Nutritional therapy support for people living with Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis

What are Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, and how can nutritional therapy support you?

Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis are the two most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) — long-term, autoimmune conditions involving inflammation of the digestive tract. Both are serious conditions that require ongoing diagnosis and oversight from your GP and gastroenterology team; that specialist care always comes first, and nutritional therapy is never a substitute for it.

For people navigating IBD alongside their medical care, nutritional therapy takes a whole-person approach — looking at individual factors such as genetics, environment, lifestyle and everyday nutrition. Through a thorough assessment, we look at your individual patterns and circumstances, recognising that food affects everyone differently, and that Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis can behave differently from person to person. From there we build a personalised nutrition and lifestyle plan designed to sit alongside your existing medical care.

This may include looking at ways to support a balanced gut microbiome through food choices, probiotics and prebiotics; considering general nutrient intake, since an inflamed digestive tract can sometimes make this an area worth extra attention; and occasionally microbiome or stool testing as one of several tools to help build a fuller picture. We also look at everyday lifestyle factors such as sleep, stress and activity. Any prescribed medication should always continue exactly as directed by your specialist team — nutritional therapy sits alongside your medical care, never in place of it.

Nutritional therapy is not a medical treatment, and we don’t claim to treat, cure or prevent inflammatory bowel disease. What we offer is personalised nutrition and lifestyle support for your general wellbeing — using ordinary, accessible food and practical guidance.