From my notes taken at the recent gastroenterology conference… Quotes from Proust, Nigel Slater and Laura Esquivel were not at all what I was expecting from a gastroenterology conference. They were part of an interesting session on Food and Mood by Professor Nick Read, who talked about how food affects us all. Obviously food can affect … [Read more...]
Gastroenterology Patient Symposium: Session One
From my notes taken at the recent gastroenterology conference... The first session was Professor Sanders, talking about food intolerance in daily life: any errors are mine, due to the speed of note-taking! Did you know that the percentage of people reporting food intolerance in the UK is between 2 and 20%? The top end of this is a … [Read more...]
BSG Conference: The Patient Symposium
Last week I went to part of a gastroenterology conference: the symposium for patients. This was organised by the British Society of Gastroenterology. I've never been to one before, and this was a particularly interesting experience. There were - literally - hundreds of medics around the conference centre, and about 60 people attending the … [Read more...]
