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Fix the miscommunication between your gut and brain. Designed for functional GI conditions like IBS.

11/04/2026

Is IBS all in your head? No.

Gastroenterologist Dr Wendi LeBrett (Dr. Wendi ) explains why IBS is a real diagnosis, and why a gut-brain issue doesn’t mean it’s in your head.

Full episode on the Gut-Brain Therapy podcast, hosted by Dr Emily Mahadeo (Dr. Emily, DCN, RD | Digestive + Gut Health Dietitian ). Link in bio.

ModernGut

10/30/2026

We read every review. These ones made our day.

Thank you to everyone who’s taken the time to share their experience.

Over 11,000 US clinicians have referred patients to Nerva, and it’s backed by 17+ published studies. If you’re curious, ask your clinician about Nerva at your next appointment.

10/29/2026

Told IBS isn’t a real diagnosis? You’re not alone.

On our latest Gut-Brain Therapy podcast, our host Dr Emily Mahadeo (GI dietitian at Nerva) talks with gastroenterologist Dr Wendi LeBrett (Dr. Wendi ) about IBS misinformation online, and how to tell what’s evidence-based.

Full episode up now. Link in bio.

10/29/2026

IBS is about two times more common in women than in men, as Dr. Trisha Pasricha wrote in The Washington Post.

Men with IBS may also be missed: they’re less likely to be referred for gut-brain therapy.

Read how these findings connect on the Nerva blog. Link in bio.

10/26/2026

On TikTok, the worst gut advice gets about 3x the likes.

A new Tufts study of 174 gut health creators found videos with poor- or moderate-quality claims got 3 times the expected likes of videos with high-quality claims.

If you’re a clinician, your patients are watching. How do you help them trust evidence-based care?

Join gastroenterologist Dr. Wendi LeBrett of ModernGut for our free webinar, Navigating IBS misinformation.

27 Oct, 6pm PT / 9pm ET (28 Oct, 12pm AEDT)

Register via the link in our bio.

Study: Vu et al., Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 2026.

10/26/2026

Why do some meals start to feel dangerous?

If eating keeps bringing on symptoms, the nervous system may begin to learn that meals are dangerous, says GI psychiatrist Dr. Dany Lamothe from Stanford. Avoiding food then becomes a protective response that makes sense.

Hear Dany’s full conversation on the Gut-Brain Therapy podcast.

Link in bio.

Living with a gut-brain disorder like IBS? Ask your clinician about Nerva today.

10/23/2026

Four new Nerva studies from ACG 2026, with researchers at the University of Michigan, Stanford, Mayo Clinic, Penn, Yale, Mass General, MUSC and UCLA. Now published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. 🎉

University of Michigan: Digital gut-brain therapy was the most cost-effective option for IBS, adding 8.6 to 9.9 healthy days a year

Nerva research team: Positive anxiety and depression screens halved among 64,025 people who completed the program

Stanford: With nurse practitioner follow-up, 46.2% of medically complex patients completed the program

Mayo Clinic: Men are 26.8% of all users but only 20.0% of clinician-referred users

Living with IBS? Ask your clinician whether gut-brain therapy could be right for you.

Read more at the link in bio.

10/22/2026

What would patients give up to be IBS-free?

Most people living with IBS would give up 10 to 15 years of their life to be free of it.

That’s how much IBS can affect quality of life, says GI psychologist Dr. Megan Riehl (Megan Riehl ) from the University of Michigan and Kate Scarlata & Megan Riehl .

Hear the full conversation on the Gut-Brain Therapy podcast.

Link in bio.

Living with a gut-brain disorder like IBS? Ask your clinician about Nerva today.

10/15/2026

Do you have to stay on a restrictive diet with IBS?

Morgan Binder, PA-C, RDN, explains why the goal is to eat more freely, with less fear around food.

“Food is celebratory, it’s cultural, it brings joy.”

Full episode of the Gut-Brain Therapy podcast out now. Link in bio.

10/09/2026

Wonderful to see Gut Health Times profile Alex and Chris Naoumidis, with research at the heart of the story.

The piece covers their work with Dr Simone Peters and Nerva’s landmark 2025 RCT with Monash University, published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

As Chris puts it, “Everything we do comes from a research perspective.”

Thank you, Nora Ellison. Read the full piece at guthealthtimes.org

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