Kate Lane Dietitian

Kate Lane Dietitian Nutrition therapy for:
- Eating Disorders
- Gut Issues
- Neurodivergent Persons
- Mental Health

Best described as a “nutrition therapist”, Kate is known for her warm, down-to-earth, and collaborative style when providing dietetic interventions and counselling for nutritional issues across the lifespan. Her practice is grounded in Intuitive Eating, Non-Diet Approach® and Health at Every Size® (HAES) principles.

25/08/2026

Had a great time as always with the Masters of Dietetics cohort. In 2026 we had a whole day for an introduction to mental health and eating disorders 👏🏻

Lots of wonderful questions on how to show empathy and sensitivity while staying focussed on important clinical issues 🙏🏻

Some key takeaways:
✔️Boxes are for cereal, not for people. We treat people, not diagnoses.
✔️EDs are not the only MH conditions with significant impacts on eating and nutrition - depression, anxiety, substance use disorders and psychotic disorders all benefit from dietetic support.
✔️ ED prevention is the responsibility of all dietitians. ED safe principles can be incorporated into ALL areas of work.

👋🏻 See you next year!

Moving from nutrition rehabilitation via tube-feeding back to oral intake when you’re experiencing both a DGBI and any f...
12/08/2026

Moving from nutrition rehabilitation via tube-feeding back to oral intake when you’re experiencing both a DGBI and any form of disordered eating (that can often result from living with that DGBI for a while) can be reaaaallllly hard.

There are some considerations and extra supports that can help you through this, if they are both appropriate for your situation and available.

Developing a transition plan at the start of any hospital admission for how long tube feeding will be required and what steps can be taken to support a more successful transition back to oral intake before leaving the hospital can go a long way to reduce anxiety, know what to expect, and help you feel supported by a more holistic approach. 💚🏥

For a long time, “abdominal migraine” was considered a kids-only diagnosis. If you were an adult with the same symptom p...
10/08/2026

For a long time, “abdominal migraine” was considered a kids-only diagnosis. If you were an adult with the same symptom pattern, there was simply no box for it — you may have been told it was “IBS” or “stress.”
That has now changed, as Rome V — the global diagnostic criteria for gut-brain disorders (DGBIs) — has officially added Adult Abdominal Migraine as a recognized diagnosis for the first time.

☑️See slides for diagnostic criteria.
❗️ * Criteria fulfilled for at least 6 months prior to diagnosis
❗️ ** Abdominal migraine is distinguished from Cyclical Vomiting Syndrome because the pain, not the vomiting, is dominant, and the vomiting is not repetitive.

Adding this diagnostic label can be helpful as it increases awareness of the condition, focuses research, and streamlines the direction toward more effective treatment.

Patients who’ve been bounced between “it’s just IBS” and “stress-related abdominal pain” now have a diagnostic pathway that actually fits their symptoms — and a starting point for the right conversation with a doctor.
If this sounds familiar, don’t self-diagnose from a caption — bring it up your doctor to consider assessment with a gastroenterologist 👩‍⚕️.

How long does digestion actually take? (And what changes it)There’s a lot of confusion around this, so let’s break down ...
05/08/2026

How long does digestion actually take? (And what changes it)

There’s a lot of confusion around this, so let’s break down what “normal” (FYI there’s a WIDE variation) transit looks like — and what shifts it under stress or malnutrition.

Average transit through each part of the GI tract
🔹 Oesophagus: 5–10 seconds — a swallowed bolus moves down via coordinated peristalsis
🔹 Stomach: 2–5 hours — gastric emptying varies a lot with meal composition; liquids and carbohydrates clear faster, fat and protein slow it down
🔹 Small intestine: 2–6 hours — where the bulk of nutrient absorption happens
🔹 Colon: 10–59 hours — by far the most variable stretch, where water and electrolytes are reabsorbed and stool is formed
🔹 Total (mouth to stool): roughly 24–72 hours, averaging around 30–40 hours in healthy adults

Significant changes can occur under conditions of acute or chronic stress, as well as malnutrition.

Ongoing changes in transit are worth discussing with a GP or dietitian rather than self-diagnosing from symptoms alone — the same symptom (bloating, fullness, urgency) can point to very different underlying causes.

Frequent unexplained or excessive bruising is a common but sometimes little-known symptom of an eating disorder. Your bo...
01/08/2026

Frequent unexplained or excessive bruising is a common but sometimes little-known symptom of an eating disorder. Your body relies on proper bone marrow function, essential protective body fat and adequate intake (and absorption) of vitamins C and K to protect your small blood vessels and mount an effective clotting response when necessary.

Excited to share I will be returning to offering 1:1 supervision for dietitians working in eating disorders, mental heal...
15/07/2026

Excited to share I will be returning to offering 1:1 supervision for dietitians working in eating disorders, mental health, gastrointestinal disorders and invisible illness in late August/early September!

At this stage supervision will likely be available on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons via Zoom.
Please reach out if you would like more information on supervision or to organise a time to chat to determine if we might be a good supervisor/supervisee fit 🤓

[email protected]

The diagnostic criteria for IBS has changed with the release of the new ROME V criteria. The updated criteria aim to cap...
03/07/2026

The diagnostic criteria for IBS has changed with the release of the new ROME V criteria. The updated criteria aim to capture more real-world patients experiencing IBS and clarify the pain experience. While diagnostic clarity is only the first step in effective management, more accurate diagnosis of DGBIs helps set up the right treatment pathway from the start.

Food influences DGBI symptoms through much more than “food intolerances.” What we eat affects gut hormones, nervous syst...
09/06/2026

Food influences DGBI symptoms through much more than “food intolerances.”

What we eat affects gut hormones, nervous system signalling, immune activity, microbial metabolism and gut-brain communication.

Understanding these pathways can help us move beyond a simplistic “good foods vs bad foods” approach and towards more individualised, evidence-based care (with a dietitian experienced in DGBI management of course!).

Sensory dysfunction is often a crucial feature of DGBIs but it’s a tricky concept to understand! 🤓Swipe to learn about h...
07/06/2026

Sensory dysfunction is often a crucial feature of DGBIs but it’s a tricky concept to understand!

🤓Swipe to learn about how sensory information travels between the gut and brain, and how it relates to DGBIs!

ROME V Criteria for Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction has landed! Check out some of the key updates in the new edition ...
13/05/2026

ROME V Criteria for Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction has landed!

Check out some of the key updates in the new edition 👀

Nothing like a new Rome Criteria drop for light reading on mat leave 😂🤓.

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