Dietary fibre is an essential part of a healthy diet and comes from plant-based foods. It helps with digestion, weight control, and preventing constipation.

What should you eat in an anti-inflammatory diet? Consuming foods that can reduce inflammation in the body, is important for preventing chronic diseases and promoting healthy aging.

Certain food additives, particularly emulsifiers, have been shown to alter the composition and diversity of gut microbiota.

Research is now showing that the Low FODMAP Diet can help reduce the gut symptoms associated with endometriosis

Should IBS patients be using the low FODMAP diet combined with the Mediterranean diet?

Bloating can be debilitating and distressing and often seems to happen for no reason. Listen to the latest information from specialist dietitian Marianne Williams on what might be causing your bloating and what to do about it…

How can you improve your immune system with diet?

I interviewed specialist allergy & gastroenterology dietitian, Liane Reeves, who is one of the UK experts on the low histamine diet. Liane and a small specialist team of dietitians have spent the last year researching this subject so that you can now hear the latest research on the low histamine diet, what tests are useful, and how to follow this diet safely without over-restricting your diet….

Could enzyme supplements improve tolerance to certain high FODMAP foods, helping you to expand your diet without suffering symptoms?

How does the Low FODMAP Diet affect our gut bacteria? Old research has suggested that it may reduce Bifidobacteria, but new research now shows that the bacteria are not affected as long as the 3 phases of diet are followed correctly, with reintroduction of FODMAP foods to a level of tolerance. The research highlights how it is important to have the guidance of a dietitian if following this diet.

A diagnosis of Diverticular Disease is not necessarily as dramatic as it sounds. You no longer need to avoid nuts, seeds, pips, or fruit skins and in fact individuals consuming plenty of fibre are less likely to develop diverticular disease. Gut symptoms may actually be due to IBS and may be helped by the Low FODMAP Diet.

Combining Both the Low FODMAP diet and Mediterranean diet for IBS Patients: By carefully selecting foods from both diets this hybrid approach could revolutionise how we manage IBS