Past Group Learning Events
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How to Make Smarter Dietary Changes that help to Manage (and Prevent) a Flare | Flare is a very generic term. When Doctors ask “do you feel like you’re in a flare“ or “how many flares have you had?”. People are usually confused about what they meant. Flares are usually very distinct. You know when it comes and you know it when it is gone. Sometimes the reason you can not distinguish the flares might be that you have always been in a flare. In this session, Ali dug into how to distinguish signs and symptoms of a flare that are tied to IBD from intestinal symptoms that are unrelated to IBD directly, and explored how to identify triggers and make smart changes based on the findings. | 6/9/2022 | Dr. Ali Arjomand, Certified Nutritionist |
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Allay Mindset Group Session: Navigating Interpersonal Relationships with IBD / IBS | Something that seems like it should feel so natural - navigating interpersonal connections and socializing - can be full of fear, worry and discouragement for those of us with chronic illnesses such as IBD and IBS. In this group session, Natalie shared how to navigate the good, the bad, and the scary as it relates to interpersonal connections and chronic illness. In this session, we discussed the following topics:
| 6/30/2022 | Natalie Kelley, Certified Health Coach |
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Allay Nutrition Group Session: Expanding your Foods - Why, When and How to Broaden your Food Range, Safely and Effectively | In this session, we invited Dr. Ali Arjomand to talk about how you can expand your diet as an IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) patient. Food and diet is where you feel our IBD mostly on a day-to-day basis. it's also probably where your standard GI clinics don't really have the time or resources to support you. In this session Dr. Arjomand talked about the important nutrients for IBD patients, and how you can expand your foods gradually step by step to get to a more diverse diet and a healthier gut ecology. | 7/21/2022 | Dr. Ali Arjomand, Certified Nutritionist |
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Allay Infusion Group Session - Infusion for IBD Patients: Things to Know and Resources to Seek | Many current IBD medications are administered via an infusion and most people have never had to deal with that before. This can lead to some confusion, questions, and concerns. Alicia and Kaitey talk about IAF, how to prepare for your infusion, infusion day tips, and how to locate clinics. | ? | Alicia Barron, LGSW, and Kaitey Morgan, RN, BSN, CRNI, from the Infusion Access Foundation (IAF) |
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