Prof Chris Probert, at the University of Liverpool, said: “It is not clear why cases of the condition are on the increase, but it is likely to be due to a mixture of increased awareness of symptoms leading to more diagnoses, and environmental factors. Source link
About 200 patients are to be offered a blood test as an alternative to colonoscopies. Source link
By Philippa RoxbyHealth reporter Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Don’t delay going to your GP if you feel things aren’t right Dame Deborah James, who has died from bowel cancer at the age of 40, told everyone to check their poo as part of her campaign to raise awareness of the disease. We answer the … Read more
What’s it like living with an invisible disability in London? About 540,000 people have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the UK and more than 69,000 of them are in the capital. Some sufferers say the lack of toilets is the worst thing about living in the city. Bethany Jacobs has Crohn’s disease and lives with … Read more
The Radio 1 DJ wrote on Instagram to share the news, eight months after starting treatment. Source link
Asked why the trust did not respond to the concerns in 2013, North Bristol Trust Medical Director Dr Tim Whittlestone said: “They were looked into, and considered, but it was the patient concerns and the themes of the patient concerns that alerted us to a possible problem with the case selection of patients undergoing mesh … Read more
By Alexa Federico, as told to Lisa Mulcahy. I’m 27, I live in Boston, and I’m a certified nutritional therapy practitioner, an AIP coach, an author, and the owner of my own business, Alexa Federico Wellness. And I have Crohn’s disease. I was 12 when I was diagnosed. Many of my close friends have only … Read more
Scientists have been studying more than 50,000 people with IBS to better understand the condition. Source link
A student and a medical doctor tell Newsbeat about experiencing bowel cancer. Source link
Bowel cancer patients say rules governing two drugs are unethical and unfair. Source link