No. Foods do not cause IBS. But some foods may make you feel worse. Foods that make symptoms worse include foods high in fat or caffeine. Fat and caffeine can cause your intestines to contract, which may cause cramping. Alcohol and chocolate may also make you feel worse. If gas is a problem for you you might want to avoid foods that tend to make gas worse. These include beans, cabbage and some fruits.

Keeping a diary of what you eat and your symptoms for a few weeks is a good way to determine if a food bothers you. If you think a food makes you feel worse, do not eat it. But do not cut out foods unless they have caused you problems more than once.

How can stress affect IBS?
Stress can trigger symptoms in people with IBS. Talk to your family doctor about ways to deal with stress such as exercise, relaxation training or meditation. He or she may have some suggestions or may refer you to someone who can give you some ideas. Your doctor may also suggest you talk to a counselor about things that are bothering you.

Diabetes, diabetes mellitus as a medical term, hereinafter referred to as diabetes, in our country is a common metabolic disorder.

Currently there are about 300,000 people with diabetes in the Netherlands known, but we know that for every known diabetic is an unknown.

Knowing that there also is a huge global increase in the number of people with diabetes we can expect that in 2010 some 1 million Dutch this condition!

There is a distinction between the form that usually occurs at a younger age and almost always requires insulin therapy (type 1 diabetes mellitus) and the form is seen in old age, where we speak of type 2 diabetes mellitus.