'Irritable Bowel Syndrome' and Hyperventilation
A patient came to see me yesterday. She has had severe tummy aches which she was told were due to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). They have been going on for months. We have already investigated [...]
An unpalatable but effective treatment for Clostridium difficile diarrhoea
One of the rather more unlikely treatments for the nasty diarrhoeal illness caused by Clostridium difficile is ‘faecal transplant’. I first read about the concept 20 years ago but it [...]
When is it Barrett’s oesophagus
One of the rather difficult issues is to decide when a person has Barrett’s oesophagus and when they do not. It should be straightforward but it isn’t. The first thing is that instead [...]
When to do anti-reflux surgery
One of the contributors to the study day was Mr Abrie Botha. He is a very experienced upper GI surgeon. He pointed out that the key to success for anti-reflux surgery is to make sure it is only [...]
