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Search found 53 matches
by Dr Nick Read
Wed Jul 08, 2015 8:12 pm
Forum: bowel problems
Topic: Loose Stools
Replies: 4
Views: 3004

Re: Loose Stools

The official view would be get this checked out by your doctor, but the reality is that we all have loose stools from time to time. What I would do would be to try to work out whether any particular change in diet or eating or drinking too much or any stressful circumstance, like working too hard or...
by Dr Nick Read
Wed Jul 08, 2015 8:04 pm
Forum: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Topic: IBS and Diet
Replies: 2
Views: 2325

Re: IBS and Diet

I'm not sure that new drugs will necessarily work. Weight gain, IBS and being stressed are all signs of the physiological systems of youyr body being dysregulated and out of control. I would try to find ways of getting of trying to bring the emotions under control using mindfulness techniques, which...
by Dr Nick Read
Wed Jul 08, 2015 7:53 pm
Forum: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Topic: IBS and pain
Replies: 3
Views: 2826

Re: IBS and pain

IBS is an unexplained illness; there is no obvious cause or specific treatment, though it may be instigated by gastroenteritis or a traumatic experience or the combination of infection and stress. For some people it may be regarded as the visceral expression of what happens, but of course there may ...
by Dr Nick Read
Wed Jul 08, 2015 6:26 pm
Forum: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Topic: Use of FODMAP diet for IBS
Replies: 3
Views: 2774

Re: Use of FODMAP diet for IBS

The research indicates that eliminating FODMAPs helps up to 70% of people with IBS, but it also depletes the bacteria in your colon. This is why the proponents of this diet say that it is not a diet for life and you should reintroduce some of the foods you have eliminated under the guidance of a die...
by Dr Nick Read
Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:11 pm
Forum: bowel problems
Topic: My daughter suffers from encopresis
Replies: 1
Views: 3465

Re: My daughter suffers from encopresis

Please see the answer to the same question posted in the 'General' section.
by Dr Nick Read
Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:02 pm
Forum: digestive problems
Topic: Constipation
Replies: 1
Views: 2914

Re: Constipation

Yes, the underactive thyroid will certain make your bowel sluggish, but the spinal stenosis could well make it very difficult to evacuate the rectum. The fruit and veg and the movicol will certainly help but I would recommend your doctor sends you to a specialist centre that can assess your anorecta...
by Dr Nick Read
Thu Jul 24, 2014 12:59 pm
Forum: digestive problems
Topic: flatulence
Replies: 1
Views: 2588

Re: flatulence

None of the medication you are on, the beta blocker, calcium channel stabiliser and the statin have flatulence listed as a side effect although bisoprolol and Lipitor can occasionally cause diarrhoea, which might suggest an acceleration of small bowel transit and therefore increased delivery of ferm...
by Dr Nick Read
Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:40 pm
Forum: bowel problems
Topic: Rectal irrigation
Replies: 2
Views: 2509

Re: Rectal irrigation

Please see responses to your questions below. Hi, I've posted these questions previously but inadvertently deleted them. I'm desperate for some answers. I have a connective tissue disorder, am middle-aged and have had four surgeries for different pelvic floor prolapses, including a rectopexy for int...
by Dr Nick Read
Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:29 pm
Forum: general
Topic: After taking antibiotics
Replies: 2
Views: 2002

Re: After taking antibiotics

There may of course be a stress component in this but repeated course of broad spectrum antibiotics can alter the beneficial bacteria in your gut and cause what is known as dysbiosis. I wonder if you have considered probiotics. One new product is called Symprove and the evidence to its efficacy look...
by Dr Nick Read
Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:22 pm
Forum: general
Topic: Encopresis
Replies: 2
Views: 2926

Re: Encopresis

Encopresis is a difficult problem to deal with. Has your daughter always had it or has it come on recently? Is there any reason for it? Has she been upset about anything? There could be several possible causes; some physiological, and some psychological reated to retention of stool. It is difficult ...
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