Eating Well This Summer with a Gut-Friendly Diet  Summer is the perfect time to savor fresh flavors—whether it’s juicy berries from the farmer’s market or a backyard BBQ with loved ones.   For those living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), navigating food choices...

This content was created as a collaboration between HealthCentral and the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation. This article was previously published on HealthCentral.  If you’ve been diagnosed with an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) like Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis (UC), one of you...

  Living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can make it difficult to know which foods will help you feel your best. For many people with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, foods known for their health benefits, like fruits and vegetables, can trigger symptoms of their disease. ...

Whether it be a family dinner, a warming soup, or you just need to find a way to use up all of the fresh-picked apples taking up half of your refrigerator space, Gut Friendly Recipes has something for you this fall. Gut Friendly Recipes has more than 500 recipes vetted by dietitians who special...

  Q & A with Dietitian Kelly Issokson Kelly Issokson, MS, RD, is a clinical dietitian at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. She is a nutrition expert and IBD-focused dietitian. Ms. Issokson also helps patients with other GI conditions, such as IBS, SIBO, celiac disease, an...

Last month, we shared the results from the first-ever national study of diet interventions to manage Crohn’s disease symptoms. The Diet to INducE Remission in Crohn’s disease (DINE-CD) study was a randomized clinical trial that compares the Specific Carbohydrate Diet™ (SCD) to a Mediterranean style ...

Having dietary restrictions is difficult throughout the year, but around the holidays, coping with this challenge becomes even harder. With endless amounts of food being offered by relatives and friends, and nearly every gathering surrounding a meal, it feels nearly impossible to re...

Written by Colette Manley, National Council of College Leaders alumnus Hey IBD’ers- My name is Colette. I am a recent graduate from Iowa State University and now attending graduate school. It hasn’t been easy, managing my Crohn’s while in school, but it is definitely possible. One of the hardest ...

We know a topic of major interest within IBD community is the role that diet plays in the management of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Unfortunately, there has been little scientific research into how diet may impact IBD but the good news is we are working to change that. In 2016, the Cr...