Build Your Gut Health Dream Team: Resource Links

Why GI Care Works Best with a Team Approach

Managing digestive health can feel overwhelming, especially when symptoms persist despite medical treatment. If you’ve been struggling with IBS, IBD, reflux, or other GI conditions, you might benefit from expanding your care team.

The best outcomes come from a multidisciplinary approach, where different specialists work together to treat the root causes of your symptoms. From medical management to nutrition therapy, stress reduction, and pelvic floor support, a whole-body approach leads to better long-term relief.

The Key Players in Your GI Health Team

Each member of a GI dream team brings a unique skill set to help you manage symptoms and improve overall digestive health:

Gastroenterologist: The Leader of Your Care

Gastroenterologists specialize in diagnosing and treating GI conditions, from IBS to Crohn’s disease, reflux, and motility disorders. They perform necessary tests, prescribe medications, and monitor disease progression.

🔎 Find a GI doctor near you:

• AGA Gastroenterologist Directory

• American College of Gastroenterology Directory

Registered Dietitian: Your Nutrition Expert

Food plays a major role in digestive health. A GI-focused registered dietitian can help identify food triggers, manage symptoms through dietary strategies (like the low FODMAP diet), and ensure you’re getting the right nutrients to support gut healing.

🔎 Find a dietitian near you:

• AGA Dietitian Directory

• Monash University FODMAP Dietitian Directory

• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Directory

• Nourish Network of GI Dietitians

GI Psychologist: Addressing the Gut-Brain Connection

Research has proven the gut and brain are deeply connected; stress, anxiety, and trauma can significantly impact digestion. A GI psychologist can help manage symptoms through cognitive behavioral therapy, gut-directed hypnotherapy, and other evidence-based techniques to regulate the gut-brain axis.

🔎 Find a GI psychologist near you:

• GI Psychology Directory

• Rome GI Psych Network

Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist: Improving Gut Motility

Many people with IBS, chronic constipation, or urgency may have pelvic floor dysfunction that contributes to their symptoms. A pelvic floor PT helps retrain muscles for better motility, reducing bloating, pain, and incomplete evacuation.

🔎 Find a pelvic floor PT near you:

• Pelvic Global Directory

Why Collaboration Matters

The best results happen when all parts of your care team communicate and create a personalized plan that considers every aspect of your gut health. A gastroenterologist may lead the team, but working alongside a dietitian, GI psychologist, and pelvic floor therapist can make a huge difference in symptom relief and long-term well-being.

If your current care plan isn’t giving you the relief you need, it may be time to build your GI dream team. Use the directories above to find the right specialists near you!