Diarrhoea - Help with eating if you have diarrhoea
Advice on preventing and controlling diarrhoea
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Diverticular disease dietary advice
Advice for people with diverticular disease - a condition that affects the large intestine (colon)
Read moreDrainage of ascitic fluid (paracentesis)
Explains what happens during paracentesis (drainage of ascitic fluids)
Read moreEffective techniques for opening your bowels
Effective techniques for opening your bowels (having a poo) if you have constipation
Read moreEndoscopic and radiological colonic stent insertion
Information about colonic stents and what to expect before, during and after insertion
Read moreEndoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) of the bowel
Procedure where a polyp (growth) is removed from the colon (bowel) - usually performed during an investigation called a colonoscopy or a flexible sigmoidoscopy
Read moreEndoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography (ERCP) aftercare advice
Advice following an examination of your biliary and pancreatic system in the Endoscopy Unit
Read moreEndoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatography (ERCP) explained
Explains what to expect during an examination used to diagnose problems with the pancreas and bile ducts
Read moreEndoscopic ultrasound (EUS) aftercare advice
Advice following an endoscopic ultrasound – an examination of your gullet and /or stomach
Read moreEndoscopic ultrasound (EUS) explained
What is involved and what the risks are of an endoscopic ultrasound scan (EUS) - an examination of your oesophagus (gullet), stomach and the first part of the small bowel
Read moreEnema instructions before a bowel or colon examination
Instructions for administering the enclosed enema in readiness for your bowel examination in the Endoscopy Unit
Read moreFeed Me Up Jul23
Safety information for patients with nasogastric (NG) feeding tubes and their relatives, friends and carers
Read moreFlexible sigmoidoscopy aftercare advice
Advice following a flexible sigmoidoscopy – an examination of your lower bowel
Read moreFlexible sigmoidoscopy explained
Explains a flexible sigmoidoscopy - an investigation of part of your large bowel (colon), what is involved and what the possible risks are
Read moreFODMAP Gentle Approach for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Dietary and lifestyle advice on managing IBS
Read moreFood First Approach: Making the most of what you eat on a South Asian diet
Dietary advice for people on a South Asian diet who are struggling with a poor appetite or have lost weight due to illness
Read moreGallstones dietary advice
Dietary advice for people diagnosed with gallstones - a healthy well balanced diet high in fibre
Read moreGastric (stomach) cancer
Information for patients who have been diagnosed with gastric (stomach) cancer - explaining treatment options
Read moreGastric emptying study as an outpatient
Explains a nuclear medicine procedure using radiation to measure the speed with which food empties from the stomach and enters the small intestine
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