Visceral: Episode 17
Why Aging Matters in IBD Research
The GI Research Foundation produced this podcast with a sponsorship from Metro Infusion Center.
In this episode, Tenzin Choden, MD, a board-certified gastroenterologist and clinical researcher at UChicago Medicine, discusses her 2025 Annual Grant Cycle Award–funded study exploring how inflammatory bowel disease uniquely affects older adults. This population represents nearly 30% of people living with IBD and accounts for 10–15% of new diagnoses. We examine both later-life IBD diagnoses and the experience of aging with long-standing disease, highlighting why aging with IBD remains an underserved and rapidly growing area of need. The conversation underscores how research supported by the GI Research Foundation is helping advance more personalized, age-appropriate care for older adults living with IBD.
Visceral: Listen to Your Gut is a podcast series from the GI Research Foundation: a deep dive into the latest research updates and treatment options for specific digestive diseases. Episodes are presented by physician-scientists and experts at the University of Chicago and feature compelling patient stories.
Stay tuned for more episodes on topics like risk and prevention of GI cancer, hepatology and liver disease, the microbiome and gut health, surgical treatments for ulcerative colitis, and the diet, nutrition, and gut health.
The GI Research Foundation produces this episode with a sponsorship from Metro Infusion Center.
Metro Infusion Centers, with over 220 infusion centers nationwide, providing trusted and lifesaving therapies to patients for over 30 years in a comfortable and cost-effective environment.
