Services Offered

Clinical Dietitian

Nutrition support in gastroenterology is focused on assisting patients  optimise their intake by identifying any relevant food intolerances contributing to symptoms such as abdominal bloating, irregular bowel habits, constipation, diarrhea, pain, discomfort, flatulence, reflux and maintaining a healthy gastrointestinal environment to maximise absorption of nutrients and build a robust immune system.

My approach in establishing goals with patients includes taking into account individual food likes and dislikes, misinformation, unnecessary self-restriction of food groups, megadose micronutrient supplementation, and alternative/complimentary therapies. All these issues are considered and addressed within the patient's work and family setting for improved nutritional status and stabilisation of body weight.

Most Australian health funds have levels of cover that give a rebate for visits to a private practice for accredited practising dietitians.

Patients may also get a rebate through the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) primary care items for a chronic health condition.

Please speak with your doctor or nurse for more details or enquire at the rooms for an appointment.

CROHNS DISEASE EXCLUSION DIET PROGRAM
(CDED)

What is Crohns disease?

Crohns Disease is most likely caused by a sequence of events, in which diet drives changes in the gut bacteria and intestinal lining that leads to a vicious cycle of inflammation. These modifying features can be targeted for prevention and treatment of the disease.

 A diet can also be used to allow exclusion of harmful products that are responsible for the vicious cycle of inflammation and enable inclusion of products that alter the bacterial colonisation of the gut.

The Modulife Program

The Modulife Program is structured for inducing remission and has been proven to shift the dysbiosis in patients with Crohns disease towards a healthier composition of gut bacteria.

The Modulife Program is a 3 Phase Exclusion Diet and Nutritional Supplement Program.

Phase 1 is the strictest phase for inducing remission, phase 2 is a step-down phase where more food is included and Phase 3 maintenance phase. The first 2 phases are critical for success.

The aim of the first six weeks of this program is to induce remission therefore the dietary plan in the first phase is more stringent. 

This is followed by the second phase which involves a step-down in the diet plan during the next six weeks. 

There is no structured specific diet to follow after week 12.

Each phase has a list of mandatory, allowed and disallowed foods and products.

CDED is a standardised diet with phases that change every 6 weeks and become progressively easier in every successive phase.

We are now running the Modulife Program with our Certified Modulife Subspecialist Gastrointestinal Dietitian.
Please call our Specialist Consulting rooms to book your appointment.

Body Composition Analysis

Are you finding it hard to lose weight ?

Has your weight increased gradually over time?

Are you experiencing IBS type symptoms?

These 15 minutes assessments give us insights into the reasons why you struggle to lose weight, how many kilojoules you require and how best to lose it.

Book your Body Composition Analysis to find out how your metabolism may be involved.

Our Dietitian will interpret your results and develop a diet plan to improve Gut problems and to achieve your Healthy Weight Range.

Body Composition Analysis tells you a lot more than just your weight.

Scans are non invasive, require footwear only to be removed, immediate accurate results provided.