I’ve been getting lots of enquiries from people, particularly women, who have been diagnosed with IBD (D). Here the (D) stands for diarrhoea. However, some of these women have been … Bile Acid Malabsorption – is it causing your IBS (D)?
Over the years, a considerable number of people have contacted me asking for help to manage their acid reflux. Very often, they ask if they can stop taking their proton … A Quick Guide to Barrett’s Oesophagus: Symptoms, Management, Treatment
You may have read that more and more scientific studies are showing that there is a proven connection between the mind and the gut, but what does this mean? Well, … How stress wreaks havoc on your gut – and what to do about it
Sugar may satisfy your sweet tooth, but consuming too much of it comes at a cost to your health. Here are five things you may not know about sugar. Sugar … Sugar: pure, white and deadly
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a spiral-shaped bacterium that lives in the stomach and has been infecting people for a long time, with some times deadly results. Find out what causes an … H. pylori – the silent (and sometimes deadly) bacteria inside us
Ever since I first went into clinical practice almost 29 years ago, I’ve been alarmed at the increasing number of people taking strong proton pump inhibitor drugs (PPIs) like omeprazole … Stomach Acid – why it’s so important to your health
Go back a few years and leaky gut syndrome had only been heard of by digestive health experts. Thankfully it is now becoming more widely known, but what is it? … Understanding Leaky Gut Syndrome
Constipation is an issue that many young children suffer from at some time or other, but when it is prolonged or reoccurs often it can become a big issue for … Dealing with constipation in children
It seems strange, doesn’t it, that one of the most important substances in our diet – gluten – can actually make some of us quite ill? After all, we’ve been … Understanding Coeliac Disease – diet and lifestyle tips to take charge of your health
Are you worried about the sheer number of different medications so many people – particularly the older members of your family – are taking on a daily basis? There has … Do we really need to be taking so many pills?
This blog is the second of two blogs about functional gut testing. You can read the first blog about GI Effects testing and comprehensive digestive stool analysis (CDSA) with parasitology here. … Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO)
In this blog, we’re looking at private functional gut health tests, including Gastro-intestinal (GI) Effects, Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis (CDSA) and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). These are tests that … Functional testing for gut health
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