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Navigate Pediatric IBD With Confidence

Guidance and Nutritional Support for Children Ages 3-18 with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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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.

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.

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I can’t stress enough how being able to come to one place and not have all the noise of other opinions, websites, and doctors has been really nice.

“My son was experiencing a lot of bloody diarrhea, weight loss, and we ended up in the hospital for a colonoscopy… And as much as I love my son’s doctor, the response was, ‘Just eat a healthy diet.’ To me, that wasn’t an answer, so I immediately went home and started researching and became completely overwhelmed with the information.

What drew me to Ashley was the fact that not only was she educated and a dietitian, but she had personal experience.

The recipes, suggestions on supplements and a really good multi-vitamin, the fact that he needs a lot of Omega 3s, the timing on how to give supplements in addition to medication… These things I don’t feel like the doctor covered. I wouldn’t have known this without you and this program.

To be able to run things by you… And honestly, as a parent, to have you say some of these things and not me, I can’t stress enough how being able to come to one place and not have all the noise of other opinions, websites, and doctors has been really nice. You put so much thought into your course, and it’s not too hard to understand. It’s IBD, a very complicated disease, made simple for us who don’t have the education.

And as a parent, you feel that guilt of ‘what did I do to cause this?’ You did nothing to cause this. But what you can do to counteract that is you can now be the biggest advocate you can be for your child.

-Karen, 15-Year-Old Son Diagnosed with IBD

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Navigate Pediatric IBD With Confidence

Guidance and Nutritional Support for Children Ages 3-18 with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

This program provides pediatric IBD patients and their parents with effective tools and nutritional support to alleviate symptoms, reduce flares, and increase the likelihood of long-term remission.

It includes training videos, written guides, live and recorded calls, and ongoing community support.

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What’s included in this pediatric IBD nutrition program?

Video Modules, including live and pre-recorded lessons on pediatric IBD, nutritional therapy, stress resilience, and parent-child communication strategies 👪
Bi-Monthly Group Calls (We’ll meet live every other week as a group for live Q&A, personalized coaching, and special topics.)
Expert-Led Community Support Inside a Private Group (You'll have 24/7 access to a group with other parents of pediatric patients and the opportunity to ask ongoing questions and receive support.) 💓
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Meal Guide and 142+ Page Nutrition Guidebook, including an easy-to-understand guide on pediatric nutrition for IBD and specific tips to help you implement suggestions with more ease 🍎
30 Days of IBD-Friendly Recipes to take the worry out of packing lunches or making dinner for your child 🍴
This program is currently open for enrollment. Hit the button below to choose between a 3 or 6-month option. Once 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.
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Our 3-Step Approach to Pediatric IBD

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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
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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.

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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. 🙏

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    We are the
    Crohn’s and Colitis Dietitians™

    Welcome! We’re Ashley and Danielle, The Crohn’s & Colitis Dietitians. We understand what you and your child are struggling with right now – the frustration, confusion, and pain – because we have IBD, too.

    Each dietitian on our team has been diagnosed with a form of IBD, and some of us have significant others and/or family members with IBD as well. One of our dietitians was diagnosed at 14.

    Through our nutrition therapy practice, we have the privilege of helping hundreds of patients with Crohn’s or Colitis each year find symptom relief and reduce their risk.

    For this Pediatric IBD Program, we took the exceptional results seen by adult patients and tailored our approach to address the unique needs and challenges of pediatrics. We aim to help you and your child get the best care, relieve symptoms, and increase the likelihood of long-term remission.

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    In this program, we’ll discuss:

    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

    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

    Communication Strategies

    And language to support your child’s nutritional therapy without damaging their relationship with food, causing over-restriction, food fear, or rebellion (and how to support your child when every food seems to trigger symptoms, or they want nothing to do with healthy options)

    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 Medication

    Including types of medication for pediatrics, benefits, and when to use medication alongside nutritional therapy and other treatments

    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

    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

    And Much More

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    Who is this program for?

    This program is for children diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and their parents. Most resources in this program are intended for the parent of a child with IBD; however, some videos speak directly to the patient, so they’re included in treatment as well.

    Register for the Pediatrics IBD Program

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    Pediatric Nutrition for Kids with IBD 3-Month Program

    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  

    plans as low as $70/month

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    Pediatric Nutrition for Kids with IBD 6-Month Program

    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

    plans as low as $150/month

    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.

    Frequently Asked Questions

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    Why Crohn's and Colitis Dietitians?

    Every dietitian on our team has been diagnosed with a form of IBD, and a few of us have significant others and/or family members with IBD as well. One of our dietitians was diagnosed at 14.

    There aren’t many scenarios we haven’t encountered, making us very effective partners as you make important decisions in your child’s care. Not only will we be effective partners, but we will also lead the charge in managing your child’s nutritional needs so you can trust they’re in expert needs (and no longer have to figure everything out yourself).

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    Do you have to attend live calls?

    No. Although we recommend attending as many live calls as possible, replays are available and yours to keep. You will also have access to a 24/7 support forum where you can ask questions and receive guidance.
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    Is one-on-one support available? What’s included?

    In either the 3-month or 6-month program, you’ll get access to at least 2x monthly group calls, prerecorded videos and workbooks, and ongoing group support. If you sign up for the 6-month program, you’ll also get 4 additional one-on-one calls to work directly with a dietitian. If you think one-on-one support would be helpful for you or your child, we highly recommend the 6-month program.

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    How is this different from an adult IBD program?

    This program incorporates proven recommendations from our adult IBD program but is more parent and pediatric-friendly. Plus, this program speaks directly to the unique nutritional and emotional needs of a child diagnosed with IBD.

    For example, a child has significant body processes that rely on adequate nutrition to develop fully, such as bones, hormones, growth, and brain development. Inadequate attention to growth, puberty, or bone health can result in increased fracture risk, impaired adult height, and delayed puberty and menarche.

    This is one reason pediatric nutrition is highly important and the first thing we support you and your child with. 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.

    This pediatric IBD program also supports parents in navigating a pediatric IBD diagnosis and becoming the best advocate for their child.

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    Does this program follow a specific diet?

    No. We’re here to educate you so you and your child can make informed decisions and improve their chance of remission and symptom reduction. This program also focuses on a “what to add” vs. “what to take away” approach, so we focus on adding more variety to a diet vs. restriction.

    Register for the Pediatrics IBD Program

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    Pediatric Nutrition for Kids with IBD 3-Month Program

    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  

    plans as low as $70/month

    Playful illustration of a girl working on a laptop with a clock above her, 6-month pediatric IBD for kids

    Pediatric Nutrition for Kids with IBD 6-Month Program

    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

    plans as low as $150/month

    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.