Gastro Gyan: Short Educational Videos
Welcome to SAIA’s Gastro Gyan: Ask the Expert Series! Gyan means knowledge in Hindi, Sanskrit and many other South Asian languages. This series brings together eminent clinician speakers & patient advocate moderators to discuss common questions that patients and caregivers have about living with chronic GI conditions.
Season 2: 2026
It's Not Just In Your Head: Demystifying IBS & IBD
April 2026
Dr. Sumit Bhatia (Gastroenterologist, Paras Hospital Gurgaon, India) and Gaurav Sengupta (Patient Advocate) break down the common misconceptions between IBS & IBD, explore key symptom differences, the diagnosis process, and explain why it’s not “all in your head”.
How to add Flavor to Foods with GI Conditions
March 2026
Shehnaz Bashir, RD (Registered Dietitian, The IBD Dietitian Ltd., Scotland) and Nour A (Patient Advocate of Iraqi origin) discuss an often asked question, how can we enjoy our cultural foods and their flavours, while living with chronic GI conditions?
Navigating Colonoscopies in GI Conditions
March 2026
Dr. Aasma Shaukat (Gastroenterologist, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, USA) and Ravjot Mehek Singh (Sikh Patient Advocate/Activist) discuss the importance of colonoscopies, and how patients living with GI conditions can navigate the procedure.
Season 1: 2025
How to Prepare for Infusions and Injections?
August 2025
Dr. Sanket Patel (Director, Virtua Crohn’s & Colitis Center, South Jersey, USA) and Aisha Memon (IBD Patient Advocate) discuss strategies to prepare for infusions and injections and destigmatize these important medications for the treatment of IBD.
How to Navigate Mental Health in GI?
July 2025
Dr. Ali Navidi (Clinical Psychologist & Co-Founder of GI Psychology) and Maitreyee K (IBD Patient Advocate) come to together to break the silence around navigating mental health while living with chronic GI conditions and discuss a key question, ‘How to Navigate Mental Health in GI?’
How to Prepare for Ostomy Surgery?
July 2025
Dr. Govind Nandakumar (Colorectal Surgeon, Manipal Hospital, Yeshwanthpur, India) and Tina Aswani-Omprakash (CEO, SAIA & IBD Patient Advocate) discuss a key question, ‘How to Prepare for Ostomy Surgery?’
How to Navigate a Recent IBD Diagnosis?
July 2025
Dr. Laurie Keefer (Gastropsychologist and Professor of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, USA) and Sharan Khela (IBD Patient Advocate) come together to address the question, ‘How to Navigate a Recent IBD Diagnosis?’
How to Manage Nutrition & IBD?
July 2025
Dr. Maitreyi Raman (IBD Specialist, University of Calgary, Canada) and Madhura Balasubramaniam (IBD Patient Advocate) discuss one of the most frequently asked questions, ‘How to Manage Nutrition & IBD?’