Gut Feelings - by The Crohn's & Colitis Dietitians™
Hosts Ashley Hurst and Danielle Leffler of The Crohn's and Colitis Dietitians chat about nutrition research in IBD & sprinkle in our own life experiences in being both IBD patients ourselves.
Gut Feelings - by The Crohn's & Colitis Dietitians™
The Gut-Brain Connection with Dr Ali Navidi
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The Crohn's & Colitis Dietitians
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Season 2
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Episode 4
In this episode, The Crohn's & Colitis Dietitians - Ashley Hurst and Danielle Leffler interview an expert in the field of GI psychology, an emerging new specialization that focuses on the gut-brain connection.
This episode is jam-packed with useful resources and affirming insights on the IBD journey and how the gut-brain connection is important for us to learn more about.
We discussed:
- Dr Navidi's background and how he got started as a leader in the field of GI psychology
- The emergence of GI psychology - there are only 400 in the world
- What is GI psychology?
- What are DGBI's - why we need to know about these with IBD
- Although Crohn's & Colitis are not considered disorders of gut-brain interaction - those of us with IBD are more prone to have them
- How medical trauma and DGBI's can impact our symptoms even when IBD is considered stable
- How we often underestimate the power of the brain & trauma in gut symptoms
- How trauma to the gut impacts our symptoms - it's not in your head - the impact is real and common
- Anxiety & Depression - is it more common in IBD?
- Introduction to clinical hypnosis for GI disorders
- What clinical hypnosis is and what it is not
- What is trance vs. dissociation?
- Reframing Anxiety as "misguided imagination"
What we mentioned:
- Clinical hypnosis breakdown - https://www.gipsychology.com/gi-psychology-and-the-atlantic-discuss-clinical-hypnosis-for-ibs
- Research mentioned: PMID: 33721557, PMID:34684663, PMID: 33251075
Podcast edit by: Christopher Garza
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