July 22nd at 11:00 AM EST

Description:

We’re excited to invite you to an upcoming free webinar hosted by the Rome Foundation’s Diet and Nutrition Section on Tuesday, July 22, at 11:00 AM EST.

This educational session is open to all healthcare professionals interested in the role of diet and nutrition in treating disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI). Please note: CE credits are not offered for this session.

The course will cover the current evidence of the low-FODMAP diet in IBS, including data on its efficacy and limitations. It will then review the lessons from reintroduction studies regarding the most common low-FODMAP triggers. Finally, it will provide an evidence-based approach to simplifying the low-FODMAP diet.

Finally, it will give some clinical pearls and outline how and when to use the simplified approach in clinical practice.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the need for a simplified approach to the low FODMAP diet
Rationale for the simplified approach to the low FODMAP diet
Evidence behind the simplified approaches to the low FODMAP diet
Future of the low FODMAP diet- step up or step down

Faculty Presenters

World-Wide Sales for Gut Feelings

Dr. Prashant Singh

Dr. Prashant Singh is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. His research interests include understanding the role of diet in the pathophysiology of disorders of the gut-brain axis and developing novel, evidence-based dietary therapies for the management of these disorders. He is currently supported by the K23 career development award from NIH and grants from IFFGD, and MNORC. He has authored of more than 90 clinical and translational research articles and reviews appearing in top-tier scientific journals.

Karen Routhiaux

Karen Routhiaux is a Belgian dietitian and biomedical researcher affiliated with the Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID) at KU Leuven. Currently, she is pursuing a PhD at TARGID, with a research focus on optimizing dietary approaches for disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI). Her work spans several topics within gut health, especially irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), food-related symptom triggers, and disturbed eating behavior, particularly avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) within DGBI.

What doctors are saying

The credibility of the authors is impeccable. Dr. Drossman’s entire career, often mediated via his efforts through the Rome Foundation, has been devoted to providing the research and conceptual basis for a remarkable evolution in U.S. medicine: DGBI are the most completely described biopsychosocial disorders. This not only helps patients and practitioners but also guides the remainder of medicine in this new direction. Just as compelling is Ms. Ruddy’s personal story as a patient with IBS and how she suffered profoundly until treated by someone who understood the biopsychosocial model.

Robert C. Smith, MD, MACP

University Distinguished Professor

Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry

Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine

Gut Feelings is an essential resource for all participants in the health care system–not just patients and doctors– because we are or will be patients. The core of care delivery is the patient and their provider, and this guide focuses on how to successfully activate optimal patient-physician engagement. I urge all readers to heed and follow the advice provided in this book and to support its use and related materials in all clinical training programs for the benefit of patients and providers alike.

Douglas S. Levine, MD, AGAF, FACG

Manager and Sole Member, DSL Consulting LLC

Consultant to the Executive Committee, Rome Foundation Research Institute

What patients are saying

Gut Feelings is a must read for any medical or psychology student working in direct patient care. Dr. Drossman and Ms. Ruddy have created a valuable tool for all readers navigating the healthcare system, in particular gastroenterology and psychiatry, that will be useful for all in the years to come. As a chronic illness patient, I wish I would have had this guide at the beginning of my journey!

Lesley Isaacs

Patient

Now more than ever it is important for patients to advocate for themselves and for doctors to be more understanding, empathetic and validating of their patients' needs. Gut Feelings is an important book for both patients and practitioners alike. Gut Feelings provides practical knowledge and useful insights in a manner which is very easy to digest.

Katherine Wald, LCSW

Licensed Psychotherapist

Certified EMDR Therapist & Patient

About

The Rome Foundation Diet and Nutrition Section was established in 2024. The rapid increase in knowledge and widespread acceptance of diet interventions for DGBI has created unmet professional, educational, and research needs for healthcare providers, including physicians, dietitians, and advanced practice providers.

The Rome Foundation is an independent not for profit 501(c) 3 organization that provides support for activities designed to create scientific data and educational information to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction (DGBI). Our mission is to improve the lives of people with DGBI.