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An estimated 20% of people are battling irritable bowel syndrome , a digestive system disorder that causes symptoms including stomach cramps, bloating, diarrhea, and constipation . These symptoms can swing wildly or stick around for weeks on end. While the root cause of IBS is still a mystery, some sufferers find relief through dietary adjustments. The holiday season , with its rich foods and flowing drinks, can be especially tough for those with IBS, making the festive feast a source of anxiety. Dr Claire Merrifield, a doctor at Selph , said: "Fatty foods and alcohol are common triggers of IBS, which can make Christmas a very difficult time for those that suffer with it. In addition, stress tends to make symptoms of IBS worse ." 'Full fat' snack doctor says can slash cholesterol by 30% Doctor shares 'superfruits' those with high blood sugar should eat She also pointed out that "Most people with IBS also will know that foods that have a high FODMOP (Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyols) content can create more gas and bloating. High FODMAP foods like cauliflower, onions and garlic, milk, bread and sweeteners tend to be prominent foods at Christmas time." The holiday season can be a minefield for those with irritable bowel syndrome, with festive treats like cheese and chocolate potentially triggering uncomfortable symptoms. " Fatty foods like cheese and chocolate which are hard to avoid over the festive period, might increase symptoms of IBS, in particular abdominal pain related to eating," Dr Merrifield warned. Even though they're low in FODMAPs, Brussels sprouts and cabbage could still cause bloating and gas, as reported by Surrey Live . To ease holiday discomfort, Dr Merrifield recommends some dietary swaps. She explains that while Brussels sprouts are nutritious, their high fiber content can ferment in the colon and cause gas, leading to IBS-related discomfort. "Love them or hate them, there is actually science behind the reasons why Brussels sprouts make you gassy. Although they're high in vitamins and antioxidants , they contain a lot of fibre which is fermented by bacteria in our colon, leading to the production of gas that our bodies must release. This can lead to discomfort in some people with IBS." For a more comfortable festive feast, she suggests: "Try swapping out Brussels sprouts for a less gassy alternative, like carrots or green beans. The rest of the dinner table might even be jealous! " Dr Merrifield also advises cutting back on fatty foods to manage IBS symptoms better. Dr. Merrifield has highlighted the impact of fatty foods on IBS symptoms, particularly during the indulgent holiday season. Dr. Merrifield remarked: "Fat is thought to trigger some symptoms of IBS. There are usually lots of fatty foods on offer for dessert, like cake, cheese and chocolate." She also offered practical advice for those managing their diet: "If you're in charge of cooking, try and make sure there are some lighter snacking and dessert options. You can also bring some mindfulness to your eating - do you really want that whole chocolate orange right now? Or can you just have a small segment and really enjoy it? ". In addition to food choices, Dr. Merrifield advised on beverage consumption: "Alcohol, tea and coffee can all trigger symptoms of IBS, so it's worth being mindful of what you're drinking. Most of us have something in our hands that's not water for most of the Christmas period so think about ways you could reduce the caffeine and alcohol you're consuming." DAILY NEWSLETTER: Sign up here to get the latest news and updates from the Mirror US straight to your inbox with our FREE newsletter. She suggested alternatives to help manage symptoms: "You might want to stock up on non-alcoholic or decaffeinated alternatives. Fruit-infused water is a really nice way to stay hydrated and refreshed and peppermint tea can help with abdominal pain related to IBS." Lastly, Dr. Merrifield recommended a simple wardrobe choice to aid comfort: "Wear loose-fitting clothing." She said: : "Whenever we sit down to eat a big meal, we are likely to feel our bellies getting bigger. Wearing tight-fitting clothes or tightly elasticated waistbands can mean our gut can't work as effectively and may lead to painful trapped wind. Wear loose-fitting clothes that are baggy around the middle, everyone's focussed on their food, not your waistline, so prioritise comfort over fashion." She also emphasizes the importance of taking care of one’s mental well-being during the holidays, asserting, "Christmas can be a stressful time for many of us. If you're alone there may be increased feelings of isolation and sadness. If you're with loved ones a combination of family tensions and loosened inhibitions can lead to difficult atmospheres." She added: "Remember it's OK to take a minute to breathe. There are some really simple breathing techniques you can try, even in the middle of a conversation to help you get a bit of perspective. Try the 3-4-5 method, breathe in for three seconds, hold for a count of four, then breathe out for a count of five. Do it a few times to re-centre yourself." "IBS is thought to be a disorder of gut-brain interaction so take a moment as often as you can to be present to the sights, sounds, smells and feelings around you. The more you can ground yourself in the present moment, the less feelings of anxiety and worry you'll tend to experience. Try and enjoy the festive season, whatever it brings for you."If the developments of this past week simply amount to the loss of two players, Air Force football will recover. If this hints at a trend, the program could be in trouble from a competitive standpoint. A pair of sophomore defenders – OLB David Santiago and DB Lincoln Tuioti-Mariner – announced their plans to jump into the transfer portal when it opens Monday. This doesn’t necessarily mean they are leaving, but that’s generally the outcome. This isn’t new. In the most recent cycle there were 3,843 names in the FBS portal, including several from Air Force. More than a fifth of FBS rosters were made up of transfers. So what makes this scenario different and concerning? It’s because teams other than the service academies can replace players lost to the portal with incoming transfers, and this is Air Force losing a different kind of player to that one-way road in a way that could lead to a detrimental cycle. The players the Falcons generally lose to the portal are those leaving after seeing their path to playing time being blocked. Santiago and Tuioti-Mariner had proven themselves as key players and then left, and that rarely happens for Air Force football. Over the past 20 years, the most prominent cases of Falcons losing young, established players were linebacker Anthony Schlagel, who left for Ohio State after his sophomore year, and slot receiver Micah Davis, who has since played for Utah State and Ole Miss. Cadets can leave a service academy prior to the start of their junior year, so Air Force need only worry about losing players up to that point and, in football, has obviously been successful in guarding against that. Part of that is sophomores are generally unlikely to rise to prominence in coach Troy Calhoun’s program, but that’s not always the case. Over the past decade an impressive all-sophomore Air Force team could be constructed that would include safeties Weston Steelhammer and Trey Taylor, running backs Jacobi Owens, Timothy McVey and Brad Roberts and defensive linemen Alex Hansen and Ryan Watson. The list could go on. The Falcons get some help as many of their players possess size or skill sets unique to their system’s needs – particularly on the offensive side – that wouldn’t fetch as much demand on the open market. Maybe more than anything, the structure of the academy helps insulate it against cadets wanting to leave during the second year. If you’ve made it through basic training, recognition, survival training and at least three semesters packed with 18-plus strenuous credit hours, you’ve got skin in the game. But now, leaving is easier and has its own incentives. Starting in 2021, NCAA Division-I athletes could transfer without sitting out a year. That’s what initially led to the spike in transfers. Now, as NIL opportunities evolve, the promise of quick cash is an ever-present lure. In theory, this won’t hit hard for the academies because they’ve never routinely competed for the kind of recruits who draw significant NIL packages. But that will become a problem if teams outside the Power Conferences can offer more and more money, and if the Falcons can develop talent in their sophomore and freshmen classes. Maybe these are simply cases of Santiago and Tuioti-Mariner being undervalued as recruits and once they made their way onto the field it became apparent that needed to be corrected. So, what can be done? Air Force already goes out of its way to shield younger players, keeping many off the roster and not allowing sophomores or freshmen to speak with media. Limiting playing time for sophomores isn't on the table, as Calhoun has been adamant that he will use the players in any given week. It might seem like recruiting players who particularly desire military life and seem more loyal to the academy would be an answer, but that’s already happening. And circumstances can change. How could anyone possibly know how someone might react when they develop athletically and are suddenly presented with an attractive offer that comes without the demands of a service academy? Perhaps no Air Force program does a better job of finding all-in players than coach Mike Kazlausky’s baseball team, which routinely sends most of its players to pilot training, special forces or graduate school. And even that team has seen players leave for LSU, Vanderbilt and Xavier in the past three years, even as the Falcons have risen to winning regular-season and Mountain West Tournament titles. By the way, that LSU transfer was Paul Skenes, who has since rocketed to the top of his profession as the NL All-Star Game starter and Rookie of the Year. His example underscores the point that sometimes Air Force grabs an athlete who is able to tap into an upside that sends them on a trajectory that outshoots their station, and maybe Santiago and Tuioti-Mariner will prove they fall under a version of that. It’s not as though Air Force football doesn’t already stress loyalty by example. Only three coaches nationally have been in their position longer than Calhoun, who is an Air Force graduate, and his staff is loaded with grads. A look at the state of service academy football shows it remains healthy. Army just won the American Athletic Conference and, at 11-1, is making its case for a College Football Playoff berth. Navy is 8-3 and spent time in Top 25 this season. Air Force averaged 10 wins over the past four full seasons and, though ravaged by inexperience and injuries this year, managed to rebound with four consecutive wins and finish one victory shy of bowl eligibility. There isn’t a crisis by any means. Yet. If you want to see where this could lead, however, simply look at Air Force men’s basketball. From Tre’ Coggins to Matt Mooney through Jake Heidbreder and Rytis Petraitis, the Falcons have routinely seen key players depart over the past decade and have struggled as a result. Again, this is just two players. But the framework of college athletics is set up in such a way to turn this into something far worse for Air Force. And Calhoun is well aware of it. “Let’s be real, if there were 32 teams in the NFL and 31 of them were able to bring in free agents and one wasn’t ... if you were that one, you would like to have that field a little bit level,” Calhoun said in August. “But it’s not.” Air Force has lost players before and thrived. Injuries and academy-related issues pop up, someone else steps in and the system rolls on. As good as Santiago and Tuioti-Mariner are, this doesn’t have to be any different. But as this season showed, nothing can be assumed. Sometimes inexperience means turning to younger players and enduring growing pains. And if this begins a cycle where those who sprout quickly through that process are suddenly transplanted elsewhere, then when does the harvest arrive? Doomsday isn’t here. But if a day comes where Air Force and its service academy brethren can no longer regularly be competitive, it’s likely to stem from issues that began by looking an awful lot like this.A judge has once again rejected Musk’s multi-billion-dollar Tesla pay package. Now what?

Trump transition signs MOU with DOJ to facilitate FBI background checksDays after a Dollar General location abruptly closed its glass doors on Lafayette Street, the neighborhood store became a flashpoint for disagreements on crime and policing still lingering between Metro Council colleagues. Tensions escalated when several councilmembers decided to publicly add their two cents. Councilmember Terry Vo, whose District 17 includes the Lafayette store, initially told NewsChannel 5 that the closure would worsen the area’s insufficient access to food and goods, a crisis Vo referred to as “resource apartheid.” While wealthy Wedgewood-Houston sits less than a mile away, the Dollar General is nestled between MDHA-managed J.C. Napier and Tony Sudekum Apartments. The area endures a high concentration of gun violence and reported violent crime. Councilmember Courtney Johnston — a second-term member whose District 26 begins in Berry Hill and runs to the southern edge of Davidson County, and who recently lost a Republican primary bid to U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles — flamed Vo for her comments with a widely shared Facebook post. “It’s rich for one of the most anti police and public safety council members to rant about ‘food apartheid’ when she refuses to support measures that could ensure a safe environment for businesses to operate,” reads Johnston’s post in part. The direct words about business in another member’s district violated unspoken etiquette often observed between district councilmembers. It also elevated the conversation to be about more than just one store. A recently shuttered Dollar General location on Lafayette Street “It really has nothing to do with the Dollar General closing at all — it was about the hypocrisy of the councilmember of that district to publicly shame the business for closing,” Johnston tells the Scene . “We have good Democrats that do good work on council. But we also have activists who are not loyal to their constituents but to their own ideology.” Contested Chamber Sinks Police/Fusus Contract Split Metro Council rejects video integration technology by one vote despite plea from mayor While Dollar General has not publicly stated why it closed the Lafayette store, Johnston pinned it on high crime, a problem she blames on colleagues’ lack of support for police. The debate follows the council’s narrow recent rejection of Fusus , a video integration tool used by police, which Johnston supported and Vo opposed. Soon after Johnston’s post, District 30 Councilmember Sandra Sepulveda pushed back on her neighboring councilmember’s analysis. In between posts about holiday movies, Sepulveda penned her own statement. “DG’s cameras did not work," Sepulveda wrote in part. "I hear they have quite a bit of money. They could have installed new ones. Public safety is more than just one thing. CM Vo and her community have been pushing hard for a grocery store for a long time. This comes down to more than just public safety but [Johnston is] not really trying to understand.” The multi-post thread invited vicious, personal backlash from several X accounts, including at least one call for a candidate to run for Sepulveda’s seat in the next election. Sepulveda is term-limited. She declined the Scene 's request for comment. Vo tells the Scene she was at a conference for much of the week and chose to stay out of the fray on social media. "I have consistently advocated for comprehensive public safety solutions that address root causes like poverty, inequities and a lack of access to essential resources," Vo tells the Scene in a statement. "My commitment remains to serve all residents of District 17 with integrity and a focus on equity, safety and progress." Johnston’s Facebook post prompted a direct appeal from Vice Mayor Angie Henderson requesting that Johnston consider editing her wording. Johnston declined. "I encourage councilmembers not to make their frustrations over certain votes accusatory or personal," Henderson tells the Scene . "It is important as elected officials that we bring our most collegial and constructive selves to the floor of the council chamber as well as to online platforms." The Metro Council reconvenes for a regularly scheduled meeting on Dec. 17.A three-game homestand begins for the Soo Greyhounds with a midweek game at the GFL Memorial Gardens against the Sudbury Wolves. Full updates will be available throughout the game

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