From gut bugs to health: How changing the microbiome can help treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

In this webinar, Dr Peter Rimmer, Consultant Gastroenterologist at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, uncovered how the gut microbiome is linked to Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. These long-term diseases affect the intestines and can be painful and disabling. Research suggests the gut microbiome can play a big role in causing and managing IBD.

Catch up with the recording below – no science knowledge needed!

The “gut microbiome”, made up of trillions of bacteria in our digestive systems, is a hot topic in health right now. It’s believed that the gut microbiome affects lots of areas of our overall health, both inside our digestive system and outside of it too.

While it’s now easy to pay for a microbiome test, understanding the results can be tricky. Many factors can affect what the results really mean, and the advice from testing companies on what to do following those results isn’t always proven to work.

Dr. Rimmer covered:

• Common mistakes in microbiome testing and analysis
• How changes in the gut (in both the mouth to the intestines) can affect IBD
• How these changes could help doctors make earlier diagnoses
• Exciting new research on how changing the gut microbiome could help treat IBD

This webinar is perfect for anyone with IBD, people interested in gut health or gut health research, or anyone wanting to learn more about the amazing role our microbiome plays in health. No science background needed!

Our expert is Dr Peter Rimmer, Consultant Gastroenterologist at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.

This online talk is part of our free webinar series “Your health, our research: Short talks, big impact“