Food insecurity does not only impact people who struggle to access food, it can also impact those on restrictive diets due to GI issues. In today's episode, I am talking to Kate Scarlata, who is a dietician based in the US with over 30 years of experience. Kate's expertise ranges from GI disorders, food intolerance, and the low FODMAP diet for functional gut disorders. Not only is Kate a leading dietitian in the country, she's involved in speaking in research, and also helps train dietitians across the country in the world! During our conversation Kate shares more about her research about food insecurity and kind of the pain that comes along with that, for those who live with digestive disorders and food intolerances. She also talks about her end hunger pain initiative and her own experience with GI issues during pregnancy. In this episode, we cover:

• Becoming a leader in digestive disorders and running a private practice [2:34]
• Developing an online presence and patient connection [8:07]
• The purpose of the End Hunger Pain Initiative [12:51]
• How poor access to food impacts those with GI issues [23:37]
• Advocacy for ending hunger pain [28:04]
• Resources for self advocacy [32:34]

This episode is brought to you by Nerva - a non-invasive, evidence-based, at-home IBS management tool. Nerva is an app that provides gut-directed hypnotherapy through a structured six-week program, followed by a maintenance plan. Use this link to try Nerva today at 30% off: https://nerva.app.link/thegutshow About our guest: Kate Scarlata, MPH, RDN, LDN is a US-based dietitian with over 30 years of experience. Kate's expertise is in gastrointestinal disorders and food intolerance, with a particular focus on the application of the low FODMAP diet for functional gut disorders. She was awarded the Outstanding Massachusetts Dietitian Award and recognized as Boston's Best Dietitian by Boston Magazine. Kate is the author of numerous books and articles on digestive health topics including the New York Times Best Seller, The 21 Day Tummy Diet. Her latest book is The Low FODMAP Diet Step by Step. Kate completed her postgraduate training at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a Harvard Medical School teaching affiliate, and her Master's degree in public health at University of Massachusetts. Kate takes pride in her advocacy work for people living with IBS via her IBelieveinyourStory campaign (an awareness campaign for IBS that supports patients sharing their lived experience and raising money for IBS research) and her EndHungerPain initiative (an awareness and fundraising campaign that has raised recognition of the extra challenges of food insecurity in those requiring a special diet). Kate helped open the door to the first food pantry offering low FODMAP foods and has worked with industry to provide more foods that meet the needs of those living with food allergies or intolerances to food pantries across the US. Links:

• Twitter: KateScarlata_RD https://twitter.com/KateScarlata_RD
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katescarlata/?hl=en
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FORADIGESTIVEPEACEOFMIND

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• End Hunger Pain Initiative: https://www.katescarlata.com/endhungerpain
• Food Rescue: https://foodrescue.us/
• Celiac Disease Foundation: https://celiac.org/

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