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Chronic diarrhoea? You may want to read this! (opens the original)
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Mrs NP had awful watery diarrhoea.It was waking her at night. It was causing accidents. She had rearranged her whole life around the nearest toilet, and she was exhausted.Her blood tests were completely normal. Her stool tests were completely normal. She saw me in clinic and we arranged a colonoscopy. Also completely normal!She came to see me in our follow up appointment, slightly defeated.The biopsies were NOT normal.They showed inflammation called microscopic colitis.After treatment, her diarr
How I treat depressed patients with IBS (opens the original)
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Let’s do a thought exercise.Think back to the last time you had to give a speech….A wedding toast. A presentation at work.What did your stomach do? What happened with your bowels?For most of us (including me) it did a backflip! Some felt sick. Some made a quick run to the toilet beforehand.Nothing was wrong with your bowel. Your brain was worried…which led to your gut getting worried. Now imagine that feeling every day…..That is what many of my patients with IBS and depression/anxiety live with.
Can tomatoes improve your fatty liver? (opens the original)
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As a Gastroenterologist, I spend a lot of my week talking about fatty liver.If I scanned 100 random people on the street over a third would have fatty liver.Most people have never heard of it until it turns up on a scan. Most of them feel fine.That is the problem with fatty liver….if left untreated it may have serious health implications.The mainstay of treatment remains the same….regular aerobic exercise, a Mediterranean styled diet, optimising sleep and reducing/managing stress.However, I rece
Leaky Gut and Menopause...is there a link? (opens the original)
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Let me describe a common scenario I encounter in clinic.A woman in her late forties or fifties.Bowels that used to be reliable have turned stubborn.More bloating. More pain. Nothing on the tests. She wonders to me whether it is the menopause, and for years my general answer was that it probably is, but we do not fully know why.A study published this month has delved into this possible correlation.The Gut Group aims to improve your digestive and liver health…one e-mai
The Gut Group...START HERE 2026 (opens the original)
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Welcome to The Gut Group.I’m Dr Arif Hussenbux MBBS, BSc (Hons), MRCP (UK)Consultant Gastroenterologist, working in the NHS, UK.Over a decade in gut and liver medicine. Dual JAG-accredited in EUS and ERCP.Lead for our Upper GI cancer team.And, slightly randomly, a degree in Sport and Exercise Medicine too.Every week I sit across from patients who have b… Read more
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