Table 1.

Daily lifestyle guidance to improve IBS symptoms.

Guidance for Daily Life	Reconsidering One’s Daily Habits and Removing Factors That Exacerbate Symptoms.
	It is important to maintain a stable lifestyle rhythm by paying attention to regular and correct meals, bowel movements, and sleep.
	Stress management relieves the feeling of stress by changing stressful moods (light exercise, hobbies, etc.) during high stress.
Guidance for dietary	IBS patients with diarrhoea should be careful about ingesting foods that stimulate the intestinal tract and cause IBS symptoms (caffeine, alcohol, soft drinks, etc.).
	Typical foods that exacerbate IBS symptoms include short-chain carbohydrates (FODMAP), high-fat foods, and spices.
	There are various reports on the effect of dietary fibre on IBS symptoms, but intake of soluble dietary fibre improves bowel movements.
Guidance to improve stress sensitivity	Since there are individual differences in how stress is felt, even in the same environment, the way people perceive it differs greatly. Psychotherapy, such as cognitive behavioural therapy, is performed to improve sensitivity to stress.
	IBS symptoms are closely related to everyday life. It is important to remove the factors that exacerbate the symptoms and maintain regular daily habits.