Visceral: Listen to Your Gut features the latest research updates and treatment options on specific digestive diseases. Episodes are presented by the physician-scientists and experts at the University of Chicago and feature compelling patient stories.
Podcast episode topics include pediatric Crohn’s disease; risk and prevention of GI cancer; hepatology and liver disease; the microbiome and gut health; surgical treatments for ulcerative colitis, and the intersection of diet, nutrition, and GI health.
Perianal Crohn's Disease: Challenges, Treatments, and Hope
Featuring: Benjamin McDonald, MD, PhD, University of Chicago Medicine
Perianal Crohn's disease is one of the most complex and challenging forms of inflammatory bowel disease. In this episode, Benjamin McDonald, MD, gastroenterologist and IBD specialist at UChicago Medicine, discusses how perianal Crohn's disease affects patients, the challenges of diagnosis and treatment, and the latest advances in care.
Dr. McDonald also shares how intestinal ultrasound—a noninvasive, real-time imaging technology supported in part by the GI Research Foundation—is helping clinicians better monitor Crohn's disease and make more informed treatment decisions. From innovative imaging tools to emerging therapies, this conversation highlights how research is improving outcomes and offering new hope for patients living with Crohn's disease.
To access other episodes of Visceral: Listen to Your Gut and learn more about the GI Research Foundation's support of clinical and laboratory research to treat, prevent, and cure digestive diseases, please visit www.giresearchfoundation.org (http://www.giresearchfoundation.org). Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen.
12 Feb 2026
Sarcopenia and IBD: Muscle Matters
Featuring: Tenzin Choden, MD, University of Chicago Medicine
The GI Research Foundation produced this podcast with a sponsorship from Metro Infusion Center (https://metroinfusioncenter.com/).
As we age, we naturally lose muscle mass — a condition known as sarcopenia. But for people living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), muscle loss can be more severe and may even impact treatment outcomes.
In this episode, we sit down with Tenzin Choden, MD, board-certified gastroenterologist and clinical researcher at UChicago Medicine, to explore the connection between sarcopenia and IBD. We discuss why muscle health matters in digestive disease and whether a promising, noninvasive technology — intestinal ultrasound, funded by the GI Research Foundation — could help clinicians better measure and monitor sarcopenia in patients.
Could this approach transform how we care for people living with IBD? Tune in to learn more.
To access other episodes of Visceral: Listen to Your Gut and learn more about the GI Research Foundation (https://www.giresearchfoundation.org/)’s support of clinical and laboratory research to treat, prevent, and cure digestive diseases, please visit https://www.giresearchfoundation.org/ (https://www.giresearchfoundation.org/).
Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen.
23 Dec 2025
Why Aging Matters in IBD Research
Featuring: Tenzin Choden, MD, University of Chicago Medicine
The GI Research Foundation was able to produce this podcast with a sponsorship from Metro Infusion Center (https://metroinfusioncenter.com/).
In this episode, Tenzin Choden, MD, a board-certified gastroenterologist and clinical researcher at UChicago Medicine, shares her 2025 Annual Grant Cycle Award (https://giresearchfoundation.org/2025-annual-grant-cycle/) study investigating how IBD uniquely impacts older adults, who represent 30% of the overall IBD population and 10-15% of new diagnoses.
To access other episodes of Visceral: Listen to Your Gut and learn more about the GI Research Foundation (https://www.giresearchfoundation.org/)’s support of clinical and laboratory research to treat, prevent, and cure digestive diseases, please visit https://www.giresearchfoundation.org/ (https://www.giresearchfoundation.org/).
Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen.
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