Marita Kametas
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Marita Kametas
@ibdapn.bsky.social
Girl Mom🌸| IBD APN @uchicagoibd | Ostomy Specialist | APP Program Director @UchicagoIBD| DNP/MPH student @JHUNursing @JohnsHopkinsSPH |Distinguished APP2024|🩺 Posts ≠ med advice
🔥Reincorporate fiber when in remission! Dietary modifications in flares should not be permanent diet changes!
🍔Limit ultra-processed foods but understand the economic inaccessibility of some less processed options
🥜Modify texture to incorporate more foods (think nut butter instead of whole nuts!)
October 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
🍞Highly refined and processed diets leach fiber from the everyday diet
🍎Consuming fiber in fruits was associated with decreased risk of Crohn's disease
🍑Focus on fiber with microbiota-accessible carbohydrates (MACs)-resistant to degradation in the stomach or small intestine
October 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
🌟Nutritional Pearls for Caring for Patients Living with #IBD
👩🏾Understand your patient's unique nutritional needs
🏎️Evaluate transit time when considering micronutrient malabsorption
🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇦Most people living in Westernized countries are fiber deficient (90% of women and 97% of men!!)
October 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM