I would say the same for gastroenterologists #GItwitter #gastropsych

Pulling our data now but currently seeing higher than average rates of menorrhagia/dysmenorrhea across ALL areas of the GI tract (including those with esophageal conditions).

There are times when all your tests are normal but there’s still something wrong.

Because there are things about health and humans we still don’t know or understand.

Turns out medicine is imperfect.

Just like people.

In a Healio #GI Q&A exclusive:

Madison Simons, PsyD 👩🏼‍⚕️, of Cleveland Clinic, reported the impact of #endometriosis on GI function remains ‘vastly understudied, underrecognized’

Check out the full dataset 📊 from CGH at the 🔗 below 👇🏻
healio.com/news/gastroent…

Establishing safety with food/eating is the critical foundation on which everything else builds- without food safety, it is not possible to expand diversity or volume in a meaningful way.

When patients reflect on procedures they’ve undergone, someone holding their hand while they went under is often the thing they remember the most ❤️ #thesmallthingsmatter

I think most of my friends in #gastropsych would say this mirrors what we see in clinical practice, not just with IBD but with many GI conditions. Part of the key is closing the gap in how providers address this with patients to not increase #stigma around #mentalhealth