Gold Coast IBS & Gut Health Dietitians
Finding Relief from IBS & Gut Health Issues
We Understand Gut Health Struggles
Living with digestive issues can be frustrating and overwhelming. Our experienced dietitians are here to help you understand your symptoms and find practical solutions that work for your lifestyle.
How We Can Help You
Whether you’re dealing with:
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Bloating and digestive discomfort
- Ongoing constipation or diarrhoea
- Mysterious food reactions
- Food intolerances
- FODMAP sensitivities
- General gut health concerns
- Inflammatory bowel conditions
How we support your journey
Our approach focuses on:
- Understanding your symptoms and providing a clear explanation about your condition
- Identifying trigger foods
- Creating practical meal plans and personalised food guides, meal ideas and shopping tips
- Providing practical symptom management strategies
- Regular progress reviews to provide the support to ensure these changes and improvements are sustainable.
Why people choose a gut health dietitian
- Support from a gastrointestinal dietitain dramatically improved IBS sypmtoms
- Generic diet information was difficult to implement and didn’t give results so they sought out personalised advice from a professional
- Evidence-based solutions that work
- Practical, real-life advice
- Regular check-ins and support
Making Nutrition Simple
We believe good nutrition shouldn’t take over your life. Our Gold Coast dietitians provide practical, easy-to-follow food guidance that fits into your busy schedule. Whether you’re managing IBS, following an NDIS plan, or seeking general health support, we’ll show you simple meal prep tricks, quick recipe adaptations, and time-saving cooking tips. From 15-minute dinner ideas to batch cooking strategies, we focus on solutions that let you spend less time in the kitchen and more time doing what you love. With both in-clinic and telehealth options available, we make nutrition guidance accessible and achievable for real life.
Your first visit:
Here is an example of what you can expect to happen in your first visit with us to address your IBS or gut health concerns
- Comprehensive symptom assessment
- Medical history discussion
- Current diet evaluation
- Lifestyle factors assessment
- Medication and supplement review
- Personal goals exploration
You will receive:
- Clear explanation of your condition
- Personalised initial strategy plan
- Practical food guidelines
- Symptom tracking tools
- Initial meal suggestions
Ongoing review sessions:
- Monitor changes and improvements in symptoms
- Detailed food and symptom diary review
- Address any challenges
- FODMAP reintroductions (if relevant)
- Expand food options (including sensitive foods if they contribute to long-term gut health)
- Fine-tune symptom management
- Recipe and meal planning support
- Long-term management planning
OUr gastrointestinal & IBS dietitians
Aloysa Hourigan
Dietitian
Aloysa has over 30 years of experience as a Dietitian and has worked for Nutrition Australia and running her own private practice in Brisbane. In addition to her dietetic qualifications, Aloysa has a Graduate Diploma in Counselling from the Queensland University of Technology.
Having a counseling qualification alongside expertise in nutrition and food has led Aloysa to focus on the area of eating disorders and has a great deal of compassion and experience providing support for long-term recovery
Specialist areas:
Eating disorders
Gut disorders
Food intolerances
Anna D'Arcy
Director
Anna is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and director of My Nutrition Clinic who has worked for over two decades in the development and delivery of weight related programmes for adults and children. Anna has a Masters of Nutrition and Dietetics along with a Masters in Public Health and has worked in both Australia and London (UK).
Favourite nutrition areas:
Weight management
Bariatric surgery
Depression
Eating Disorders
Gut issues
Tess Prendergast
Dietitian
Tess is an Accredited Practising Dietitian who graduated from Griffith University and grew up in Queensland. Tess is passionate about working with people and building trusting relationships by providing accurate nutrition information that helps people reach their goals. Tess is great at making people feel at ease talking about their diet and health goals and is great at explaining how food and nutrition impact health. Tess has an interest in:
IBS and other gastrointestinal conditions
Weight management
Endometriosis
Women's health
Chronic disease management
Home Enteral Nutrition (HEN)
Trusted resources for further information
Monash University
- Research backed evidence for the management of IBS
- Resources for
GESA (Gastrointestinal Society of Australia)
- Information leaflets on a wide range of gastrointestinal issues
FAQ
Most clients notice improvements within weeks of following their personalised plan. We adjust strategies based on your response.
Our dietitians provide evidence-based strategies to manage IBS symptoms through dietary modifications, trigger food identification, and personalised meal planning.
No referral is needed to see us. However, if you’d like to access Medicare rebates, you can ask your GP about a Chronic Disease Management Plan. We’re happy to explain how this works.
Yes, we provide secure telehealth consultations Australia-wide, making professional gut health support accessible wherever you are.
Not at all! We focus on finding what works for you, not creating restrictive diet plans. Our goal is to add foods back in when possible.
Yes! Our dietitians specialise in complex gut health issues and can offer fresh perspectives and evidence-based strategies you might not have tried.
No! We focus on identifying triggers and reintroducing foods safely when possible.
You don’t need to prepare anything specific. You will be sent a questionnaire before your appointment where you can note down things like your symptoms and your usual eating habits. If you are able to keep a food and symptom diary before your appointment, then that can be very helpful. We have one on our website that you can use, or you can just jot it down somewhere convenient.