UK Guidelines for the Management of IBD in adults

[bjeffrey]

It's not all rocket science.

For me, education is #1.
Here is the link to the British College of Gastroenterology Guidelines.

http://www.bsg.org.uk/images/stories/docs/clinical/guidelines/ibd/ibd_2011.pdf

I hope the article brings a new outlook and management of your disease!

best wishes

 

[bushydougie]

Only just seen this.
V interesting article. Thanks for the post!
Especially liked the small but important section on fatigue (Think it was 7.1) and how it can affect people's lives.

 

[Bld]

That is really interesting thank you. I am going to print off the relevant bits and take it to my next consultation.

I think I'll send this bit to the lovely ladies in the booking department who laughed and told me I could see my consultant at the end of June!

– Patients experiencing a possible relapse of their IBD should have access to specialist review within a maximum of five working days (Standard A11).

 

[bushydougie]

Bid - hopefully they'll listen to you now!!
I've been told I have an 18 month wait for a capsule endoscopy. Unfortunatly there was no exact time limits for this but I think I'm going to be phoning up anyhow and asking for a quicker appointment anywhere!

 

[Spooky1]

Really interesting. i agree with 7.1 omg the fatigue! it also states in 6 somewhere that enteral feeding is not suitable as maintenance, i've been on liquid food, with a few nibbles, for around 11 years, Whats going on here then?

 

[PVail]

This is a very interesting piece , I wish i had of seen this a couple of years ago. The one good thing is that my new GI is definetly aware of this as my consultation with him last week was like reading a section out of this. Testing was nearly text book similar.This should be made available in all doctors waiting rooms.