The Rehab Dietitian

09/10/2026

Wow check this out! It’s amazing to be asked to speak with about nutrition diet and cancer topics please feel free to message me or reach out if you have any questions or concerns after listening to this

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment, diet and nutrition. Episode 221: Part of the education and workforce development series (Part 74) Description: In this educationa...

08/10/2026

“Just avoid the foods that upset you” is rarely enough.

Continuing to remove foods can lead to an unnecessarily restricted diet, weight loss, reduced strength and even more anxiety around eating.

Following a**l cancer treatment, bowel symptoms may need a combination of:

✔️ Individual dietary advice
✔️ Medication
✔️ Appropriate investigations
✔️ Hydration and electrolyte support
✔️ Pelvic-floor or bowel-retraining strategies

Seek urgent medical advice for bleeding, severe or worsening pain, vomiting, abdominal swelling, unexplained weight loss or a major change in your usual symptoms.

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07/10/2026

Check out my cancer nutrition article inside 👇

As the seasons begin to change, we hope you are managing to adapt to the darker evenings and colder mornings. It can be a difficult time for many but we hope you manage to find some comfort in the beauty that autumn can bring.

06/10/2026

If eating feels increasingly complicated after a**l cancer treatment, pause before removing another food.

Urgency, diarrhoea, wind, leakage or unpredictable bowel movements may have an identifiable and treatable cause. Diet is important, but so are appropriate investigations, medication, hydration and pelvic-floor support.

Start with regular meals, a short symptom diary and individually appropriate fibre—not a long list of forbidden foods.

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05/10/2026

Bowel problems after a**l cancer treatment are common—but that does not mean you should simply learn to live with them.

Pelvic chemoradiotherapy may lead to urgency, diarrhoea, leakage, excess wind, bloating, constipation or difficulty emptying your bowels.

A few practical starting points:

🥣 Eat smaller, regular meals
🌾 Adjust fibre to your symptoms
💧 Replace fluid and salts after persistent diarrhoea
📝 Keep a short food and symptom diary
💊 Ask whether medication dose and timing could be improved
💪 Include enough protein and energy to protect your strength

Please avoid cutting out more and more foods without professional support. Ongoing symptoms may have a treatable cause, such as bile acid malabsorption, lactose intolerance, bacterial overgrowth, pancreatic insufficiency or pelvic-floor dysfunction.

You deserve individual assessment and appropriate support.

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01/10/2026

01/10/2026

Eating well after gastrointestinal surgery can support:

💚 Wound healing
💚 Energy and strength
💚 Maintenance of weight and muscle
💚 Recovery from illness
💚 Immune function

If your appetite is reduced, try eating something small every two to three hours. Include protein regularly and make each mouthful count by adding nutritious sources of energy.

Fibre may need to be reduced temporarily and then reintroduced gradually, depending on the type of surgery and your symptoms. There is no single approach that is right for everyone.

Seek individual advice if you are losing weight, struggling to eat, experiencing persistent diarrhoea or vomiting, or finding it difficult to manage your bowel or stoma output.

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01/10/2026

One for my Clinician Colleagues...

I worked as a full time Clinical Educator for a while - doing a talk on Primary Care Dermatology in Glasgow yesterday reminded me that I enjoy sharing my knowledge and skills as much as I enjoy learning from others.

I also reflected on the difficulties of getting clinical support and supervision when working independently, especially in a single-handed service like mine.

So I decided to offer primary care related teaching, training and clinical supervision (for ALL primary care issues - (dermatology is not the only thing I do) to any of my colleagues who may not be able to access it otherwise. I can also help Nurses with NMC revalidation, arrange teaching for GP teams, and organise skin related work wellbeing events.

I have updated my website with the new service offer (hoooray for fool proof web editors!), please get in touch to discuss your requirements.