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Webinars Discuss New Treatment Options and Mental Health and IBD with David T. Rubin, MD and Alyse Bedell, PhD
The advent of new therapies also raises questions about which treatments are most effective for different kinds of patients and disease states. Dr. Rubin reviewed the most recent science about these treatment options, and how physicians decide among medical therapies for their patients.
Gut-Healthy Recipe: Gnocchi with Caramelized Onions and Winter Squash
Every culture has its own version of a dumpling; pasta and delicious filling take many forms. Gnocchi, a popular Italian pasta style, makes use of leftover mashed potatoes for a light and filling dough, perfect for cozy winter meals.
Patient Profile: Shelly Miller “It’s important for me to give back wherever I can.”
Explains Miller, “Jan [Colwell], God love her, she just kept sticking with me and advocating for me. She went back and she said, ‘We cannot leave this 50-something year old woman, in the prime of her life and her career, in a place where she can’t work again, and she can’t live her life.’” Following corrective surgery for Miller’s stoma, she was able to make a full recovery without further complications.
Provider Profile: Janice Colwell, Advanced Practice Nurse, Powerful Advocate for Patients
Colwell encourages any patients who will undergo surgery to create a stoma to meet with an ostomy nurse and ensure that they get good follow-up care to help them avoid complications and correctly use their pouching systems.
Gut-Healthy Recipe: Arepas with Chicken and Cheese
In this recipe, arepas are cooked with a small amount of fat, and made thinner and crispier, for a lighter take on this traditional recipe. A small amount of shredded chicken adds easy-to-digest protein, and a topping of guacamole and colorful vegetables makes for a festive and satisfying New Year’s meal.
Patient Spotlight: Reaching New Heights with PCT (Pacific Crest Trail), with PSC, and IBD: Adam Rubinberg with his mother, Amy Rubinberg
After enduring the altitude and the rigors of strenuous hiking in Colorado, Adam Rubinberg...
A Closer Look: Research Processes at the University of Chicago Medicine Featuring Michael Charlton, MBBS
““Perhaps our greatest strength in basic science research is with the microbiome [e.g., the bacteria that live in the gut]. We helped develop an animal model for liver disease that become one of the most widely utilized in the world, as it recreates lipid diseases in mice. That enables us, in the lab, to study causes of the liver disease and also ways to prevent and reverse it. In particular, Dr. Eugene Chang’s work with the Duchossois Family Institute [at the University of Chicago Medicine], discovered that mice that don’t have any microbes, animals that have been bred to be germ-free, and live in germ-free facilities, are totally resistant to fatty liver disease.”
Moving the Needle: Forward, to the Future!
On Thursday, December 2nd, more than one hundred GIRF supporters joined the University of Chicago Medicine Digestive Diseases Center online for the second presentation of Moving the Needle: An Update on GIRF’s Impact. Eight esteemed physician scientists shared latest research updates informing the treatment and care of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), liver disease, colon cancer, celiac disease, as well as the impact of the gut microbiome on depression and anxiety.
Gut-Healthy Recipe: Chocolate Peppermint Pudding—with Tofu
“Fortified tofu can be a great way to increase calcium intake. Patients with IBD who have been on steroids are at increased risk of decreased bone mass, and adequate calcium intake is important for maintaining bone mass. Tofu is also a great way to increase calcium for individuals who may be avoiding or limiting dairy products or animal proteins. Making holiday desserts with tofu can also increase their protein, and make them more filling.”