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Visceral: Listen to Your GutAuthor: GI Research Foundation
Visceral: Listen to Your Gut features the latest research updates and treatment options on specific digestive diseases. Episodes are presented by the physician-scientists and experts at the University of Chicago and feature compelling patient stories. Podcast episode topics include pediatric Crohns disease; risk and prevention of GI cancer; hepatology and liver disease; the microbiome and gut health; surgical treatments for ulcerative colitis, and the intersection of diet, nutrition, and GI health. Language: en Genres: Health & Fitness, Medicine, Nutrition Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Perianal Crohn's Disease: Challenges, Treatments, and Hope
Episode 19
Monday, 6 July, 2026
Featuring: Benjamin McDonald, MD, PhD, University of Chicago MedicinePerianal Crohn's disease is one of the most complex and challenging forms of inflammatory bowel disease. In this episode, Benjamin McDonald, MD, gastroenterologist and IBD specialist at UChicago Medicine, discusses how perianal Crohn's disease affects patients, the challenges of diagnosis and treatment, and the latest advances in care.Dr. McDonald also shares how intestinal ultrasound—a noninvasive, real-time imaging technology supported in part by the GI Research Foundation—is helping clinicians better monitor Crohn's disease and make more informed treatment decisions. From innovative imaging tools to emerging therapies, this conversation highlights how research is improving outcomes and offering new hope for patients living with Crohn's disease.To access other episodes of Visceral: Listen to Your Gut and learn more about the GI Research Foundation's support of clinical and laboratory research to treat, prevent, and cure digestive diseases, please visit www.giresearchfoundation.org. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen.
