IBD Nutrition
Everything seems to make your child’s IBD symptoms flare, Google’s no help, Aunt Nancy is even less help, and you’re at your wits end trying to navigate this new disease.
To navigate this new disease.
Sound familiar? We see you working SO hard to navigate your child’s IBD diagnosis but struggling to know who to trust, where to ask questions, and how to DIY a treatment plan for a disease you knew nothing about until recently.
This is A LOT of pressure on you as a parent.
That’s why we combined our years of expertise working with IBD patients and our personal experience with IBD to create this unique Pediatric IBD Program.
This is a safe place for you to learn, experiment, ask questions, and ultimately feel empowered to help your child navigate their IBD journey.
If you’re frustrated at mealtimes wondering, “What am I supposed to feed them?!”
If your child is starting to withdraw from family meals, friends, or social situations because of painful and unpredictable IBD symptoms like diarrhea, weight loss, abdominal pain, or constipation…
If you worry about potential IBD complications or how this condition might affect your child’s quality of life and wish you had better answers for how to help your child when in pain or discomfort…
This program designed for IBD in kids can help your family.
Our 3-Step Approach to IBD
1. Nutritional Therapy
There is overwhelming evidence showing us that nutrition matters and plays a crucial role in symptom remission and inflammation reduction.
And because IBD in children is more aggressive in nature and can affect a child’s growth and puberty, treatment, including nutritional therapy, needs to be more aggressive as well. A developing child has significant body processes that rely on adequate nutrition to fully develop, such as bones, hormones, growth, and brain development.
As specialists, this is one of the first things we support you and your child with through this Pediatric IBD Program. Nutritional deficiencies are common in IBD and need to be corrected in a timely manner so as not to interfere with normal growth and development.
The nutritional guidance provided in this Pediatric IBD Program can help to:
- Promote normal bone growth and development
- Protect brain development
- Reduce the risk of surgeries
- Improve outcomes
- Mitigate extra stress on the body
- Reduce anxiety and depression
- Protect the child’s relationship with food
- Amplify medication effectiveness
2. Building an Effective Team
Your child’s treatment team is crucial to their overall health and disease outcomes. You need to build a skilled, specialized team of professionals to help you navigate the IBD road ahead. You and your child need to be able to trust your team and ask questions so that you all feel supported and safe.
From finding a good gastroenterologist with experience in pediatrics and specializing in IBD to a mental health provider such as a GI psychologist, we can help you build this effective treatment team.
3. Be an Ally, Not a Provider
One of the most challenging aspects of being a parent to a child with IBD is the desire to fix it. We often see parents stepping into the role of provider when it’s not in the child’s best interest.
The best thing you can do for a child who’s been diagnosed with IBD is support, not force. They need to see and enjoy you as a parent, not as part of the negative associations of this diagnosis.
In this Pediatric IBD Program, we’ll help you become a patient advocate for your child. This includes things like helping your child describe symptoms to providers, administering medications appropriately, supporting your child through infusions or procedures, and much more.
We’ll also help you let go of any guilt or shame you may be feeling, as your child’s diagnosis is not your (or your child’s) fault. ❤️️
In this program, we’ll discuss:
Grief in IBD
How to grieve as a parent after your child’s diagnosis and why that’s important for both you and your child
IBD Medication
Including types of medication for pediatrics, benefits, and when to use medication alongside nutritional therapy and other treatments
Nutrition Basics
Including how to use nutrition to reduce symptoms, what decreases vs. increases the risk of flare, and how to encourage long-term remission
Stress Resilience in IBD Pediatrics
Including how to encourage stress resilience in your child and help them ask for what they need while navigating a disease that requires a lot of accommodation
The Role of a Parent in IBD Treatment
And how to be a good advocate for your child while accommodating the autonomy your child needs
Treatment and Outcomes
How parents can help improve outcomes for pediatric patients, different types of triggers, and treatment integration to help you incorporate best practices into day-to-day life
IBD
SUGARLAND DIETITIAN
Areas of Expertise for Pediatrics and Adults with IBD
Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis
Indeterminate
Exclusive Enteral Nutrition (EEN)
Pre- and post
surgery + Ostomy Modifications
Very Early Onset
(VEO)-IBD
IBS
Crohn's Disease Exclusion Diet (CDED)
Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) + modified SCD (mSCD)
Diet or Nutrition
Therapies
Autoimmune Protocol Diet
Anti-Inflammatory Diet for IBD (IBD-AID)
Who is this program for?
Register for the IBD Program
This program is currently open for enrollment. After you register, you'll receive immediate access to learning materials and our private Facebook Group. You'll also receive details about our next group call and how to book any applicable individual sessions.
Pediatric Nutrition for Kids
with IBD 3-Month Program
flexible payment plans:
3 monthly payments of $665
6 monthly payments of $332
Customized support in twice monthly group sessions – with one for parents of those with IBD
Weekly flare-friendly recipes & meal plans
+ IBD Nutrition Guidebook: 140 pages of tools you can use to reduce symptoms and increase chance of remission
IBD Nutrition guidance + pediatric specific guidance through video/written format
Lifetime access to our learning materials
Access to our private Facebook group for questions
Light 1:1 Support:
+2x individual sessions with one of our IBD dietitians of up to 45 minutes
+2x check-in calls of up to 15 minutes
Pediatric Nutrition for Kids
with IBD 6-Month Program
$4500 paid in full ($500 discount)
flexible 6 and 9 month payment plans
($389 – $583/month after deposit)
Everything in the 3-Month Program:
*Twice monthly group sessions
*IBD Nutrition guidebook, Meal Guide, Video & Written Guidance, Lifetime access to materials, recorded Q&A’s and private group
PLUS…
+Intensive 1:1 Initial consult with Treatment Plan customized to your kid/teen
+ Monthly 1:1 guidance in sessions
(up to 45 minutes)
+ Check-in calls for urgent questions or adjustments (up to 15 minutes)
+ Access to direct messaging – so you can ask questions when you need it most
+ Meal planning guidance within sessions
Our users are Happy & Healthy
we’re here to all your questions
The strangest secret in the world is that you become what you think about. — Earl Nightingale
What types of patients do you see?
We use nutrition to treat those who have had an IBD diagnosis – Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, microscopic colitis (lymphocytic & collagenous), j-pouch, ileostomy and indeterminate IBD cases. We also see ages 3 and up.
I just got diagnosed and started treatment. Is this the right time for me to take a look at my diet?
Absolutely, yes! Why delay care and support when you need it?
It’s tempting to want to test out one thing at a time, but remember with IBD care – there isn’t usually one singular approach. It’s even better if you can support your medication path with a complementary nutrition approach.
Most people meet with us 1-2 years after diagnosis, once they have had a chance to really understand the value of handing over your nutrition to someone. However, we would love to work with more of those who are newly diagnosed.
The earlier you can start implementing nutrition the better! Implementing nutrition early can help reduce risk AND improve chances of remission.
How is your approach different?
Some dietitians use a one-size-fits-all approach with their patients, but that’s not the way we work. We consider your individual needs and focus on getting YOU results.
I would like to be a patient, but I just need a few sessions.
If you are interested in just a few sessions and a place to ask questions and get resources, we recommend our CCRB program! You can add on a few 1:1 sessions and get lifetime access with our care package add-on.