Providence RI: Restricted Eating in Patients with Disorders of Gut-Brain Interac
17 September @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
This talk will address the clinical overlap between eating disorders, restricted eating, and disorders of gut–brain interaction (DGBIs), with a focus on patients presenting with IBS-C, functional dyspepsia, bloating, constipation, and food-related symptom anxiety. Using case-based discussion, the session will highlight how eating disorder history or active restrictive eating can complicate GI diagnosis and treatment, how GI-directed dietary advice may unintentionally reinforce restriction, and how clinicians can distinguish reasonable symptom-driven food avoidance from clinically significant disordered eating or ARFID. The talk will emphasize practical screening strategies, medical risk assessment, appropriate GI evaluation, and collaborative care among gastroenterologists, dietitians, psychologists, and internists.
