Digestion runs on rhythm. The body prepares for food at the hours it has learned to expect it, and irregular timing leaves that preparation out of step with the meal.
What irregular timing does
Long gaps lead to over-hungry, over-large meals. Late dinners collide with sleep. Erratic hours disturb bowel rhythm, which is already unpredictable in IBS.
A workable structure
Three main meals at roughly fixed hours, a small snack if the gap is long, and dinner finished two to three hours before sleep. Keep the timing steady even on weekends — the gut does not know it is Sunday.
Start with one change
If everything is irregular, fix breakfast first and leave the rest alone for two weeks. One anchored meal often pulls the rest of the day into shape on its own.
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