GI Nutrition NW

19/05/2025

🌍💜 Today is World IBD Day – a day to raise awareness and stand in solidarity with the millions of people living with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

Let’s shine a light on these invisible illnesses and support ongoing efforts for better treatment, understanding, and hope. 💪💜

20/07/2024

Summer! 🍅

20/05/2024

Today is World IBD Day! Let's raise awareness about the challenges faced by those living with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. As a registered dietitian specializing in gastrointestinal disease and disorders, I will share my top ten reason's to work with a GI dietitian.

04/05/2024

It was a pleasure to participate in the Crohn’s and Colitis Northwest Chapter Take Steps fund raising event today! Let’s raise awareness and find a cure!

04/05/2024

It’s so important to screen for celiac disease and not self diagnose IBS.

Tell us about your celiac disease symptoms. We can tell you that diarrhea and weight loss are the classic celiac symptoms but currently only 27% of patients present with those complaints. Many people do not have classical gastrointestinal symptoms.

Before 1981, over 90% of patients diagnosed with celiac disease presented to their physician with diarrhea and weight loss as their major symptoms. Currently, only 27% of patients present with these classic symptoms, while 21% of patients are asymptomatic, and the majority (52%) of patients present with atypical symptoms such as constipation, anemia, osteoporosis, elevated liver function tests, neurologic disorders, reproductive disorders etc

https://gluten.org/2021/04/30/ages-and-stages-of-celiac-disease/

11/03/2024

10/03/2024

We are excited to announce that our team is growing! GI Nutrition NW is in search of a Registered Dietitian in the state of Oregon to join our group private practice. We are GI nutrition experts expanding our services to women’s health conditions such as PCOS, endometriosis, hormone imbalance, perimenopause, and menopause. The position is part time 10 to 32 hours per week with great potential to expand full-time. The RD will provide telehealth and in-person nutrition consultations at our Beaverton and NW Portland offices. Send inquiries and resume to Tina@GINutritionNW.com.

19/01/2024

Passage of the Medical Nutrition Therapy Act would be a win-win for Academy members and our communities. You can add your support to this much-needed piece of legislation – learn more and get involved in the campaign: https://sm.eatright.org/ACTforMNT

12/01/2024

If you think you may have a gluten-related disorder, it's important to first examine if you have celiac disease, an autoimmune response to gluten, before starting a gluten-free diet. 👨‍⚕️

If gluten is a problem for you, going back to gluten to get that diagnosis is harder than you could imagine. If you've experienced this, chime in below. 👇

https://gluten.org/2021/09/09/virtual-event-10-19-how-do-you-get-a-celiac-disease-or-gluten-sensitivity-diagnosis/

03/01/2024

Happy New Year, everyone. There is a new free e-publication from Frontiers in Nutrition. Recent breakthrough in gluten contamination is a compilation of 9 articles, including our article on cross contact in shared fryers. Take a look at the table of contents. You may find an article or two of interest! The publication is available athttps://www.glutenfreewatchdog.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FrontiersRecentBreakthroughGlutenContamination.pdf

01/12/2023

Today marks the start of the 12th Annual Crohn's & Colitis Awareness Week! Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are two conditions that causes chronic inflammation in the digestive tract. Research suggests that diet plays a key role in the disease course, reducing symptoms, and achieving and maintaining remission. Work with a GI Dietitian to develop a personalized diet plan to ensure optimal nutritional status.
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07/10/2023

First time to the Mile High City! Excited to meet up with all the amazing RD’s!