Welcome back to the Rome Partners Podcast! We are excited to share that over the next few months we will be exploring the updated Rome V criteria for Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction (DGBI), introduced in May 2026 and published in Gastroenterology. In today's episode, host Tom van Gils, MD, PhD returns to interview Florencia Carbone, PhD about the changes to gastroduodenal disorders in Rome V. Dr. Carbone is a biomedical scientist from Argentina and works as a research project manager at KU Leuven in Leuven, Belgium, and was involved in the Rome V update of gastroduodenal disorders.

Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction and the Rome V Process Publication: https://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(26)00145-9/fulltext

Gastroduodenal Disorders Publication: https://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(26)00127-7/fulltext

In addition, the Rome Foundation is excited to announce the publication of the Rome V global epidemiology data for both adult and pediatric populations

Adult Epidemiology Study Publication: https://gut.bmj.com/content/early/2026/08/16/gutjnl-2026-339666

Pediatric Epidemiology Study Publication: https://gut.bmj.com/content/early/2026/08/16/gutjnl-2026-339667.info

Rome Partners is an international partnership between the Rome Foundation and early-to mid career international clinicians and scientists interested in Disorders of Gut Brain Interaction (DGBI). To learn more about Rome Partners or to subscribe to become a Rome Partners member, please visit https://theromefoundation.org/programs-projects/education-program/rome-foundation-rome-partners-program/

Join us for a special edition episode with the Rome Foundation Diet and Nutrition Research Committee! Introducing host Dr. Dipesh Vasant from Manchester, UK who will join guest Professor Chloé Melchior as they discuss practical considerations when initiating dietary studies in DGBI, including aspects of trial design and methodology.

The Rome Foundation Diet & Nutrition Research Committee was established to advance research in diet and nutrition within DGBI. Our committee brings together an international and multidisciplinary group of researchers and clinicians with expertise spanning gastroenterology, nutrition, psychology, neuroscience, and related fields.

To learn more about our committee, please visit https://theromefoundation.org/diet-and-nutrition-research-committee/diet-and-nutrition-research/

Welcome back to the Rome Partners Podcast! Join us as Dr. Imran Aziz discusses ​their exciting recent publication "The Mediterranean Diet for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial".

Link to publication: https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-25-01519

Rome Partners is an international partnership between the Rome Foundation and early-to-mid career international clinicians and scientists interested in Disorders of Gut Brain Interaction (DGBI). To learn more about Rome Partners or to subscribe to become a Rome Partners member, please visit https://theromefoundation.org/programs-projects/education-program/rome-foundation-rome-partners-program/