Nutritional Therapy for IBD

12/23/2025

The festive season is a time for connection, but it’s also when colds and viruses tend to do the rounds.

For people living with IBD, supporting your health during this time doesn’t mean doing more or striving for perfection. At Nutritional Therapy for IBD, we focus on simple, sustainable habits that help your body cope, especially when routines change.

Regular nourishment from food, hydration, lots of rest, and gentle movement all play an important role in supporting immune health, alongside reducing stress and listening to your body. Small, consistent steps can go a long way.

Be kind to yourself this festive season. Looking after your health is part of enjoying it too. 💚

12/19/2025

Thoughtful Christmas gifts for someone living with IBD aren’t about fixing symptoms, they’re about comfort, understanding, and care. 💚

Living with IBD can affect energy, digestion, and daily life, especially during the holidays. Gifts that support rest, reduce pressure around food, or simply offer a moment of ease can mean so much more than something flashy.
Whether it’s cosy comforts, gentle food choices guided by their preferences, or something that helps them rest and unwind, thoughtfulness goes a long way. 💚

12/18/2025

✨ Our Year in Review ✨

As we look back on this year, we’re grateful for the opportunity to continue supporting patients and healthcare professionals navigating nutrition in IBD.

Throughout the year, our work centered on:

🔬 Research & Education: Developing evidence-based nutrition resources
💜 Awareness & Support: Empowering patients living with IBD
🤝 Community: Creating spaces for connection and learning
📣 Advocacy: Elevating the role of nutrition in IBD care
🔗 Collaboration: Partnering to strengthen impact
🏛️ Foundation & Leadership: Building a sustainable future for our mission

None of this would be possible without our community. We also recognize that there is still important work ahead. In 2026, we will continue working toward more accessible, inclusive, and effective nutrition support in GI care.

Thank you to everyone who supported, partnered, learned, and advocated alongside us this year. Your trust, engagement, and collaboration make this work possible. Together, we’re shaping a future where nutrition is an essential part of care. Read our Year in Review here: https://loom.ly/HeVnDM4

12/16/2025

🎄✨ Christmas Recipe Inspiration ✨🎄
Navigating the holidays with GI conditions like IBD or Crohn’s can feel overwhelming — especially around food. This Christmas, enjoy nourishing, comforting dishes that are gentle on your gut and full of festive flavor — from cozy mains and seasonal sides to sweet treats and creamy holiday sips.❤️

Save for later or share with someone managing GI symptoms this holiday season & find these recipes and more at https://loom.ly/W26t6OE

12/15/2025

Eating out with IBD can feel daunting, especially during the festive season 💚

Many people with Crohn’s or Colitis avoid social occasions involving food, but missing out doesn’t have to be the only option. With a little planning and individualised nutrition support, eating out can feel more manageable.

These tips are evidence-informed, practical, and designed to reduce stress around food, not add to it.

Let us know in the comments if you have any tips or tricks for eating out!

Check out our website for more info on navigating the social setting with IBD ➡️ https://loom.ly/_hjpuzo

The unpredictable symptoms that come with having Crohn’s or Colitis can make navigating social situations uncomfortable and sometimes awkward.

12/15/2025

🕎✨ Happy Hanukkah! ✨🕎

As we celebrate the Festival of Lights, we're wishing you moments of warmth, connection, and comfort throughout the holiday. For those navigating Crohn's and IBD, we know holidays can bring extra challenges — may each night offer a little more ease, nourishment, and light.

12/09/2025

We’re attending and are grateful to everyone who stopped by to talk about nutrition in IBD. It’s energizing to see the growing support from the IBD community working to elevate patient care. Together, we can advance nutrition care!

12/07/2025

🕎✨ Finding Hanukkah recipes that work with or special diet needs can feel overwhelming — but it doesn’t have to be! These gut-friendly takes on holiday classics — from homemade gelt coins to rosemary-lemon roasted chicken, butternut-squash latkes, and soothing matzo-ball soup — bring all the flavor and comfort without the worry.

These dishes make it easy to celebrate the season while supporting digestive health. Light the menorah, gather with loved ones, and enjoy a feast that honors tradition and keeps the body feeling balanced and cared for! 💙✨

Find more Hanukkah recipe inspiration here: https://loom.ly/1Opbvlk

12/06/2025

💜 What you may see in IBD nutrition VS what’s really going on 💜

When you have Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), sometimes others only see the visible changes bland food, low-fibre meals or “safe” choices. But under the surface lies a much heavier burden.

🔎 What research shows:
- A study showed up to 24% of IBD patients screened positive for an eating disorder using diagnostic tools significantly higher than population norms (Satherley et al., 2022).

- Another showed over 50% of IBD patients show ARFID-like (avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder) restrictive eating patterns, far beyond typical populations (Taft et al., 2024).

- Many patients avoid foods due to fear of triggering symptoms, even in remission, which reduces food variety and impacts quality of life (Zia et al., 2019).

💔 This is more than diet: it’s fear, anxiety, exhaustion and uncertainty. For many, eating becomes a source of stress and not comfort.

At Nutritional Therapy for IBD, we believe in addressing the whole iceberg, not just what’s visible. We’re here to help you rebuild a safe, nourishing, balanced approach to food, grounded in evidence, compassion, and what’s right for you.

If this post triggers feelings or brings up worries about your relationship with food, you’re not alone. Support is available through BEAT (UK), NEDA (US), or your IBD medical team.

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12/05/2025

During Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week, a few of our volunteers joined the “In Living COGI 2025 Virtual 5K & Beyond Walk” to show support for the IBD community. Visit our organizational partner Color of Gastrointestinal Illnesses at www.colorofgi.org for more ways to get involved.

12/03/2025

💜 To every parent of a child with Crohn’s or colitis: Your child’s IBD is not your fault. You didn’t cause it. You didn’t miss something. You didn’t fail. Chronic illness doesn’t come from not caring enough, not trying hard enough, or not parenting “right.”

What does come from you is the strength your child carries, the comfort they feel on their hardest days, and the bravery they learn from watching you show up again and again. You are doing an amazing job, even when it doesn’t feel that way. Your child is fighting a hard battle, but they’re not fighting alone, because they have you. Your love is powerful, and it matters more than you may know. 💜

12/02/2025

✨Giving Tuesday is here. Make your impact today!

Help ensure patients living with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis have access to the nutrition support they need. Your donation expands our critical programs, resources, and guidance for those facing dietary challenges.
With your help, we can be there for those who need us most!

Your support helps us:

💜 Provide trusted tools and resources for patients and healthcare professionals
💜 Provide live programs and community events
💜 Grow our dietitian-vetted recipe database
💜 Advance nutrition research to uncover better treatments and practical guidance

Thanks to a generous matching gift, every donation you make will be doubled, maximizing your impact. Donate now to support better health for the IBD community. Find the link to donate here: https://www.nutritionaltherapyforibd.org/donate

Thank you for your support!