S2E88: Exposed: The Life Changing Benefits of Facing Your Fears for IBS & OCD with Dr. Melissa Hunt, Ph.D.
Join host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes Dr. Melissa Hunt, Ph.D. to our family table. As we explore the gut-brain connection, Dr. Hunt helps us focus on the relationship between IBS & OCD. Additionally, we discuss how different cleaning compulsions can impact our risk for serious infection, autoimmune disease, and imbalance in our microbiome. Lastly, we learn how avoidance and safety behaviors can impact both the gut and brain, even when it comes to restrictive eating or elimination diets. But there’s a lot hope, fam! So join the discussion, as we expose links and learn about the life changing benefits of facing our fears.
Citations and Resources:
To learn more about Dr. Melissa Hunt, Ph.D., click here.
To learn more broadly about OCD, visit one of the following links:
To learn more about Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP) therapy, click here.
To watch and/or listen to Melissa’s past ADAA presentation on overcoming IBS and corresponding anxiety and stress, click here.
To learn more about the article from the Journal of Education and Health Promotion regarding the prevalence of OCD in IBS patients, click here for a link to the full article.
For more current information regarding food exposures in children, regarding how many times foods need to be introduced for children to try it, please click here regarding an article from the Mayo Clinic.
To learn more about the GastroPsych Rome Foundation or look up a provider knowledgable in Gut-Brain health, click here.
