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Research Use of the Small Animal Colonoscope

Research Use of the Small Animal Colonoscope

by Anna Gomberg | Nov 15, 2023 | 2023 November Newsletter, Research and Discovery, University of Chicago Medicine

At the 2022 GI Research Foundation Annual Ball, generous guests funded the purchase of a Storz Coloview Small Animal Colonoscopy System, which has proved integral to supporting the ongoing research of several University of Chicago Medicine laboratories pursuing the...
Visceral: Podcast Episode – Don’t Cut That Out: How to add foods to your diet to optimize nutrition (episode 6)

Visceral: Podcast Episode – Don’t Cut That Out: How to add foods to your diet to optimize nutrition (episode 6)

by Anna Gomberg | Oct 18, 2023 | 2023 November Newsletter, Newsletter, Resources for Patients

Visceral: Episode SixDon’t Cut That Out: How to add foods to your diet to optimize nutrition With Lori Rowell Welstead, MS, RD, LDN and Courtney Schuchmann, MS, RD, LDNRegistered Dietitians with the University of Chicago Digestive Diseases Center “People...
Visceral: Podcast Episode – IBD and the Mind-Body Connection (episode 5)

Visceral: Podcast Episode – IBD and the Mind-Body Connection (episode 5)

by Anna Gomberg | Jul 24, 2023 | 2023 November Newsletter, Newsletter, Resources for Patients

Episode Five: IBD and The Mind-Body Connection With Alyse Bedell, PhD, GI psychologist, University of Chicago Episode 5 of Visceral features Alyse Bedell, PhD, GI psychologist, who discusses the ways in which Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis can impact mental...
Introducing Bedside Intestinal Ultrasound in the United States

Introducing Bedside Intestinal Ultrasound in the United States

by Anna Gomberg | Jun 9, 2023 | 2023 June Newsletter, Research and Discovery, University of Chicago Medicine

With Noa Krugliak Cleveland, MD, Director, Intestinal Ultrasound Program With a partnership with the International Bowel Ultrasound Group, the University of Chicago Medicine is engaged in a new multi-phase initiative to bring widespread diagnostic use of bedside...
Gut-Friendly Recipe: Asparagus and Spring Greens Farro Hash with Miso Dressing

Gut-Friendly Recipe: Asparagus and Spring Greens Farro Hash with Miso Dressing

by Anna Gomberg | Jun 12, 2023 | 2023 June Newsletter, Recipes, Resources for Patients

Asparagus and Spring Greens Farro Hash with Miso Dressing Farmer’s markets and roadside stands are beginning to fill with summer treats, and the first swoon of the season is often reserved for fresh, local asparagus. A wonderful side dish on its own, asparagus...
Visceral: Podcast Episode – IBD or IBS…or Both? (episode 4)

Visceral: Podcast Episode – IBD or IBS…or Both? (episode 4)

by Anna Gomberg | May 22, 2023 | 2023 June Newsletter, Newsletter, Resources for Patients

Episode Four: IBD or IBS… or Both? With Benjamin Levy, MD, Clinical Instructor of Medicine, and Mary Ayers, RN, Nurse Manager Confusingly, similar acronyms describe two very different conditions of the lower GI tract: IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) and IBS...
The Digestive Diseases Center Translational Core with Joel Pekow, MD

The Digestive Diseases Center Translational Core with Joel Pekow, MD

by Anna Gomberg | Apr 4, 2023 | 2023 April Newsletter, Newsletter, Research and Discovery, University of Chicago Medicine

One of the most important and enduring contributions of the GI Research Foundation (the Foundation) may also be one of the least well understood. For a decade, the Foundation has supported the Digestive Diseases Center (DDC) Translational Core, an engine that drives...
Eating Restriction and Inflammatory Bowel Disease, with Courtney Schuchmann, RD

Eating Restriction and Inflammatory Bowel Disease, with Courtney Schuchmann, RD

by Anna Gomberg | Apr 4, 2023 | 2023 April Newsletter, Newsletter, Resources for Patients, University of Chicago Medicine

Everyone has overindulged or eaten a food that didn’t agree with them. For most people, this means that the next time they are offered spicy chili or rich dessert, they politely decline or make a different choice. But for patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative...
Gut-Friendly Recipe: Quinoa-Pistachio Stuffed Artichokes

Gut-Friendly Recipe: Quinoa-Pistachio Stuffed Artichokes

by Anna Gomberg | Apr 5, 2023 | 2023 April Newsletter, Newsletter, Recipes, Resources for Patients

Quinoa-Pistachio Stuffed Artichokes Artichokes, are actually the large flower of a plant in the thistle family, and are a fun and hearty vegetable choice during the “shoulder season,” before Spring is in full bloom. This unique recipe features many ingredients that...
Board Spotlight: Brad Peterson

Board Spotlight: Brad Peterson

by Anna Gomberg | Apr 5, 2023 | 2023 April Newsletter, Board Spotlight, GIRF Profiles, Newsletter

Many people bring relevant experience when they join the GI Research Foundation Board of Directors, but new member Brad Peterson has the distinction of previously serving as the longest-tenured President of its Associates Board. It all began when Mr. Peterson, an...
Gut-Friendly Recipe: Midwinter Soup

Gut-Friendly Recipe: Midwinter Soup

by Anna Gomberg | Feb 11, 2023 | Newsletter, Recipes, Resources for Patients

Midwinter Soup Vegan/Gluten-Free/Plant-based “When patients with active inflammatory bowel disease start eliminating food, fiber is the first thing that they tend to restrict.” Says Courtney Schuchmann, registered dietitian at the University of Chicago Medicine...
Gut-Friendly Recipe: Pureed Parsnips with Olive Oil and Fresh Herbs

Gut-Friendly Recipe: Pureed Parsnips with Olive Oil and Fresh Herbs

by Anna Gomberg | Nov 29, 2022 | Newsletter, Recipes, Resources for Patients

This winter, don’t overlook parsnips—a sweet, nutty root vegetable with a flavor similar to a cross between a carrot and potato. Parsnips become sweeter when harvested after winter frosts, and have high levels of fiber, B vitamins, potassium, and vitamin C. Many...
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