Assessment and Educational Intervention to Reduce Ultra-processed Food Consumption in Pediatric Patients With IBD

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of IBD (Crohn's disease, Ulcerative Colitis, IBD-U) for at least 3 months
• Age 10 through < 22 years at the time of enrollment (i.e., up to the day before the 22nd birthday)
• Followed by a gastroenterologist at Connecticut Children's
• IBD in clinical remission based on calculated PUCAI score <10 or PCDAI score of <10
• Receiving medical infusions at CCMC Infusion Center as part of IBD treatment
• Participants must be on full oral intake and not have major dietary restrictions or require oral nutrition supplements

Exclusion criteria

• Following a medically prescribed or restrictive diet such as Crohn's Disease Exclusion Diet (CDED), ketogenic diet, Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD), low FODMAP diet, gluten-free diet, paleo, or Whole30.
• Receiving any nutrition through feeding tubes (including nasogastric [NG], nasojejunal [NJ], gastrostomy [G], or gastrojejunostomy [GJ] tubes)
• History of bowel surgery within 3 months of study start affecting ability to sustain normal enteral intake
• Non-English-speaking participants (as translation and short-form consent processes will not be used for this study)