by Anna Gomberg | Dec 17, 2021 | Newsletter, University of Chicago Medicine
Everyone knows that what you eat can impact how you feel, and what we choose to eat can be unpredictable, especially during the holidays. But for patients with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, the way that the disease affects diet and nutrition—and vice versa—is...
by Anna Gomberg | Nov 5, 2021 | Newsletter, Recipes
While both sweet and regular potatoes are great sources of vitamins and minerals, and often tolerated by those on a variety of diets, sweet potatoes contain the full recommended daily allowance of vitamin A. As an added bonus, they provide a sweet flavor and...
by Anna Gomberg | Nov 5, 2021 | GIRF Profiles, Newsletter, Research and Discovery, University of Chicago Medicine
“It’s important to me to prioritize research that has meaning for patients—work that will relieve patient suffering in reasonably short order,” says Michael Charlton, MBBS, Professor of Medicine. An international expert in the study and treatment of liver disease and...
by Anna Gomberg | Oct 11, 2021 | Newsletter, Recipes
With autumn’s chill, warm and comforting, soothing and nutritious food returns to the table. For patients with digestive diseases, some traditional fall favorites like crunchy, raw apples and fall vegetables can be difficult to enjoy. Oats contain soluble fiber, and...
by Anna Gomberg | Oct 11, 2021 | Newsletter, University of Chicago Medicine
For many patients with moderate to severe digestive diseases, the pathway to symptom relief and lasting remission requires finding a specific medical therapy to meet the individual needs of a patient and their disease. Many barriers interfere with the patients’ access...
by Anna Gomberg | Oct 11, 2021 | Grateful Patients, Newsletter, University of Chicago Medicine
Few patients have more experience with Crohn’s disease than Montana Weissner. Now just 21, Montana was diagnosed at 13 with Crohn’s disease and, for over half of her life, has climbed many mountains as part of her journey to finding relief from her debilitating...
by Anna Gomberg | Sep 14, 2021 | Newsletter, Recipes
Banana Peanut Butter Smoothie Back-to-school calls for better breakfasts, and the humble smoothie is a great option for warm early fall days. For patients with digestive diseases, bananas and oats are easy-to-digest prebiotic and probiotic foods containing soluble...
by Anna Gomberg | Sep 14, 2021 | Newsletter, Research and Discovery, University of Chicago Medicine
Sometimes, the best recommendation for an ulcerative colitis patient with a damaged colon is to surgically remove the organ entirely and create a new ‘pouch’ made of small intestine tissue. This pouch, called a J pouch because of the shape of the sutures used to...
by Anna Gomberg | Sep 14, 2021 | GIRF Profiles, Newsletter, Research and Discovery, University of Chicago Medicine
Tina Rodriguez, GI Research Foundation Scholar, 2021-2022, spent this past year working hard in the Rubin lab on a complex issue of perennial interest to the IBD community: the connection between mental health disorders like anxiety and depression and Crohn’s disease...
by Anna Gomberg | Aug 5, 2021 | Grateful Patients, Newsletter, University of Chicago Medicine
Billy Perry remembers sitting as a child with his father and his father’s friends in the front seat of their cars, parked outside their neighborhood liquor store. After they opened their bottles, they would give him the first sips. Now 61, Mr. Perry began drinking in...
by Anna Gomberg | Aug 5, 2021 | Newsletter, Recipes, Uncategorized
It’s time for peaches, and these delicious fruits are wonderful eaten fresh or added to sweet and savory recipes for juicy note of seasonal flavor. Summer fruits like peaches should be enjoyed by patients, and are usually tolerated by those with digestive diseases. As...
by Anna Gomberg | Aug 5, 2021 | Newsletter, Research and Discovery, University of Chicago Medicine
On Wednesday, July 21, more than 270 participants joined David T. Rubin, MD, and Russell D. Cohen, MD for an online educational event for IBD patients and their families. The event highlighted the new wave of treatments for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and...
