Ep 13 Prof Douglas Drossman on The Biopsychosocial care of patients with Functional Gut Disorders
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Release Date: 12/03/2018
Ep 45: What Are Your Organs Trying to Tell You? – Dr Giulia Enders
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In this episode, I'm joined by Dr Giulia Enders, physician, scientist, and internationally bestselling author of Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ, a book that has sold more than 8 million copies worldwide and transformed the way millions of people think about the gut. We discuss her highly anticipated new book, Organ Speak: What It Really Means to Listen to Our Bodies, and explore how our organs from the lungs and immune system to the skin, muscles, brain, and gut, are constantly communicating with us and with each other. Together, we talk about the journey from Gut to...
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Ep 44: Endoscopy Explained – Everything You Need to Know
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In this episode, I’m joined by Dr Natalie Kiel, gastroenterologist and endoscopist with expertise in inflammatory bowel disease, disorders of gut–brain interaction, and diagnostic endoscopy. We take a deep dive into gastroscopies and colonoscopies, covering everything patients need to know before, during, and after the procedure. Natalie explains what endoscopy actually involves, the differences between a gastroscopy and colonoscopy, why people are referred, and what symptoms should prompt further investigation. We also unpack one of the most talked-about parts of the process, bowel...
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Ep 43: The sleep–gut connection no one is talking about – Dr Jessica Salwen-Deremer
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In this episode, I’m joined by Jessica Salwen-Deremer, Director of Behavioral Medicine for Digestive Health at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Associate Professor at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Dr Salwen-Deremer specialises in the intersection of sleep, gut health, and gastrointestinal behavioural medicine, with a particular focus on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In this episode, we explore the powerful and often overlooked relationship between sleep and the gut — including how poor sleep can worsen pain, fatigue, and inflammation, and how gut symptoms can in...
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Ep 42: Trauma and the Gut: Rethinking Care in Gastroenterology – Dr Christina Jagielski
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In this episode, I’m joined by Christina Jagielski, GI health psychologist and Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Michigan Medicine. Dr Jagielski specialises in the intersection of psychological trauma and gastrointestinal health, using evidence-based approaches such as cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, relaxation training, and gut-directed hypnotherapy to support patients with a range of GI conditions. In this episode, we explore trauma-informed care in gastroenterology — including how trauma can shape gut...
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Ep 41: Is gluten the root of all evil ? - Dr Jessica Biesiekierski
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n this episode, I’m joined by Jessica Biesiekierski, Associate Professor and Head of Human Nutrition at the University of Melbourne, and an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow specialising in diet, gut health, and gut–brain interactions. Jess is internationally recognised for her work on non-coeliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS), a term she helped define during her PhD at Monash University. Her research has been instrumental in shaping how we understand the complex relationship between gluten, gut symptoms, and the role of other dietary factors. In this episode, we explore what NCGS actually is...
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Ep 40 Prof Ted Kaptchuk on Placebos, IBS and the Therapeutic Encounter
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In this episode of The Talking Gut Podcast, Dr Jim Kantidakis sits down with Professor Ted J. Kaptchuk, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Program in Placebo Studies and the Therapeutic Encounter at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Professor Kaptchuk is one of the world’s leading researchers in placebo science. His groundbreaking 2010 study, Placebos Without Deception: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Irritable Bowel Syndrome, demonstrated that patients with IBS improved even when they knowingly took a placebo — challenging long-held assumptions about...
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Ep 39 Prof Jane Andrews on Delivering Value, Empowering Patients & Inspiring Healthier Living
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In this episode of The Talking Gut Podcast, I’m joined by leading gastroenterologist Professor Jane Andrews, a Clinical Professor with more than 25 years of experience in patient care, research, and health system innovation. From building one of Australia’s largest IBD services to serving as Chair and Medical Director of Crohn’s Colitis Cure, Professor Andrews has played a major role in shaping modern gastroenterology and patient-centred care. Together, we explore how to create real value in healthcare from improving access and coordination through digital tools to designing integrated,...
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EP 38 Prof Nicholas Talley on Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EOE)
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In this episode, I’m joined by Distinguished Laureate Professor Nicholas Talley, one of Australia’s most cited medical researchers and a global leader in neurogastroenterology, mucosal immunology, and disorders of gut–brain interaction. Professor Talley shares his expertise on eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), an emerging immune-mediated condition changing how we understand gut inflammation, diet, and the microbiome.We’ll explore what causes EoE, how it’s diagnosed and treated, and what the latest research reveals about its connection to diet and environmental factors. Whether...
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Recharge, Reset, and Return: Talking Gut 2026!
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Talking Gut is taking a short break over the holidays! Thank you for an incredible year of learning, curiosity, and gut health insights. We’ll be back in the new year with fresh episodes and standout guests including experts like Prof Nicholas Talley, A/Prof Jessica Biesiekierski, Prof Ted J. Kaptchuk and more. Stay tuned and enjoy the break!
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Ep 37 Allison Bryant on How to Poo Correctly!
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In this episode, I’m joined by Allison Bryant, Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist and expert in bowel mechanics, pelvic floor dysfunction, constipation, and incontinence. Together, we take a surprisingly fascinating deep dive into how to actually poo correctly—because most people are doing it wrong! We explore: What healthy bowel habits really look like (frequency, consistency, effort) Why bowel movements should be painless, quick, and completely strain-free How stool type reveals what’s happening in the gut and pelvic floor The importance of responding to the “call to stool” Early signs...
info_outlineWelcome to another episode of Talking Gut, and you have just been listening to the Fabulous Chalets, with the bass player being the one and only Dr Douglas Drossman, gastroenterologist and functional gut extraordinaire.
I am so super excited to have Dr Drossman as a guest here today. I have been wanting to interview him for over 1 year and here it is.`
A little background about Dr Drossman and I mean alittle, There is simply not enough time to go through his jaw dropping 124 page 10 font size single spacing CV. I simply cannot do his Bio justice here in the limited time we have, but Ill give it a go.
Okay, so Dr. Drossman was one of the first gastroenterologists to develop the field of brain-gut interactions and Neurogastroenterology in terms of research, patient care and education.
He is Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Psychiatry in Gastroenterology at the University Of North Carolina School of Medicine where he was on staff from 1977 through 2011. He founded and co-directed of the UNC Center for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders (1993-2011) in Chapel Hill North Carolina.
Dr. Drossman has published over 350 peer review articles and over 140 book chapters, has edited or written 20 books and acquired over $15 million in grants. He was Associate Editor of Gastroenterology (2001-2006), has served on six other editorial and advisory boards in Gastroenterology, psychosomatic medicine, behavioral medicine, and patient health and was the Gastroenterology Section Editor of the Merck Manual for 17 years. He is currently on the Board of Directors of the International Foundation for Functional GI Disorders (IFFGD) (www.iffgd.org).
In 2012, Dr. Drossman founded the Drossman Center for the Education and Practice of Biopsychosocial Care (DrossmanCare -www.drossmancenter.com) to help train physicians in relationship centered biopsychosocial care with emphasis on communication skills and enhancing the patient doctor relationship. An area unique to Dr. Drossman is his excellence in teaching not only on the functional GI disorders, but also in communication skills and patient centered care. He has been a visiting professor at 143 academic programs and has given over 700 lectures. He has written numerous articles and produced educational videotapes on the biobehavioral aspects of medical care, medical interviewing and the patient-doctor relationship and he received second prize at the 1997 AMA International Film Festival.
A major contribution relates to Dr. Drossman being the organizing founder and President of the Rome Foundation, a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the lives of individuals with FGIDs.
With regard to treatment, he was principal investigator in a 5-year multi-center study that first demonstrated in 2003 the value of a cognitive behavioral therapy and also of a tricyclic antidepressants for treatment of functional bowel disorders.
Dr. Drossman has received multiple research awards, including the American Psychosomatic Society President’s Award (2003), the AGA Mentors Research Scholar Award (2007), the American Journal of Gastroenterology Lectureship award (2011) to name afew.
And on top of these amazing achievements, he is person who is truly passionate about helping his patients and his colleagues.
Sooo what did we talk about, we talk about pretty much everything. His early beginnings, his band the fabulous chalets to his early days as a gastroenterologist and people that influenced him to take the path in functional gut disorders. We talked about the Rome foundation and ROME criteria, and his past and current work in helping to improve the doctor patients relationship, to the befit of the patients and the gastroenterologist. There is a lot to learn here, for the both patient and for the Doctor will benefit from this talk. I hope you get as much out of it as I did. Please enjoy.