Clinician Resources

Downloadable/printable PDF overview of the SCD.

Guidance for determining what phase you are currently in.

NiMBAL (Nutrition in Immune Balance) defines its mission as "Helping patients, families, and healthcare providers integrate dietary therapy as treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Disease" NiMBAL is founded by David L. Suskind, MD, of Seattle Children’s Hospital Division of Gastroenterology, and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. While NiMBAL discusses the specifics of SCD and EEN, much of the content is relevant to all types of nutritional therapy and is a valuable resource regardless of diet of choice. The website covers a wide array of general nutritional therapy topics including basic IBD information, healthy eating guidelines, food philosophies, how to determine when nutritional therapy is right for you, managing stress, guidelines for followups with the medical team, meal planning, holidays and events, eating outside the house, problems related to diet, and kitchen/food/safety tips.

Nestle Medical Hub offers Nutritional Therapy resources to registered clinicians. Resources that pertain to IBD include the following webinars (can be found on the webinar page, select Show Filters, and search on keywords: Inflammatory Bowel Disease):Dietary Management of Pediatric Crohn's DiseaseTherapeutic Diets for Crohn's Disease in an Era of Biologics (Parts 1 and 2)Therapeutic Diets for IBD: What Is the Evidence? (Lindsey Albenberg, DO)Switch to the Videos tab and search on Inflammatory Bowel Disease to find the following video:Crohn's Disease and Peptide-based Diets

Overview of the AIP. Provided background material for the trials studying AIP in IBD.

AIP blog, podcast, features, recipes, meal plans, and communities. Provided background material for the trials studying the use of AIP in IBD.

North American Society For Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (NASPGHAN) website for kids with GI issues.

The PRODUCE study, which stands for Personalized Research on Diet in Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease, will compare the effectiveness of a strict Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) versus a modified SCD in reducing symptoms and inflammation in people with IBD. The organizers of this study prepared many resources for participants that are helpful in understanding the basics of the diet.The study documentation includes specific guidelines for implementing modified SCD, including which foods are added, and how much of these added foods are allowed.

The official website for the IBD-AID diet