VIDEO: Talk about body image, weight stigma with young IBD patients to optimize care

In a Healio video exclusive, Jennie David, PhD, an IBD pediatric psychologist, discusses “complex relationships” young patients with inflammatory bowel disease often have with their bodies, food and weight and how care providers can help.
“We know that our young folks who live with IBD have higher rates of body image complexities compared with folks who do not live with IBD,” David, from Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, told Healio. “They also have higher rates of disordered eating.”
These patients also may experience weight stigma and

In a Healio video exclusive, Jennie David, PhD, an IBD pediatric psychologist, discusses “complex relationships” young patients with inflammatory bowel disease often have with their bodies, food and weight and how care providers can help.
“We know that our young folks who live with IBD have higher rates of body image complexities compared with folks who do not live with IBD,” David, from Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, told Healio. “They also have higher rates of disordered eating.”
These patients also may experience weight stigma and