Support groups can be an important way to access information and aid in coping. We currently host the following:

• Bariatric Surgery Weight Loss: Support group for our post-surgical patients (must be a NM patient to attend, please contact your team for upcoming dates and information)
• IBD: Support group for our patients with Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn Disease (must be a NM patient to attend, please contact your team for upcoming dates and information)
• Gastroparesis: Support group for patients with gastroparesis (do not need to be an NM patient to attend)

Our support groups meet about once a month and are exclusively for Northwestern Medicine patients. * Many groups also feature our “Meet the Experts” series where specialists (physicians, dietitians, community advocates, etc.) join the group to answer questions and provide information on the latest research and news impacting patients.

In addition to our monthly support groups, we also offer periodic education groups which are open to any Northwestern Medicine patient and the community at large to provide information regarding the identification and treatment of digestive diseases.

*Our gastroparesis support group meets every other month and is open to any patient across the country with gastroparesis. You do not have to be a NM patient to attend. Please reach out to sara.hoffman@nm.org to express interest.