Short-sighted policies, clickbait savings, and long-term damage to IBD patients December 18, 2019 Gail Attara President & Chief Executive Officer, Gastrointestinal Society President, Canadian Society of Intestinal Research Alberta’s policy decision to switch the treatments of thousands of patients to biosimilars comes under the guise of presumed cost-savings and at the behest of a [...]
Doctors, Do You Know About The Rounds? The Gastrointestinal Society is now an official partner of The Rounds, a communication platform for doctors to connect with peers and experts across therapeutic areas in a secure environment. As a member of The Rounds, physicians and surgeons can access our latest trusted educational materials and resources, share [...]
Dietary Recommendations for Nutrition-Related Anemia Nutrition-related anemia can occur due to the inadequate intake and malabsorption of certain vitamins and minerals, including iron, vitamin B12, folate, and copper. The most common form of nutrition-related anemia is iron-deficiency anemia, particularly among women of child-bearing age, vegans and vegetarians, and people with malabsorption (e.g., gastric surgery, short [...]
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Nutrition Tips (Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis) Nutrition Recommendations During Remission (Inactive Disease) Aim to eat balanced meals and snacks with a combination of protein, fat, and complex carbohydrates. Check out the plate method in Canada’s Food Guide to see what this could look like. Choose a variety of healthy whole foods [...]
Click here to download a PDF of this information. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) If you suffer from the following ongoing symptoms, you might have IBS: Abdominal Pain Bloating Constipation Diarrhea IBS is a chronic, often debilitating, functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorder with symptoms that include abdominal pain, bloating, and altered bowel behaviours, such as constipation and/or [...]
Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Diet: The Foods You Can Eat Individuals with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can use nutrition and lifestyle strategies to help control and manage gut symptoms, improve quality of life, and optimize digestive health. It is common for people with IBS to experience gut symptoms after eating certain kinds of foods, and [...]
Are the Coats on Your Pills the Right Fit for Your Gut? Scientific breakthroughs lead to the creation of medicines, which are valuable tools for physicians in patient care. Medicines can make people well, ward off disease, and relieve pain, just to name a few things, but they may come in formulations that are not [...]
Goodness of Milk & Lactose Intolerance This article discusses the benefits of milk as well as its challenges such as lactose intolerance. There is nothing like our mother’s milk to sustain us for the first year of life and beyond. Rich in vitamins, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and other essential nutrients, milk is the perfect food [...]
Headline Foods Do They Deserve the Spotlight? In today’s world, with an overabundance of information in the media, and especially on the internet, it can be challenging to decipher truth from fiction. Over the past decade, a growing interest has developed around food, especially how certain foods have wonderful properties to increase our health and [...]
Autoimmune Hepatitis The immune system’s job is to protect the body against harmful substances or diseases but, on occasion, it malfunctions and starts to attack some of its own tissues and organs. Examples of the more common autoimmune diseases include insulin-dependent diabetes (pancreas is under attack), Grave’s disease (thyroid is affected), rheumatoid arthritis (joints are [...]
Food Allergy vs. Intolerance: Know the Difference Understanding the difference between food allergies and food intolerances can leave a person justifiably confused. With these medical conditions having potential overlapping symptoms (e.g., cramps, upset stomach, diarrhea, skin rash, and headache), it is easy to see why the line separating the two is so often blurred. Allergy [...]
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Say What? Let’s say that you are a female around 35 years of age. Over the past several months, you have experienced unexplained fatigue and general body itching (pruritus). Finally, you go to see your family doctor, who tells you that you need to have some blood tests and an abdominal ultrasound. [...]
Following Doctor’s Orders With an increase in lifespan and the prevalence of chronic disease, the number of new medications also continues to rise. However, recent advancements in alternative treatments and a better understanding of how lifestyle factors such as diet and exercise affect our health may cause many individuals to feel a general reluctance toward [...]
Relief of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Symptoms with a Low FODMAP Diet Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common gastrointestinal condition worldwide, affecting an estimated 13-20% of Canadians. This often-debilitating functional disorder presents with symptoms of abdominal pain, bloating, and constipation and/or diarrhea. Patients’ symptoms can vary widely and there is no one-size-fits-all management [...]
Berries: Bursting With Health Benefits The health benefits of berries are plentiful. These small, versatile fruits come in many varieties and forms, making it easy to incorporate them into your diet year round. Did you know that Canada is the second largest producer and exporter of blueberries in the world, after [...]
The Unassuming Wonders of the Esophagus Located behind the mighty lungs and heart, the esophagus works hard for us but its function is something many of us take for granted. It seems simple enough – you swallow, food and liquids go down your throat and, shortly after, land in your stomach. End of story. In [...]
Health Canada Approves Stelara® for the Treatment of Adults with Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease STELARA® offers a new approach to treating Crohn’s disease in Canada, which has one of the highest rates of this inflammatory bowel disease worldwide1 CNW – TORONTO, ON (December 14, 2016) — Janssen Inc. announced today that Health Canada [...]
Pulses The United Nations declared 2016 International Year of Pulses. Beans, lentils, peas, and chickpeas have been part of the food basket for centuries, because people around the world recognize their appeal as nutritious, versatile foods that can play an essential part in healthy diets. With about 40% of global pulse production, Canada is a [...]
IBD Research and Treatment: Canada’s Fame and Shame Patients, Advocates and The Cameron Institute, issue call for equal access to IBD treatments CAMBRIDGE, ONTARIO (September 12, 2017) – Approximately 233,000 Canadians know how it feels to wake up every day with IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease), which includes Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis – painful autoimmune [...]
Canada’s Food Guide - 2018 Updates We have looked to Canada’s Food Guide for tips on eating right since Health Canada published the first version – then called Canada’s Official Food Rules – in 1942. From managing war resources in the 1940s, to working toward preventing obesity and related diseases (such as heart disease and [...]
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