Hi Everyone! I am excited to share my latest digestible chat interview with my dear friend and colleague, Patsy Catsos MS, RDN. Patsy and I have shared some incredible educational and global traveling speaking opportunities together  in the field of gastroenterology and nutrition. Here’s a picture of Patsy with with her sweet pup, Stella. Kate: […]

Today, I’m sharing another digestive chat with you. This interesting and informative interview is with one of my favorite, pelvic floor physical therapists, Dr. Caryn Phillips. In my clinical practice, I have often referred my patients with GI disorders such as IBS or chronic constipation to pelvic physical therapists or alternatively, began the discussions with […]

Hello Friends, today I would like to introduce my friend, colleague and GI dietitian expert, Emily Haller MS, RDN.  Emily and I have worked together on a number of projects including a couple peer-reviewed journal articles together.  She’s smart, fun, collaborative and great all around person! Learn more about Emily and what she does in practice […]

Hello Friends! As you may be well aware, April is IBS awareness month. We are looking for individuals living with irritable bowel syndrome to share their patient experience in a creative format via a painted picture, photo collage or written in poetry or prose. A collection of your creative pieces will be selected to be […]

This post is by Mel Spinella with support from me! – Kate Scarlata MPH, RDN.  Mel has a Master of Science degree in Nutrition Education from Teachers College, Columbia University and is working towards becoming a registered dietitian. The Low FODMAP diet (LFD) has been shown to improve gastrointestinal symptoms in about 50-70% of people […]

Hooray for Cookie Season! I love this time of year as it conjures up great memories of eating MANY of my Mom’s baked goods during the holidays. More recently, I love my annual cookie baking for the holidays with with my daughter! We try some new recipes and some of my Mom’s to make the […]

Hello Friends, I love keeping on top of the latest nutrition and GI topic “pulse” and what has sparked my interest in the last several years is the potential diagnosis of sucrase isomaltase deficiency (SID) in adults. Sucrase isomaltase is a digestive enzyme complex produced in the small intestine. Like lactase, which is a digestive […]

Hello Friends! This post is geared toward my clinician followers.  I am excited to share an upcoming educational program platform for dietitians called, Dietitian Deep Dive.  I have partnered with Erin Judge, RD to provide a more deep dive approach into nutrition education for gastrointestinal conditions–and our first series is on small intestinal bacterial overgrowth […]

Hello Everybody! Happy Thursday. I hope you are all staying healthy and tuning in to your physical and mental health needs. Today’s interview is with world-renowned clinical psychologist and health researcher, Olafur Palsson, PsyD from University of North Carolina’s Center of Functional GI & Motility Disorders. Dr. Palsson has an interest in the relationship between […]