Has your gut changed since having children?
Kerith Duncanson
Does having children cause bloating or the “trots”? Has your gut changed since having children? Do you experience more diarrhoea,
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Dr Georgina Williams has experience in public and private practice dietetics. She completed a PhD investigating wholegrains and fibre in gastrointestinal health and diseases. Georgina bring expertise in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NALFD) and metabolic syndrome from her research into these conditions. Her other interest area is using whole foods for improving gut health. Georgina is available for gastro dietetics video consultations.
Dr Kerith Duncanson brings 30 years of dietetics experience and extensive digestive health research to our team. She specialises in functional gut conditions (irritable bowel syndrome, dyspepsia) and using dietary approaches to resolve complex, longstanding gut symptoms like diarrhoea, constipation, bloating, wind and pain. Kerith has published extensively and is the author of these peer-reviewed publications. Kerith is available for gastro dietetics video consultations.
HELPING YOU TO IMPROVED GUT HEALTH
Our gastro dietitians are all about helping you to set and strive towards your food and nutrition goals. We want food to help you improve your quality of life – not to be a stress or hindrance. We focus on gut symptoms and conditions and specialise in translating the latest evidence and research into practical, personalised dietary advice and strategies.
We conduct our appointments face-to-face at Newcastle Gastroenterology (Charlestown, NSW) which is the practice of Dr. Magnus Halland, an internationally recognised gastroenterologist with sub-speciality expertise in esophageal and motility disorders.
We also provide video consultations for people who ay be unable to attend face-to-face appointments in Charlestown.
Foods high in FODMAPs contain fermentable carbohydrates which may worsen symptoms of diarrhoea, constipation, abdominal pain and bloating in some people.
However, foods high in FODMAPs include certain fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, lentils, dairy and nuts that provide essential vitamins and minerals as well as dietary fibre which feeds our gut bacteria.
It is essential to work with a dietitian to determine which FODMAP containing foods influence your gut symptoms, and devise a personalised plan to ensure nutritional adequacy and support a healthy gut microbiome.
#guthealthdietitian #lowfodmapdiet #guthealth
Foods high in FODMAPs contain fermentable carbohydrates which may worsen symptoms of diarrhoea, constipation, abdominal pain and bloating in some people.
However, foods high in FODMAPs include certain fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, lentils, dairy and nuts that provide essential vitamins and minerals as well as dietary fibre which feeds our gut bacteria.
It is essential to work with a dietitian to determine which FODMAP containing foods influence your gut symptoms, and devise a personalised plan to ensure nutritional adequacy and support a healthy gut microbiome.
#guthealthdietitian #lowfodmapdiet #guthealth
Help Yourself dietitian Dr Kerith Duncanson is presenting at Europe’s leading gastrointestinal health and research conference next Tuesday.
Kerith and her research team at the University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute have been investigating differences in gut bacteria between people with IBS and without IBS, between the types of IBS and whether this depends on dietary intake.
Good luck with the presentation Kerith!
#UEGWeek @my_ueg
Help Yourself dietitian Dr Kerith Duncanson is presenting at Europe’s leading gastrointestinal health and research conference next Tuesday.
Kerith and her research team at the University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute have been investigating differences in gut bacteria between people with IBS and without IBS, between the types of IBS and whether this depends on dietary intake.
Good luck with the presentation Kerith!
#UEGWeek @my_ueg
The low FODMAP diet is a proven and effective treatment for IBS when followed properly under the guidance of a dietitian.
However, it may not work for everyone, with about 20-50% of individuals not responding to this approach.
If you find yourself in this group, don’t be discouraged—there are many other management options available.
Your dietitian is skilled in identifying the reasons behind your lack of response and can recommend alternative strategies that may better suit your needs.
#gastrodietitian #lowfodmap
The low FODMAP diet is a proven and effective treatment for IBS when followed properly under the guidance of a dietitian.
However, it may not work for everyone, with about 20-50% of individuals not responding to this approach.
If you find yourself in this group, don’t be discouraged—there are many other management options available.
Your dietitian is skilled in identifying the reasons behind your lack of response and can recommend alternative strategies that may better suit your needs.
#gastrodietitian #lowfodmap
Overnight oats are the perfect busy morning breakfast and are packed with soluble fibre – a bonus!
Have them cold straight out of the fridge or heat them in the microwave on those colder mornings.
LOW FODMAP version:
– 1/2 cup rolled oats
– lactose free yoghurt
– lactose free milk (or soy or almond milk)
LOW FODMAP Toppings:
– 1/3 banana, 1/4 cup blueberries, strawberries
– peanut butter (1 tbsp)
– maple syrup (1 tbsp)
#lowfodmaprecipe #breakfastrecipe
Overnight oats are the perfect busy morning breakfast and are packed with soluble fibre – a bonus!
Have them cold straight out of the fridge or heat them in the microwave on those colder mornings.
LOW FODMAP version:
– 1/2 cup rolled oats
– lactose free yoghurt
– lactose free milk (or soy or almond milk)
LOW FODMAP Toppings:
– 1/3 banana, 1/4 cup blueberries, strawberries
– peanut butter (1 tbsp)
– maple syrup (1 tbsp)
#lowfodmaprecipe #breakfastrecipe
The low FODMAP diet is a short-term exclusion diet, designed as a 3-step tool to determine which (if any) FODMAPs you may be sensitive to.
Symptom response is usually seen within 2 weeks.
Your dietitian can then work with you to tailor your long-term diet for symptom management with a focus on the least restriction possible.
If you do not respond to a low FODMAP diet, your dietitian can work with you to consider other dietary components that may be involved in your gut symptoms.
#gastrodietitian #lowfodmapdiet
The low FODMAP diet is a short-term exclusion diet, designed as a 3-step tool to determine which (if any) FODMAPs you may be sensitive to.
Symptom response is usually seen within 2 weeks.
Your dietitian can then work with you to tailor your long-term diet for symptom management with a focus on the least restriction possible.
If you do not respond to a low FODMAP diet, your dietitian can work with you to consider other dietary components that may be involved in your gut symptoms.
#gastrodietitian #lowfodmapdiet
You may have heard the advice to eat 30 different plant foods a week for optimal gut health.
This came from research which found that people who ate more than 30 different plant foods each week had a more diverse, and health promoting community of bacteria in their gut.
So why not take the challenge and see how many different plant foods you include each week?
If this is less than you would like, our dietitians can help you to incorporate more diversity into your diet and optimise your gut health!
#30plantpoints #guthealthdietitian
You may have heard the advice to eat 30 different plant foods a week for optimal gut health.
This came from research which found that people who ate more than 30 different plant foods each week had a more diverse, and health promoting community of bacteria in their gut.
So why not take the challenge and see how many different plant foods you include each week?
If this is less than you would like, our dietitians can help you to incorporate more diversity into your diet and optimise your gut health!
#30plantpoints #guthealthdietitian
FODMAP Friendly Fish Tacos!
These tacos are the perfect easy dinner recipe, for any night of the week!
You can choose your low FODMAP toppings and others can add FODMAPs as tolerated.
#lowfodmaprecipe #gastrodietitian
FODMAP Friendly Fish Tacos!
These tacos are the perfect easy dinner recipe, for any night of the week!
You can choose your low FODMAP toppings and others can add FODMAPs as tolerated.
#lowfodmaprecipe #gastrodietitian
Some people with reflux notice symptoms after spicy foods, but it not always the spicy foods that are the main culprit.
Often these foods are eaten at night (before laying down), as part of a large meal, often with lots of ‘hard to digest’ protein and fats.
If spicy food were eaten as part of a smaller, less rich meal earlier in the day, they may be much better tolerated.
Also, herbs and spices are rich in plant chemicals that feed our health gut bacteria, so limiting them can actually be unhelpful for our gut.
An interesting fact about spices is that the natural chemical in chilli (capsaicin) actually desensitization pain receptors in the gut, so is actually helpful in conditions like functional dyspepsia.
#reflux #GORD #gastrodietitian
Some people with reflux notice symptoms after spicy foods, but it not always the spicy foods that are the main culprit.
Often these foods are eaten at night (before laying down), as part of a large meal, often with lots of ‘hard to digest’ protein and fats.
If spicy food were eaten as part of a smaller, less rich meal earlier in the day, they may be much better tolerated.
Also, herbs and spices are rich in plant chemicals that feed our health gut bacteria, so limiting them can actually be unhelpful for our gut.
An interesting fact about spices is that the natural chemical in chilli (capsaicin) actually desensitization pain receptors in the gut, so is actually helpful in conditions like functional dyspepsia.
#reflux #GORD #gastrodietitian
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Our gastro dietitians are experienced in working with clients to manage gut symptoms and conditions. Our gastro dietetic services range from helping you improve fibre and prebiotics intake through to supporting people with IBD, coeliac disease or IBS and functional dyspepsia to reduce symptoms, achieve dietary balance and improve quality of life. Help Yourself – Nutrition & Dietetics is managed by Rick Naylor.
This gastro dietetic consulting work complements Dr Kerith Duncanson’s and Dr Georgina William’s research work in gastrointestinal nutrition and functional gut disorders.
