I went to a very interesting doctor-patient seminar in Erlangen on the July 7th weekend. One of the main themes discussed there was Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). The lecture given by Prof. Dr. Peter Konturek was of particular interest. IBS is often given as a diagnosis when all tests and examinations fail to lead to any…
On March 20th the mid-day BBC 5Live radio broadcast, as part of their medical program, an informative item on allergy and food intolerances, lasting about 10 minutes. For those of you who live abroad and are thus unable to hear the BBC podcast, here is a summary of what was said: Taking part were the…
Some people believe that self-diagnosis is possible for Histamine Intolerance. It is much more complicated than that. I have been watching the goings on both off-line and on-line for a while now, and would like to clear up one misconception… maybe two. First of all self-diagnosis is not a viable option. There is a worrying…
