Gastrointestinal Disorder Representation
Books about main characters with gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, including, among other things, IBD, IBS, celiac disease, and gastritis, across genres and age ranges. Made by someone whose IBS is currently flaring up. Suggestions welcome!
created by wintersorbit
last updated August, 2026
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gallbladderless gerd gal checking in to say thank you for this
ahh sadly i haven't been able to find any books with GERD rep yet, but you're welcome :)
any gi rep is good gi rep tbh!!
I was told Pot Shot by Laura Piper Lee has a character with Crohn's...
Sounds like a good addition, thanks
In Time and Time Again by Chatham Greenfield would be a good fit! The MC has IBS.
I'm not a big time loop person, but I'll probably pick that one up at some point because I need to read more books with IBS rep :) (and dw haha)
i thought it was cute! but i get that time loops aren't everyone's cup of tea. it does have a couple of instances in the book where the MC has flare ups so it's nice that it doesn't like, say they have it and then never mention it again
that's definitely good to know. and it'll be fun to see some rare nonbinary lesbian rep too, i think.
just kidding. see that already 🫣
YES thank you for this - from an ulcerative colitis sufferer
You're welcome <3
Thank you! More non IBS people need to read about it. People always would be weirded out /surprised that my sister didn’t really eat garlic or tomatoes (and gluten and a bunch of other things) and make vampire jokes.
Vampire jokes...? People are so disrespectful. I agree, as a person with IBS.
Heather in Paige Lavoie's "I'm in Love With Mothman" series is gluten intolerant (+ other disabilities iirc)! It pretty significantly focused on as she's quite the foodie
Hi, I appreciate the suggestion! I'd like to note that gluten intolerance, as opposed to celiac disease, isn't typically considered a GI disorder/disease, so sadly I don't think it quite fits the list.
No worries! I can't entirely remember if it was actually celiac or just "gluten intolerance", been a while since I've read it
Digging Deep by Jay Hogan (romance, mlm). The MC has Chrohn's disease.
Perfect, thanks for the suggestion!
