Stephanie Bennett
Digestive Dietitians / Queensland Centre for Digestive Medicine
About
At Digestive Dietitians, our purpose is to support people seeking improved digestive health and sustainable eating habits through individualised, compassionate care. We work with those both with and without gastrointestinal disease, helping optimise gut health to improve symptoms, quality of life and long-term wellbeing. We aim to inspire change, challenge beliefs and empower clients with knowledge, skills and practical strategies to enable them to nourish their bodies and optimise digestive health.
We work alongside three Gastroenterologists and two practice nurses, allowing us to provide holistic and cohesive care. We ensure geographic location isn't a barrier to health care.
Approach: Individualised, compassionate, holistic care. Evidence-based and practical. Values whole-person health including mental, social, emotional, and physical dimensions of nutrition. Health-focused rather than weight-focused. Believes nutrition is not 'one size fits all'.
Weight Loss Approach
Health-focused rather than weight-focused mindset. Emphasises overall physical and mental wellbeing over scale-focused outcomes. Advocates sustainable habits including enjoyable exercise, variety in diet, and not restricting social eating.
Does not promote calorie restriction as primary focus. Evidence-based, individualised approach.
Yes. The services page explicitly lists 'Weight loss medication support' as a service offered, indicating they support patients on weight loss medications (such as GLP-1 medications prescribed by doctors).
Yes. Post-gastrointestinal surgery including bariatric surgery is listed as a service. Also listed in the home page footer under 'Weight loss Surgery'.
Areas of Expertise
Pricing
Medicare Rebates
Location
Digestive Dietitians / Queensland Centre for Digestive Medicine
Suite 1, Building 2, St Andrews Hospital, Toowoomba QLD 4350
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Dietetics (Honours) - University of the Sunshine Coast
- Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD)
- Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician
Memberships
- Dietitians Australia
Rebates & Insurance
Medicare
Medicare rebates available via GP Chronic Disease Management (CDM) Plan or Eating Disorder Care Plan. Rebate is $61.80 per session. Out-of-pocket: $53.20 for initial, $24.45 for review. GP referral required to access these rebates.
NDIS
NDIS provider. NDIS referrals accepted. No further detail on plan-managed/self-managed/agency-managed provided.
DVA
DVA provider. DVA referrals accepted.
Private Health
Private health fund rebates available with Extras cover. Specific funds not listed.
Referral
No referral required for private appointments. GP referral required to access Medicare CDM or Eating Disorder Care Plan rebates. NDIS, DVA, and ADF referrals also accepted.
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