UM Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Program

Nutrition Services

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The University of Maryland Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program and Digestive Diseases Center are now offering nutrition services to our patients. Our dietitian, Allison Maurer, works along side our physicians to develop nutrition therapy plans, and provide individualized nutrition counseling and education to patients with the following conditions:

Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Constipation
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Malabsorptive disorders
Malnutrition
Ostomy and hydration management
Short bowel syndrome
Parenteral nutrition (TPN) management
Celiac disease
Evaluation of nutrition support
Gastrectomies
Gastroparesis
Failure to thrive
Weight loss
Pre-surgery and post-surgery diets

Services Offered

Nutrition services offered through the IBD Program include:

Assessing patient's nutritional status
Monitoring weight changes
Answering patient's nutrition questions
Providing education on diets such as low fiber-low residual, high fiber, foods high in calcium and vitamin D, oral rehydration therapy, anti-reflux diet, ostomy diets and weight loss/weight gain

In addition, we also monitor the patient's nutritional status and offer extensive follow up care with our patients.

Nutrition Related Links

This page was last updated on: July 21, 2011.

For more information about our services or treatment options or to refer a patient to the IBD Program, please call 410-706-3387.