A Virtual Care Program for Digestive Health Support
Ordered by your Louisiana Gastroenterology provider
Louisiana Gastroenterology offers the SideBy Care Program, an evidence-based virtual care program that works alongside your GI provider to help you:
- Manage digestive symptoms
- Improve nutrition and eating habits
- Build practical tools for everyday challenges
- Improve quality of life
✔ In-network with most insurance plans
✔ Regular virtual visits from home
✔ Personalized care plan
Additional Support Between GI Visits
Whether you’re newly diagnosed, experiencing a flare, in remission, or managing ongoing symptoms, digestive conditions often affect more than physical symptoms alone.
Symptoms, nutrition concerns, stress, and the day-to-day challenges that often come with digestive conditions can all affect quality of life.
The SideBy Care Program is ordered by your GI provider and works alongside your treatment plan to help you build practical tools, skills, and helpful habits for managing symptoms, nutrition, stress, and the day-to-day challenges that often come with digestive conditions.
A Personalized Approach to Care
The SideBy Care Program is not a one-size-fits-all program.
Your care is personalized and tailored to your symptoms, diagnosis, goals, and stage of treatment. Whether you’re newly diagnosed, experiencing a flare, in remission, or managing ongoing symptoms, our team meets you where you are.
The program is designed to help you:
- Better understand factors that may affect your symptoms
- Improve nutrition and eating habits
- Manage stress and other factors that can affect symptoms
- Improve quality of life
- Develop practical approaches you can use in everyday life
Examples of what you will work on with your care team include:
*Services available may vary based on insurance benefits.
What to Expect
A simple, step-by-step program:
1. Understand Your Symptoms
Understand factors that may affect your symptoms, nutrition, and stress.
2. Personalized Care Plan
Tailored to your symptoms, diagnosis, lifestyle, and goals.
3. Virtual Visits
Meet regularly with your dedicated SideBy Care team through virtual video visits.
4. Ongoing Support
Monitor progress and adjust your care plan as needed.
5. Continued Care
After the initial program, care transitions into optimization sessions with your Mind-Gut Specialist and/or Registered Dietitian. These sessions provide ongoing support and can be especially helpful during treatment changes, during or after flares, during remission, or whenever additional guidance is needed.
Your Care Team
You’ll work with a dedicated team:
Mind-Gut Specialist
Helps you build practical tools and skills for managing symptoms and everyday challenges.
Registered Dietitian*
Helps develop personalized nutrition strategies and eating habits that support your goals.
Care Advocate
Guides you through the program, answers questions, and helps coordinate your care.
Your GI Provider at Louisiana Gastroenterology
Remains in charge of your medical treatment, medications, and overall GI care while staying informed throughout your participation in the program.
*Services available may vary based on insurance benefits.
Why This Approach Works
Research + Real Patient Outcomes
Research shows that learning practical skills and strategies can help people better manage digestive conditions and improve day-to-day well-being.
The SideBy Care Program brings these evidence-based approaches together through personalized virtual care that works alongside your GI provider.
How the Gut and Brain Work Together
Your digestive system and nervous system are constantly communicating.
This ongoing two-way communication is often referred to as the gut-brain connection.
The gut-brain connection helps explain why digestive symptoms are real and how factors like nutrition, stress, sleep, and daily habits can all influence one another.
Understanding these connections can help you better understand your symptoms and identify approaches that support digestive health and quality of life.
Conditions We Commonly Support
The SideBy Care Program supports people with digestive conditions that can affect symptoms, nutrition, and quality of life.
This includes:
- IBS
- Crohn’s disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Functional dyspepsia
- Chronic constipation
- Chronic diarrhea
- Other digestive conditions recommended by your GI provider
If you’re unsure whether the program is right for you, talk with your provider or schedule an introductory call with our Care Advocate.
Why People Choose SideBy Care
✔ Personalized care tailored to your needs and goals
✔ Works alongside your GI provider’s treatment plan
✔ Regular virtual visits from home
✔ Support from a dedicated care team
✔ In-network with most insurance plans
✔ Practical tools, skills, and helpful habits you can use in everyday life
✔ Continued care through optimization sessions
Hear from Patients
Convenient Virtual Care
- Regular virtual visits from home
- Easy online scheduling
- Flexible appointments that fit your schedule
- Helpful strategies to practice between visits
Insurance
The SideBy Care Program is in-network with most insurance plans.
We check your benefits before you begin and help you understand what to expect.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will this replace my GI provider?
No. Your GI provider remains in charge of your medical treatment and medications. They will receive updates on your progress throughout the program.
Can I participate if I'm in remission?
Yes. The program supports people at every stage of their digestive health journey, including active symptoms, flares, remission, and ongoing symptom management.
What happens after the initial program?
After the initial program, care transitions into optimization sessions with your Mind-Gut Specialist and/or Registered Dietitian. These sessions provide ongoing support and can be especially helpful during treatment changes, during or after flares, during remission, or whenever additional guidance is needed.
What will I pay out-of-pocket?
Costs vary depending on your insurance benefits and deductible. Before you begin, we verify your benefits and help you understand what to expect.
Ready to Feel Better?
You don’t have to manage digestive symptoms on your own.
Get personalized support from a team that works alongside your GI provider to help you manage symptoms, navigate nutrition challenges, and improve quality of life.
If you have questions, schedule a free 15-minute call with a Care Advocate to learn more about the SideBy Care Program.
Call or text: 337-383-5272
Email: careadvocate@sidebycare.com