Gut Feelings - by The Crohn's & Colitis Dietitians™

The Gut-Brain Connection with Dr Ali Navidi

The Crohn's & Colitis Dietitians Season 2 Episode 4

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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"


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