If you have a history of IBS, it is most likely that no one, and I mean not even the most qualified physician out there, would have been able to fully understand your set of symptoms -  that is the problem with IBS, it is highly symptomatic and very unpredictable. That is how complicated IBS can be but strangely, despite all the medicinal and guidance-based support, nobody really understands what the sufferer is put through. At this time, when the Corona scare is at its worst, you need to double-up your layers of protection to ensure a flare-up is prevented. For starters, the Corona global pandemic is about a lot of cynical views around you - don't let this get you into that space where you start believing that the world is coming to an end. It looks like it but in reality, we will bounce back - everyday folks like you and me and the governments that are responsible for protecting us. Don't read too much into how much more worse it can get. The idea is to control your anxiety levels on a daily basis since right now, when the more normal Joe seems to be slightly frantic.

The last bit of advice - with stay-at-home prohibitions and work-at-home lifestyles being put into effect, there is every chance you will want to snack a lot and I am not talking about the calorie-related damages here. IBS sufferers don't react to well when their untimely snacking perks-up. It can quickly leads to repeated bouts of indigestion, bloating and a strange feeling of being pulled down, from the chest. Please try to be more watchful every time you reach-out for that bowl of fries, chips or puffs during the midnight marathon series on Netflix or Amazon - don't bring down all the walls you had put-up for planning your diet as - you want to stay in control!!