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Dr Miriam Stoppard: Phone and online therapy give hope to sufferers of irritable bowel syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome affects between 10%-20% of the population. It’s a cause of great discomfort, even disability, and lost working days. Symptoms include bloating, constipation and diarrhoea. There’s no cure, and people with the condition often have recurrent flare-ups. Their lives can be ruled by IBS. Usual treatment includes maintaining a healthy lifestyle, attention to… Read More »

Dr Miriam Stoppard: ‘Gluten free’ can be fashionable but being a coeliac isn’t

At every turn in supermarkets I’m assailed by products claiming to be gluten free, some crazily so. Gluten is a protein so why would a fizzy drink contain gluten? It couldn’t. The other day I saw an ad for gluten-free manicures. It’s mad, a case of ­commercial dishonesty climbing on a fashionable bandwagon. It infuriates… Read More »