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Our wonderful nurse practitioner, Pascale Daou, was lucky enough to be selected for the Advanced Practice Provider IBD Preceptorship generously sponsored by the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation. The APP IBD Preceptorship Program is a comprehensive educational experience where Pascale spent several days at an IBD Center of Excellence at the prestigious Mass General Hospital. During […]
Fermented Foods for reduced inflammation and increased gut microbiome diversity by Julie Adams, RD If you haven’t given fermented foods a try, here’s good reason to start. A recent Stanford University study shows that incorporating foods like yogurt, kefir, kimchi (and more), can positively affect immune health and gut microbiome diversity. Researchers followed […]
Inflammatory Bowel Disease and the COVID-19 booster vaccination by Allison Lindstrom, NP As of 8/16/2021, the CDC published guidelines regarding booster vaccinations for immunocompromised individuals. This is incredibly important to us at CGH as a certain portion of our patient population is currently being treated with medications that suppress the immune system in order […]
IBD and DAIRY by Jeff Nathanson, M.D. One of the biggest challenges for gastroenterologists caring for patients with inflammatory bowel disease is sorting out whether symptoms reflect a true IBD “flare” or are due to some other cause. A recent study suggests that one underappreciated mimicker of inflammatory bowel disease symptoms is lactose intolerance. […]
