Gastropsychology News

In a Healio video exclusive, Megan Riehl, PsyD, AGAF, and Kate Scarlata, MPH, RDN, LDN, discuss their new book, “Mind Your Gut,” a comprehensive guide for treating irritable bowel syndrome from nutritional and behavioral perspectives.

A young woman, newly diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease, sits in your office.

In this video, Laurie Keefer, PhD, Healio’s 2023 Allied Health Provider of the Year, underscores the importance of providing interventions to patients at the time of a GI diagnosis — not just when symptoms of depression or anxiety develop.

In a Healio video exclusive, Edward V. Loftus Jr., MD, urged gastroenterologists to prioritize identifying food triggers and recommending dietary interventions and behavioral therapy for patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

Results from a 2023 nationwide survey published in Gastroenterology estimated the prevalence of Rome IV irritable bowel syndrome in the U.S. climbing to 6.1% — higher than previous reports of 4.7% to 5.3%.

In this Healio video exclusive, Walker D. Redd, MD, discusses a study of patients with chronic diarrhea who underwent colonoscopy, which revealed 10% who had microscopic colitis “remained unaware” of their diagnosis 1 year after evaluation.

LAS VEGAS — Depression strongly correlated with most fatigue subtypes, especially mental fatigue, among patients with inflammatory bowel disease, according to a presentation at the Crohn’s & Colitis Congress.

LAS VEGAS — Collaborative, multidisciplinary care strategies optimize the treatment and management of patients with very early-onset inflammatory bowel disease, a presenter reported at the Crohn’s & Colitis Congress.

Gastrointestinal psychologists employ various treatments to help alleviate the distress associated with GI disorders.