IBS Research: Truth, Post Truth and Statistics
To the sceptics among us, there is no such thing as truth. Memory is fallible and remodelled every time it is recalled; so we can never be sure of what … Continue reading
The Fallacies and Fallibilities of IBS Research.
It might seem strange for me to be writing this. After all, I have spent such a large part of my life engaged in research into bowel function, you might … Continue reading
Is there ever one cause or cure for IBS?
Is it human nature? Do there always need to be a single ’cause’ for illness? Can we just not get our heads around anything more complicated? Is it part … Continue reading
Probiotics and Brain Fog
A few weeks ago, on a warm midsummer evening, Dr Derek Holdsworth and I listened with a mixture of awe and interest as our one time research fellow, Professor Satish … Continue reading
Drugs for IBS: are they any good?
The mass production of penicillin in the nineteen forties heralded a revolution in medicine. Not only could infections be cured but protection from the risks of infection allowed permitted critical … Continue reading
SIBO. Is it a major cause of IBS?
When I was training to be a gastroenterologist way back then, Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) was a rare diagnosis, most often found in patients with blind loop syndrome. This … Continue reading
What a way to spend Christmas.
It was Christmas Eve. I just assumed I’d eaten too much. It was a mistake to cook that Mexican feast. My brother and his partner enjoyed it and so with … Continue reading
The Sensitive Gut 