Boots presents Taboo Talk

IBS: How to love your gut when it seems to hate you, featuring Steph McGovern

Here, broadcaster Steph McGovern joins Vogue to discuss her experience of IBS, explaining how it’s affected her daily life – both physically and mentally – how she manages the symptoms, and how we can tackle the taboo by talking about it. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common condition of the digestive system and affects about 15% of people in the UK (twice the number of women as men). With symptoms ranging from stomach pain, cramps, bloating, diarrhoea, faecal incontinence, constipation, flatulence, fatigue and nausea, IBS is not a barrel of laughs – but luckily Vogue and Steph both are, so tune in for one of Taboo Talk’s most frank and funny chats. RESOURCESAdvice on IBS and related products at Boots: <a href="http://www.Boots.Com/ibs-relief-products" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.Boots.Com/ibs-relief-products</a>Livi Online GP Health Service at Boots: <a href="http://www.boots.com/healthhub/managing-pain/online-gp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.boots.com/healthhub/managing-pain/online-gp</a>(T&amp;Cs: Subject to availability. Charges may apply.)NHS information on IBS: <a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/irritable-bowel-syndrome-ibs/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/irritable-bowel-syndrome-ibs/</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

We ask the taboo health and wellbeing questions so you don’t have to. Taboo Talk is a brand new podcast series by Boots hosted by Vogue Williams that cuts through the jargon to provide real health and wellbeing advice in an accessible and entertaining way. Each episode will focus on one aspect of physical or mental health, providing personal insights as well as expert takeaways. Taboo Talk won’t shy away from tackling the more awkward, embarrassing or serious parts of everyday life. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.