Madison Simons
drmadisonsimons.bsky.social
Madison Simons
@drmadisonsimons.bsky.social
GI Psychologist at Cleveland Clinic | Interested in eating behaviors and digestive disease | Mom of 👦🏼👧🏼👦🏼👶🏼 | Enjoy 🎾🏃🏼‍♀️
I’m proud to share this podcast on Food Fear in IBD with @clevelandclinic.bsky.social Butts and Guts: open.spotify.com/episode/4phl...
Exploring Food Fear in IBD Patients
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September 19, 2025 at 1:11 AM
New publication- here we show equal prevalence of urinary and gynecologic symptoms regardless of anatomic region affected in the digestive tract. We suggest when 4+ symptoms are present (~25% of pts), it is worth additional exploration w/ GYN/URO 🩸

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Urogynecologic Symptoms Are Not Specific to Anatomic Region of Digestive Symptoms
Urogynecologic symptoms are common in patients with DGBIs, regardless of the affected area of the GI tract. We recommend screening for these symptoms in all patients with chronic GI symptoms.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Proud to share our new publication on food fear in IBD. We outline the neuroscience behind how fear of food develops in patients with GI symptoms and set the stage for a compassionate approach to reintroduction.

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Thanks to @gidietitian.bsky.social for initiating!!
From Food Fears to Food Freedom: How Do We Best Manage Restrictive Eating in IBD?
Abstract. Prior research has estimated the rates of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) to be between 10-54% in patients with Inflammatory Bo
academic.oup.com
April 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Reposted by Madison Simons
Excited to share the interview I did for the Harvard Gazette on the research I published with @drjagielski.bsky.social and Dr.Tiffany Taft on medical gaslighting is out! Many thanks to Al Powell for taking an interest in our work.

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You went to the doctor and came out feeling worse — Harvard Gazette
Psychologist who studied medical gaslighting explains how caseload contributes to the problem and when we should call it something else.
news.harvard.edu
March 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
New publication ✨✨ The Role of Psychlogists in Treating Pelvic Pain Conditions

In it we cover…
✨Brain gut connection in pelvic pain
✨Nutrition and pelvic pain
✨Psychological interventions for pelvic pain
✨PTSD and pelvic pain

DM me if you’d like a PDF copy
February 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Excited to share I’ll be presenting our research on glycemic variability and symptom severity in #IBD and the relationship between nighttime eating and myoelectric activity of the gut at #DDW2025 #diet #gastropsych @romegastropsych.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Tonight I had the chance to present our research on diet in #IBD. We found those who screened positive for ARFID still met/exceeded RDAs of all macro+micronutrients (except vit D). We propose food related QoL may be the more appropriate treatment target @romegastropsych.bsky.social
February 8, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Transitioning from X to Bluesky! I’m a GI psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic and I specialize in treating motility based GI conditions. I tend to post about eating behavior, especially the neurophysiology of food avoidance, and the overlap between gynecologic conditions and digestive disease.
February 8, 2025 at 3:50 AM