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Gastroenteritis and associated problems
Quite often we see gastroenteritis which then leads to a child’s gut being sensitised to various proteins such as cow’s milk protein, wheat protein, soya protein, egg protein or others and this can cause an irritable bowel syndrome-type picture in a child with crampy abdominal pain and what we call motility, which is disrupted in…
Read MoreDr Mike Thomson is now a Professor
My Professorship in Paediatric Gastroenterology is a very great honour. This doesn’t change the way I practice medicine but is just a recognition of many years if academic work. It is something which is peer-reviewed and I am delighted to have made this leap and it, I suppose, does make me sound a bit old…
Read MoreManaging constipation
Afzal NA – Clinical Research Fellow & Honorary Specialist Registrar in Paediatric Gastroenterology University College of London, Royal Free & Chelsae and Westminister Hospitals Thomson MA – Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer Royal Free Hospital and University College of London Constipation and Hirschsprung’s disease Normal bowel patterns are very variable in children of all age…
Read MoreGastro-oesophageal reflux
Article written by Mr Thompson Introduction: Gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) is a symptom not a disease and refers to the involuntary retrograde flow of gastric contents into the oesophagus. It is present in the majority of infants and is illustrated by a spectrum from occasional physiological reflux through to the infant with haematemesis, oesophageal stricture formation,…
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