Alice Jay
​APD, MNutDiet, BAppSc (HumMov)

Alice Jay is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD) specialising in gastrointestinal nutrition and nutrition optimisation before and after gastrointestinal surgery. She completed a Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement) at UniSA in 2006 before completing her Masters in Nutrition and Dietetics at Flinders University in 2013. 

She has extensive experience as an acute care surgical dietitian at the Royal Adelaide Hospital with particular expertise in colorectal dietetics. Alice is passionate about individualising nutrition therapy to assist people in improving their nutrition status to achieve better surgical outcomes, symptom control, health, and wellbeing. 

Dietetic Specialty Areas
  • Colorectal cancer + surgery including pelvic exenteration
  • Intestinal failure:
    • Nutrient maldigestion and malabsorption
    • Short bowel syndrome
    • High output stomas
  • Functional gastrointestinal symptoms and disorders:
    • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
    • Altered bowel habits
    • FODMAP therapy
  • Pancreatic disease + surgery including pancreatic exocrine insufficiency
  • Oncology nutrition
  • Malnutrition