Keeping a food diary: Should you track every bite you eat?

SINGAPORE – A woman in her 60s stopped eating egg yolks and oats because she thought these triggered her episodes of irritable bowel syndrome. This chronic condition affects the large intestine and can cause cramping, pain, gas, bloating and issues with bowel movements.

Through keeping a food diary and working with a dietitian, she found that it was actually food containing lactose – milk-related products – that triggered her episodes.