Kirsten Jackson - The IBS Dietitian

Kirsten Jackson - The IBS Dietitian Kirsten Jackson is a consultant IBS dietitian and founder of The IBS Dietitian

The Food Treatment clinic provides highly professional, easy to follow, diet therapies for a range of conditions.

25/08/2026

😅Rant alert.

😩😩I really wish IBS control was this simple but it’s not. #

➡️ How our gut processes food can change depending on many factors so even when you think you have a ‘safe’ list of foods, you can still be left with symptoms.

🙋‍♀️ Please know that IBS control can be found but we need to work on reducing sensitivity in your gut as well.

✅ For more guidance on IBS, comment ‘guide’ below and I’ll send you a copy of my free IBS guide.

24/08/2026

➡️ If you feel like you have tried everything when it comes to IBS - this story is for you.

➡️ My client didn’t have any obvious stress and this is the case with many people I talk to - in fact, they almost shut down a little when I explain that the gut-brain axis always plays a role regardless of how much it does so.

🙋‍♀️ What I’ve found is that many people become so used to a certain level of stress that they no longer recognize it when asked.

✅ If you would like more guidance like this on your IBS, comment ‘guide’ below and I’ll send you a copy of my free IBS guide.

21/08/2026

👀 Is this you?

☕️ Coffee stimulates the gut to move and there’s technically nothing wrong with that if you need it but it isn’t really addressing the underlying problem and depending on how severe your symptoms are it may not actually resolve the issue fully.

➡️ Constipation is multifactorial - sleep, exercise, mental health, fiber, meal times , hydration, microbiota, nervous system.

👌 So keep taking that coffee but please know it could be time to think of other ways to target this situation.

✅ Comment ‘guide’ below to grab a copy of my free IBS guide.

20/08/2026

🤰Bloating is one of the most common IBS symptoms but food is not the only cause.

➡️ If you have been suffering with bloating despite changing your diet to work out your triggers then it could be something else causing the symptom.

✅ If you want a copy of my free IBS guide then comment ‘guide’ below to get a copy of my free IBS guide.

19/08/2026

🙏🙏 Please I encourage you to eat out on the low FODMAP diet because you can not stay at home for 4-6 weeks!!

🙋‍♀️ Normally I advise clients to remain as ‘low FODMAP as possible’ without not eating. So do what you can, adapt some ingredients where possible but don’t stress it, after all it is the low FODMAP diet not the no FODMAP diet.

😅😅However, for those special occasions we need a bit more flexibility. As a foodie, I would never want you to compromise. So you simply concentrate on those other IBS foundations- sleep, movement, mental health and of course nutrition (fiber, fluid, meal times etc).

➡️ If you have tried the low FODMAP diet before and it didn’t work, there are many reasons for this. If you want my step by step work through for finding out where you went wrong then comment ‘FODMAP’ below and I’ll send you my free guide.

18/08/2026

If you have constipation, you have probably been told to eat more prunes.

But if you also have IBS, they may not be the best place to start.

Prunes contain fibre, but they also contain sorbitol and fructans. These are FODMAPs that can draw water into the bowel and help you poo, but may also trigger bloating, wind, pain or urgency.

Two alternatives I often prefer are:

🥝 Two green kiwifruit per day

This low FODMAP serving has been shown to improve constipation and abdominal comfort. You also get fibre, vitamin C and other micronutrients. The research used peeled kiwi, so eating the skin is optional.

🥄 Psyllium husk

This soluble, gel-forming fibre holds water and adds bulk to your stool. It is slowly fermented, so it tends to cause less gas than highly fermentable fibres. You can also start with a small amount and gradually adjust the dose.

One trial found that two green kiwifruit increased complete bowel movements more than psyllium. However, another study found that kiwi, psyllium and prunes all improved constipation, with no clear winner for the main outcome.

Kiwifruit did cause the fewest side effects and had the highest patient satisfaction.

But constipation is not always solved by adding one food or supplement.

Inside my Take Control process, we first stabilise the foundations, then personalise the strategy based on your symptoms and finally integrate it into everyday life.

Because the goal is not simply to make you poo.

It is to help you achieve comfortable, predictable bowel movements without triggering other IBS symptoms.

Save this post for later and comment ‘guide’below to get a copy of my free IBS guide 👇

17/08/2026

⚠️ Miranda Kerr’s restrictive IBS diet has made headlines, but it is not an approach I would recommend copying.

🌾 For some people with IBS, wheat-based foods can trigger symptoms. However, it is the fructans within certain foods, rather than wheat itself, that are responsible. Most people will also have an individual tolerance rather than needing to avoid them completely.

🥛 The same applies to dairy. Lactose may trigger symptoms in some people, but removing all dairy without suitable replacements could lead to a low calcium intake. This is particularly concerning for women because of the increased risk of osteoporosis as we age.

🥚 Eggs and rice are not typical IBS triggers either. Removing more and more foods without identifying your actual triggers can reduce fibre and dietary variety while making eating socially and emotionally exhausting.

🦠 Even the low FODMAP diet is not designed to be restrictive forever. The foods should be systematically reintroduced to identify your personal triggers and tolerance levels.

🎯 The goal of IBS management is not to create the smallest possible list of “safe” foods. It is to control your symptoms while maintaining the most varied, nutritionally adequate diet you can tolerate.

📖 Comment “GUIDE” below if you want a copy of my free IBS starter guide.

13/08/2026

➡️ The low FODMAP diet is amazing …. BUT.

😩If we aren’t targeting your main underlying issue then it won’t help your IBS and in some cases can worsen it.

🙋‍♀️ Sometimes I use the low FODMAP in combination with other elements or not at all, it depends on the individual.

✅ If you have tried the low FODMAP diet and it didn’t work comment ‘FODMAP’ below and I’ll send you a copy of my free guide that explains why the low FODMAP diet sometimes doesn’t work, including all the mistakes I commonly see and how to get around them.

10/08/2026

🙋‍♀️ I you would like a copy of my IBS book, simply pop ‘book’ in the comments and I will send you a link to enter the competition.

➡️ Winners will be selected at random by the end of this week.

08/08/2026

🙋‍♀️ I love that supplement brands are reaching out to health professionals to do collaborations. This allows trusted health messaging to be promoted and the better supplements to get out there.

❌ But not all supplements are helpful or backed by evidence.

➡️ Yes health professionals can ‘get away’ with working with not so great brands but any association will be presumed by the public as a ‘green flag.’

👀 Probiotics seem to be a huge area for this - there are SO many on the market and yet very few which actually contain the exact strain / s to match the evidence in the right quantity and also in the right format, and without this it isn’t helping anyway. Let’s not forget that even with a ‘good probiotic’ it will only help specific situation and is not needed for general health.

🤝My personal stance is that I love to work with brands BUT I have to be honest and say that I get approached around 20. a month and have only said ‘yes’ to 3 in the last year 😅. This is because I am a health professional first and I take that responsibility very seriously.

👋 If your a health professional reading this and you have been approached by a brand your not sure of then feel free to reach out as I’d be more than happy to review the products for you, I do get that probiotics can be super confusing 😅.

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