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Gut 360 podcast - Living with IBD: Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis and the Role of Nutrition

Topics Discussed:

• What Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is and how it differs from IBS

• The key differences between Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

• Living with IBD from childhood and how it can shape daily life

• Common triggers that can worsen IBD symptoms

• How nutrition can support symptom management and quality of life

• Why there is no single diet that works for everyone with Crohn’s or Colitis

• How to approach fibre safely and strategically with IBD

• Ultra-processed foods and what current evidence suggests for IBD

• Important nutrients to monitor, including common deficiencies

• The role of the gut microbiome in IBD management

• How stress and emotional wellbeing can influence symptoms and flare-ups

Managing IBD Diet and Lifestyle With Clemmie Oliver

Diet does matter in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Not only in how it affects the digestive system, but also in overall health. Adults with IBD have greater incidences of heart disease, lung disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, kidney disease, liver disease, and ulcers than do people without IBD.

For those reasons and more: thinking about diet and how it affects all these other body systems, as well as the IBD, is important.

To discuss how diet relates to IBD, Amber talks to Clemmie Oliver, IBD Specialist Registered Associate Nutritionist and Nutritional Therapist (MSc, ANutr, Dip ION, mBANT, CNHC). Clemmie shares her personal journey of living with ulcerative colitis from the age of 9, undergoing surgery, and ultimately receiving a j-pouch.

She covers the impact of her condition on her family, particularly her parents and siblings. Clemmie also emphasises the importance of nutrition in maintaining health and how dietary choices can influence j-pouch function. She provides practical advice for navigating social situations, such as parties and work dinners, where dietary restrictions may apply. She encourages open communication with healthcare professionals and offers thoughts on adapting food textures to better suit those with stomas or internal pouches.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Clemmie Oliver

In this episode, we hear from Clemmie Oliver, a nutritional therapist specialising in IBD. We cover the differences between IBD and IBS, what to look out for and how to get your gut health assessed. This episode is also packed with really useful, practical information about the positive changes we can make to diet to bring about relief from symptoms, and live a more comfortable life if you've been diagnosed with an inflammatory bowel condition.

IBD Nutritionist Clemmie Oliver and is food really that important?

Ever wondered if food really does make a difference to your illness? Ever felt like certain things in your life happened for a reason? Ever felt like you were always destined for a particular career?

Well you are not alone. This episode Helena talks to the wonderful Clemmie Oliver about her journey with Ulcerative Colitis and IBS. How one meeting with a nutritionist opened her eyes to a world of possibilities, lighting a burning desire inside for Clemmie to follow in her footsteps, working with doctors to inform, educate and help those who like her live with the condition.