Stomachaches: Brain, Gut, Autonomic Nervous System, & Pain: Why and How are They Connected? What to do?

Learn from our expert how the brain and gut connect through the autonomic nervous system and through other influencers that cause stomach aches and other intestinal symptoms. How do we know no severe disease needs “fixing”? How do we treat abdominal pain and these other symptoms when all the GI tests are “normal”? What are “abdominal migraines”? Is all abdominal pain with routine GI tests “abdominal migraines?” Come ask your questions!

Speaker:
Dr. Beate Beinvogl

Speaker Bio:
Dr. Beinvogl, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, completed her Pediatrics Residency and Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital. She is an expert in pediatric disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI), and the autonomic nervous system (ANS). She is a multidisciplinary abdominal pain program member at Boston Children's Hospital. Her research focuses on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and multidisciplinary care of patients with DBGI.

Moderator:
Dana Pachulski

Moderator Bio:
Dana Pachulski is a member of the CHYP Board of Directors. She is on the Board of the UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, and is Vice Chair of Cedars Sinai Board of Governors and Chair of the USC Parent Leadership Circle Executive Board.