What would you tell a teen with IBS or chronic abdominal pain? What kind advice or know-how would you have wanted when you were a teen? Tummy aches are one of the most common ailments that bring children to the doctor’s office. For most kids, tummy aches might be a flu or a reaction to food […]
How Mindfulness Benefits Patients With IBS
While pain experts promote distraction as a powerful pain coping mechanism, research also shows that practicing mindfulness, or paying attention to what is happening in the moment without criticizing the thoughts and feelings that come to the surface, offers a range of health benefits. But how can mindfulness affect your child’s IBS symptom management? Mindfulness has been […]
