The GI Research Foundation was able to produce this podcast with a sponsorship from AbbVie.

With Lalitha Sitaraman, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, the University of Chicago Medicine

Lalitha Sitaraman, MD, one of the newest members of the University of Chicago Digestive Diseases Center, focuses her research on the connection between the nervous system and the lower intestinal tract. Disordered motility can contribute to constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, and pelvic floor disorders, and is also related to Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Learn more in this episode about this important part of digestive health and wellness, and the mind-body connection.

To access other episodes of Visceral: Listen to Your Gut and learn more about the GI Research Foundation’s support of clinical and laboratory research to treat, prevent, and cure digestive diseases, please visit www.giresearchfoundation.org.

Written and produced by Anna Gomberg. Edited and mixed by Mike Collins-Dowden. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen.

This episode is brought to you by AbbVie. AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn

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