Romanwell - Nutrition Counseling for Crohn's and Colitis - Petaluma, California

Brenda V.

I started seeing Brittany right after I got my diagnosis of moderate/severe Chrons disease. I highly recommend working with Brittany and her team. Before my diagnosis, I really didn’t know anything about Chrons. Through my engagement with Brittany, I learned so much from her — from diet & nutrition to understanding different test results to advocating for myself with my doctors. As you can see on all the 5 star reviews, she’s incredibly helpful and great to work with.

What stands out the most to me about Brittany is that she genuinely cares for her clients. She cheers you on for all your positive test results, she helps you make dietary & supplement changes based on any negative results and she’s genuinely concerned about your health & well-being. If you’re in emergency like I was right before an unplanned surgery, she makes herself available for a session. If you have questions after your sessions, she’s available and helpful through text responses on the Healthie app. She really goes above and beyond.

When you’re suffering from a disease like IBD, there is so much misinformation and contradictory information out there from people who are just trying to make money off you. Brittany is the real deal — she cares, she’s up to date on all the recent research and she wants people with IBD to thrive in a healthy way that doesn’t deprive or limit. I am so glad I found Romanwell, and you will be too!

Jarka K.

I’m so thankful to have found Brittany and decided to do her 3 month program. She helped me expand my diet and get back to eating various healthy foods I had been avoiding. I really loved her holistic approach and guidance she provided to help me better manage stress, anxiety and overall lead a more healthy lifestyle in ways that worked for my body and the UC symptoms I was experiencing. I really liked Brittany’s approach to goal setting, by starting small and creating achievable goals that are sustainable in the long run sessions helped me stay on track and be accountable to the changes I was wanting to make. After finishing her program, I have so much more confidence in choosing the right foods for me. Would 10 out of 10 recommend!!

Rebecca M.

When I first started working with Brittany I was still suffering from the symptoms of my active moderate Crohn’s disease, meaning gas, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain, and fatigue. I had been wanting to start trying to have a baby, but my doctors encouraged me to wait until I was remission and I had no idea when that would happen as my Crohn’s had been active for years.

I decided to work with Brittany because although I have been on many different medications on the 12+ years I’ve had Crohn’s disease, I had never tried modifying my diet. When I met Brittany at a meeting of my local Crohn’s Disease support group, I was impressed with her presentation on how dietary changes and stress reduction could help with the symptoms of Crohn’s disease. I trusted her because she also has IBD so I know she understands what I’m going through.

Since working with Brittany the past 6 months, I’ve noticed drastic positive changes in my symptoms. I have diarrhea much less frequently and rarely have urgency to go to the bathroom, much less bloating and gas, I rarely have abdominal pain, I have a nutritious daily food plan I am very happy with that keeps me full throughout the day and gives me energy to get through my whole day without fatigue. We came up with some stress reduction plans that have really worked for me and have helped reduce my stress significantly. I have been able to go the gym several times a week and start a strength-building program. While working with Brittany, in conjunction with medication, I have been able to achieve remission, and then was able to become pregnant! I am so thankful to Brittany for helping guide me on this path towards a healthier lifestyle and allowing me to achieve my goals!

Brittany is wonderful and I am so glad I had the opportunity to work with her! She is reliable and responsive, and always answered messages quickly and gave lots of helpful information. In our sessions she was warm and welcoming, making me feel at ease to discuss my symptoms, concerns, and fears about how to approach nutrition with my disease. She is excellent at finding creative solutions to problems, so I always felt like I could be honest with her about my problems and she would find a way to help me that truly fit my lifestyle. I never felt like she was pushing me in one direction or another; she always let me lead the way and helped support me in whatever my goal was. She is a great nutritionist and really knows the science behind healthy eating and IBD, so I felt very confident taking her advice and following the plans we came up with.

Brittany is a great nutritionist, especially if you have IBD, and I wholeheartedly recommend her!

Ryan T.

I started meeting with Brittany after a severe Crohn’s flare that caused me to end up in the ER multiple times. I felt like after multiple months of the BRAT diet, I was not feeling how I wanted to feel and sought the assistance of Romanwell. Over the next couple of months, Brittany was able to help me to understand which foods in my diet were not making me feel the best and how I could substitute those foods. As a stubborn college student with very few dining hall options, I always appreciated how Brittany never prescribed taking certain foods out of my diet, but rather offered other similar recipes or ingredients and preached moderation when eating these foods. She also helped me to identify nutrient deficiencies and implement the best supplements and vitamins to improve those deficiencies. I truly appreciated Brittany’s advice and expertise and her ability to relate to someone with this sort of chronic illness. She has played a huge role in getting my health back in order and my appetite for food back; now six months after my flare.

Casey

Brittany changed my life!! I was newly diagnosed with Crohns when I first started seeing her and she taught me SO much about Crohns. When I started, I was in so much pain and extreme fatigue, not to mention the GI issues. Brittany taught me how to form life long habits and feel in control when eating.

I really can’t thank her enough for helping me become free of pain and fatigue. 100% recommend for anyone who has IBD and is looking to gain control of their life!

Alyssa K.

I do not know where I would be now if I had not decided to work with Brittany. Not only have I changed my diet, I have also changed my lifestyle in just the short time of working with her. I have established a bedtime routine, and am now sleeping through the night. I know how to better handle stress. I am no longer fatigued by the middle of the work day. In addition to all of that, I have so much more confidence in what I eat. Brittany helped me identify my food triggers and expand my diet- I am eating foods that I have not had in literally YEARS. She helped me come up with reasonable goals, and I am happy to say I was able to achieve them all! To mention just a few of these goals, I am no longer anxious to leave the house because I am worried about having to go to the bathroom or where the nearest bathroom is. I can work out multiple times a week- something I would not have been able to do three months ago.

My advice if you are hesitant to take the leap and work with Brittany- take the leap! She is beyond kind and is very personable. I could ask her a question or voice a concern at any time. She helped me in more ways than just diet, and I wouldn’t regret working with her no matter what. Thank you Brittany!

Lauren C.

It has been so nice to have a resource like Brittany, when questioning what sorts of dietary supplements, foods, and most of all direction of healthcare. Treating ulcerative colitis in today’s American health system can be daunting, expensive, and overwhelming. Brittany has been Instrumental in helping me understand the nuances of medication, as well as insurance and questions to ask when going to my G.I.. In addition she constantly is monitoring my labs as well as my inflammation. I don’t know how I did this without her before. You’re the best!

Leah A.

I began working with Brittany during a serious UC flare that left me hospitalized this past fall. After losing a lot of weight, having a very poor quality of life due to symptoms and failing out of my biologic I was feeling quite hopeless.

While working with Brittany for 3 months I was able to learn so much about UC and the diet and lifestyle changes I could make to improve outcomes. Brittany helped me alter and expand my diet to include many foods I had been missing out on and helped me approach my disease from a more holistic perspective. All of the changes she helped me make felt manageable and sustainable. After working with Brittany I regained weight, increased the variety of foods I eat, improved sleep quality and I'm now in remission!

Brittany is so much more than a nutritionist. She is an IDB expert who can guide you through the ins and outs of your disease and coach you on how to best advocate for your health. I'm almost 5 months out from working with her and I've been able to maintain all of the diet and lifestyle changes she helped me put in place. My only regret is that I didn't find her sooner.