Clinician Resources

The official website for the IBD-AID diet

This tri-fold brochure provides information about our organization, illustrates options available to patients, and provides info on the Patient Pathway for patients to learn more about nutritional therapy.

Letter-sized flyer with information about Nutritional Therapy for IBD.

South Asian IBD Alliance (SAIA) came about when IBDesis (a group of South Asian patient advocates from around the world) teamed up with a group of Multidisciplinary South Asian clinicians to form the first patient-clinician collaboratively led organization in the IBD space.

Dr. Lihi Godny discusses the use of the Mediterranean Diet for IBD, including exciting new data from her ongoing research. The presentation includes the following:The geographical and cultural differences in the Mediterranean Diet (MED)How MED can be used in IBD both in prevention and treatmentThe Effects of MED onSymptomsInflammatory MarkersQuality of lifeOverall mortalityMicrobiomeThe IBDMED educational programAdopting MED as a sustainable lifestyle, not a diet

On-site Training

Sherman Prize recipients have gone above and beyond, making unique and meaningful contributions in the fight to overcome IBD.

Our mission is to cure Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and to improve the quality of life of children and adults affected by these diseases.

This comprehensive course will give you the tools and confidence you need to help your IBD patients feel better using food and nutrition.

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Dr. Dale Lee, Director of the Seattle Children's;s Celiac Program, discusses Exclusive Enteral Nutrition and the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) at Seattle Children's.

Monash Univeristy Low FODMAP Diet

This six-month IBD Dietician Apprenticeship program is designed to provide IBD-focused nutrition education for a registered dietitian within the adult and pediatric populations.

An overview of the prevalence of IBD, its pathogenesis, and the role of diet as both a risk factor and a treatment for IBD. The post-presentation discussion between Dr. Cohen and Dr. Konijeti provides insight into some of the relevant issues of the clinical application of nutrition including the following: Why Patients Are Interested In Dietary Treatment When It Is Appropriate The Science Behind Available Dietary Options Role of Diet in Combination with Medication Overview of the Challenges In Diet Treatment. Sponsored by Nestlé Health Science.

In this video Dr. Dale Lee discusses his research regarding Reverse-Engineering Exclusive Enteral Nutrition (RE-EEN) with the making of a whole-food based smoothie, based on principles of the specific carbohydrate diet, that is comparable in macronutrients and micronutrients to formulas used for exclusive enteral nutritional (EEN) therapy in Crohn's disease. He shows that whole food based smoothies can effectively treat Crohn's disease and lead to greater microbial diversity than commercial formula's.

The PRODUCE study, which stands for Personalized Research on Diet in Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease, will compare the effectiveness of a strict Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) versus a modified SCD in reducing symptoms and inflammation in people with IBD. The organizers of this study prepared many resources for participants that are helpful in understanding the basics of the diet.The study documentation includes specific guidelines for implementing modified SCD, including which foods are added, and how much of these added foods are allowed.

Nestle Medical Hub offers Nutritional Therapy resources to registered clinicians. Resources that pertain to IBD include the following webinars (can be found on the webinar page, select Show Filters, and search on keywords: Inflammatory Bowel Disease):Dietary Management of Pediatric Crohn's DiseaseTherapeutic Diets for Crohn's Disease in an Era of Biologics (Parts 1 and 2)Therapeutic Diets for IBD: What Is the Evidence? (Lindsey Albenberg, DO)Switch to the Videos tab and search on Inflammatory Bowel Disease to find the following video:Crohn's Disease and Peptide-based Diets

NiMBAL (Nutrition in Immune Balance) defines its mission as "Helping patients, families, and healthcare providers integrate dietary therapy as treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Disease." NiMBAL is founded by David L. Suskind, MD, of Seattle Children’s Hospital Division of Gastroenterology, and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. While NiMBAL discusses the specifics of SCD and EEN, much of the content is relevant to all types of nutritional therapy and is a valuable resource regardless of diet of choice. The website covers a wide array of general nutritional therapy topics including basic IBD information, healthy eating guidelines, food philosophies, how to determine when nutritional therapy is right for you, managing stress, guidelines for followups with the medical team, meal planning, holidays and events, eating outside the house, problems related to diet, and kitchen/food/safety tips.

On this page, you will find PDFs intended for enrolled participants, but that are useful for anyone implementing SCD or mSCD. Documents include the following: meal plans, FAQs, guide to reading food labels, instructions for making SCD yogurt, managing social activities, SCD brands, SCD snacks, SCD resources, SCD summaries (brief and detailed), recommended food stages for the study, SCD supplements, recipe links, and weight loss prevention.

This page offers advice for determining if SCD is right for you, when it may not work, and when it may be best used in conjunction with traditional medical therapy. While it specifically mentions SCD, the advice on this page is relevant to most nutritional therapies.

Excerpt from Product Marketing: Nutrition in Immune Balance (NIMBAL) therapy is a standardized method to incorporate dietary therapy into the current medical paradigm. With friendly, practical advice, tips, and recipes, this groundbreaking book supports IBD patients, families and healthcare providers alike who want to pursue dietary interventions.NTforIBD Note: The nutritional therapy discussed in this book is SCD, but the approaches and information apply equally to other therapeutic diets.