Paediatric gastroenterologist Professor Marc Benninga. Prof Benninga or Marc as he prefers to be called, studied medicine at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. After receiving his Medical degree he worked as a research fellow at the

Ep 28 Jackie Berryman & Renuka Clarke on Stoma Therapy

Jun 27th, 2022 1h 3m

Welcome to another Episode of Talking Gut. Todays talk is about Entero-stomal Therapy. My two guests today are both Stomal therapy nurses at the Epworth Hospital in Richmond Melbourne. Jackie Berryman is one of two Stomal Therapy Nurses at E

Ep 27 Prof Lin Chang on Stress and the Gut

Jun 13th, 2022 1h 22m

Welcome to another Episode of Talking Gut, and today I have the honour of presenting someone a person I deeply respect, Prof Lin Chang. I met prof Chang many years ago while she was visiting Melbourne to present at ANGMA, The Australasian Neur

Ep 26 Dr Helen Burton Murray on Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)

May 30th, 2022 34m 43s

Welcome to Season 4, of The Talking Gut Podcast show. Wow, It’s been a long time and a lot has happened in the world since my last post, but I am excited to say I am back!, Back with new and truly fascinating episodes about the gut. Todays topi

Ep 25 Assoc Prof Tiffany Taft on Stigma in Coeliac Disease

Aug 2nd, 2021 38m 21s

Welcome to another episode of Talking Gut Todays episode is slightly different, It specifically created for Coeliac Australia as part of their 2020 Gluten Free Expo which unfortunately did not going head as an in person. Hopefully this year it

Ep 24 Dr Zina Valaydon on Hepatology and the Liver

Jul 5th, 2021 1h 17m

Thank you for tuning into another episode of Talking Gut! In today’s episode I sat down and talked to Dr Zina Valaydon on Hepatology and the Liver. Dr Zina Valaydon is a consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist. She is the head of the Hep

Ep 23 Dr Linda Nguyen on Gastroparesis

Jun 21st, 2021 1h 42m

Welcome to another episode of talking gut, where I get the opportunity to interview leading expert in the fascinating area of the gut and related Systems. In today’s interview, I had the wonderful pleasure to sit and talk to Dr Linda Nguyen, Ne

Ep 22 Dr Britt Christensen on Everything Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

May 19th, 2021 2h 1m

Hello everyone, and welcome back to The Talking Gut Podcast. Its been a long long time since our last episode and Im excited to be back for season 3. Season 3 is jam packed full of some really exciting and interesting talks with leading health

Ep 21 Assoc Prof Antonina Mikocka-Walus on IBD & The Gut-Brain Connection

Jun 22nd, 2020 1h 14m

In todays episode I have the wonderful pleasure to talk to Dr Antonina Mikocka-Walus. Dr Antonina Mikocka-Walus is a registered psychologist and Associate Professor in the School of Psychology at Deakin University in Melbourne. She completed he

Ep 20 Tina Aswani Omprakash from Own Your Crohns, a story of resilience and GRITT

May 20th, 2020 1h 25m

In todays episode I had the pleasure to talk to Tina Aswani Omprakash from Own your Own Crohns. Tina is someone who was diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease 13 years ago and has gone on to become an IBD Blogger and patient advocate. Not on

Ep 19 Dr Rachael Coakley on Paediatric Pain Management and The Comfort Ability Program

Mar 9th, 2020 1h 4m

Dr Rachael Coakley, Ph.D., is the Director of Clinical Innovation and Outreach in Pain Medicine in the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. She is also an assistant professor at Harvard Medi

Ep 18 Prof Douglas Drossman on Effective Communication Skills to Optimize the Provider Patient Relationship

Dec 4th, 2019 1h 20m

A big welcome back to Prof Douglas Drossman, worlds leading Gastroenterologist in Functional Digestive Disorders/Disorders of Gut Brain Interaction! In todays episode we talked about What is patient centred care? Should the patient be the jud

Ep 17 Assoc Prof Jason Tye-Din on Coeliac Disease

Jul 28th, 2019 1h

Dr Tye-Din is a gastroenterologist with a clinical and research interest in Coeliac disease. He heads the Coeliac Research Lab at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, runs a Coeliac clinic at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and is an Honorary Rese

Ep 16 Prof Peter Gibson creator of Low FODMAP diet

May 7th, 2019 1h 51m

Welcome to another Episode of Talking Gut, where I get to interview leading specialists in the area of gastroenterology and related systems. Living and working in Melbourne Australia, I am very fortunate to know and work alongside many amazing

Ep 15 Prof John Pandolfino on GERD and Esophageal Disorders

May 2nd, 2019 1h 31m

Welcome to another Episode of Talking Gut, where I get to interview leading specialists in the area of gastroenterology and related systems. In today's episode I had the honour to interview the Worlds leading expert on Esophageal Disorders, Pro

Ep 14 Mrs Johannah Ruddy on IBS, The Patients Perspective

Jan 2nd, 2019 1h 9m

In todays episode, I spoke with Mrs Johannah Ruddy. Johanna is Executive Director of the Rome Foundation and has recently published an article titled: From Pretending to Truly Being OK: A journey from illness to health with post infection IBS:

Ep 13 Prof Douglas Drossman on The Biopsychosocial care of patients with Functional Gut Disorders

Dec 3rd, 2018 1h 43m

Welcome 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

Ep 12 Prof Nick Haslam on 'Psychology in the Bathroom'

Nov 19th, 2018 1h

In the talk we touched the surface on a number of topics including: - Reasons behind what made him decide to write about the Psychology in the Bathroom? - The psychology of excretion and disgust. And why there is so much taboo surrounding

Ep 11 Dr Adam Testro on Intestinal Transplantation

Nov 6th, 2018 1h 2m

In todays episode I talk to Dr Adam Testro, head of the Intestinal Transplantation and Rehabilitation Unit at Austin Health in Melbourne Australia. What a fascinating talk ! We discussed everything from - What Intestinal Transplantation is - it

Ep 10 Dr Chamara Basnayake on Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth or SIBO

Oct 14th, 2018 1h 7m

In todays episode I talk to Dr Chamara Basnayake about Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth or SIBO. We discuss everything from -what is Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO), - the likely causes, - suggested associations, - diagnostic

Ep 9 Dr Lani Prideaux on Pregnancy in IBD

Oct 1st, 2018 52m 42s

In this episode we discussed - Female and Male fertility in IBD -Fears about medication effect on pregnancy -Pre-conception Care -When should a potential mother to be contact their Gastroenterologist if planning to get pregnant? - When should

Ep 8 Dr Laurie Keefer on Brain Gut Psychogastroenterology

Sep 17th, 2018 1h 45m

In today’s episode we covered: The Brain Gut connection The emerging area of Psychogastroenterology The Biopsychosocial model of functional digestive disorders like Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Neuroimaging studies looking at functional diges

Ep 7 Isabella Trinca & Angela Khera on Biofeedback & Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy

Sep 2nd, 2018 58m 17s

In this episode I sat down and spoke with Isabella Trinca and Angela Khera, Pelvic Floor Physiotherapists, about Biofeedback therapy and how Physiotherapy is used to treat constipation and other Pelvic floor dysfunctions, from constipation to p

Ep 6 Dr Tiffany Taft on The Psychosocial impact in IBD

Aug 20th, 2018 1h 43m

In this episode I talk with Dr Taft about the psychosocial impact of living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) from a professional and personal perspective. In our talk we also discussed the complications of IBD, mental health and psychologi

Ep 5 Prof Peter Whorwell on Gut Directed Hypnotherapy

Aug 20th, 2018 55m 58s

Here it is, the interview I have been wanting to do for a long time. For me, Prof Peter Whorwell and his research played a significant role in my area of interest in Gastrointestinal Psychology. Prof peter Whorwell is one of the nicest people I