 1, but in my opinion (and I'm dominantly in group 2), it is also good for group 2. Regularity is pretty much needed in my everyday life and I think it would solve all my problems.

Do feel free to add something to this article, as I'm sure it can be more thorough and complete.

Stay good.