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Velocity-Health 👩🏼‍💻Dominique Dano, PhD Nutrition & Dietetics
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IBS is a disorder of gut-brain interaction, meaning your brain, emotions, nervous system, and gut are constantly communi...
23/04/2026

IBS is a disorder of gut-brain interaction, meaning your brain, emotions, nervous system, and gut are constantly communicating.

This means emotional dysregulation, when stress, anxiety, overwhelm, anger, or sadness feel difficult to process or regulate, may directly worsen IBS symptoms.

When emotions stay unresolved or intense, the body can shift into a stress-response state. This may:

• speed up bowel movements → diarrhea or urgency
• slow gut motility → constipation
• increase gut sensitivity → more pain or cramping
• increase bloating sensations
• worsen nausea or stomach discomfort
• make the gut react more strongly to foods that were tolerated before

Research shows anxiety and depressive symptoms are significantly more common in people with IBS, and emotional stress is a well-known trigger for symptom flare-ups.

This is why some people say:
“I ate the same thing yesterday and felt fine… today it caused bloating.”

Often the difference is not only the food.
It may be your nervous system state.

Inside the IBS RESET Program, we help you understand how your emotions, thoughts, stress patterns, habits, and food triggers all interact with your gut.

You learn how to:

• identify emotional triggers behind flare-ups
• calm the gut-brain axis
• reduce symptom amplification from stress
• build routines that stabilize digestion
• understand your true food triggers without guessing
• create a clear roadmap to manage IBS confidently for life

Because healing IBS is not just about what you eat. It is also about how your body is carrying what you feel.

Comment RESET if you’re ready to manage your IBS on a deeper level.

Comment RESET if you’re ready to stop guessing and start healing smarter.If you’ve been thinking… “I’ll never heal from ...
22/04/2026

Comment RESET if you’re ready to stop guessing and start healing smarter.

If you’ve been thinking… “I’ll never heal from IBS. It’s my forever problem.”
You’re not alone, but that belief is not always the full story.

That’s what IBS RESET is designed to help you become:
✨ Calm around food
✨ Confident in your body
✨ Clear on your triggers
✨ In control of your symptoms
✨ Able to enjoy life again without IBS running the show

21/04/2026

Being told you’re fine
when you clearly aren’t

is one of the hardest parts.

But IBS is real
and it has a solution.

Comment FODMAP 🤍

20/04/2026

It’s not about eating less

It’s about feeling safe
when you eat

That’s the real goal

Comment RESET 🤍

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19/04/2026

Share this with someone who might need it today.

Which one did you need to hear today?

18/04/2026

When your biggest fear
follows you into your dreams 😭

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Save this to try.Some herbs and plant compounds have promising evidence for helping digestive comfort and gut function.5...
17/04/2026

Save this to try.

Some herbs and plant compounds have promising evidence for helping digestive comfort and gut function.

5 options worth knowing:

1. Ginger
May help speed stomach emptying and reduce nausea, heaviness, and upper digestive discomfort. Helpful when food feels like it “sits” in the stomach.

2. Anise Seeds
Traditionally used for bloating, gas, and digestive discomfort. May help relax the digestive tract and reduce spasms in some people.

3. Peppermint
One of the most studied options for IBS. May relax intestinal smooth muscle and help reduce cramping, bloating, and abdominal pain.

4. Chamomile
Known for calming effects. May help when stress worsens symptoms, as the gut and brain communicate closely.

5. Curcumin
The active compound in turmeric. Has anti-inflammatory properties and emerging evidence suggesting benefits for some digestive symptoms.

Important:
Natural does not mean perfect for everyone. Some people may react differently, especially with reflux, gallstones, medications, or sensitive guts.

Start one at a time, monitor your response, and focus on the bigger picture too: regular meals, stress regulation, sleep, movement, and overall diet quality.

16/04/2026

You tried removing foods
adding foods
fixing your routine

and you’re still stuck

Comment RESET
and let’s change that🤍

Comment SYSTEM if you want to learn how to structure your meals in a way that actually works for your body.Could your fo...
15/04/2026

Comment SYSTEM if you want to learn how to structure your meals in a way that actually works for your body.

Could your food choices be making you feel hungrier… even when you’re eating enough?

When foods like sweets, chips, or quick snacks are eaten on their own or relied on as meals, they may not keep you full for long.
They tend to be low in protein and fiber, which are nutrients that help your body feel satisfied.

At the same time, these foods can stimulate the brain’s reward system, which may increase the desire to keep eating, even if your body doesn’t need more energy.

Because they are digested quickly, they can also lead to faster changes in blood sugar levels, which may bring hunger back sooner.

When this pattern happens often, it can gradually lead to higher overall intake and may contribute to fat storage, especially around the abdominal area, which can increase the risk of chronic conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure.

This isn’t just about calories,
and it’s not about labeling foods as “good” or “bad.”

It’s about how you structure your eating in a way that truly supports your body and your health.

Building your meals around protein, fiber, and balanced nutrients can help you feel fuller, more stable, and more in control.💕

14/04/2026

“Just push through it.”

If only it was that simple.

IBS doesn’t pause
for your workday.

Comment IBS
and let’s fix the root🤍

13/04/2026

I thought I had cancer!

It started with bloating,
then diarrhea,
then panic.

Nothing I removed from my diet worked.

Until I realized,
it wasn’t just food.

That’s when everything changed.

You don’t have to stay stuck in this.

Comment RESET 🤍

Save this to start noticing your patterns. Things that silently worsen your IBS (and most people don’t realize it) 👇• Ex...
12/04/2026

Save this to start noticing your patterns.

Things that silently worsen your IBS (and most people don’t realize it) 👇

• Excess caffeine: stimulates the gut too much, increasing urgency, cramps, and diarrhea.
• Inadequate hydration: slows digestion and can worsen constipation and bloating.
• High alcohol intake: irritates the gut lining and disrupts motility, triggering symptoms.
• Excessive or intense exercise: puts stress on the body and gut, increasing symptoms like cramps or urgency.
• Sedentary lifestyle: slows bowel movement and digestion, leading to bloating and discomfort.
• Eating too fast: reduces proper digestion and increases air swallowing, causing bloating.
• Poor sleep: disrupts gut-brain regulation, making the gut more sensitive and reactive.
• Chronic stress: overstimulates the gut via the brain, worsening pain, bloating, and bowel changes.
• Pelvic floor dysfunction: affects proper bowel movement coordination, leading to constipation or incomplete emptying.
• Irregular eating patterns: confuses gut rhythm, making digestion unpredictable and triggering symptoms.
• Delaying bowel movement: increases discomfort, bloating, and can worsen constipation over time.
• Food-related anxiety: heightens gut sensitivity and can trigger symptoms even with “safe” foods.

Your gut (especially with IBS) is not just about what you eat… it’s about how you live!

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