08/06/2026
A little behind the scenes from this week.
Last week was our committee dinner. Today was spent with the IBS Guidelines Core Group, working through the evidence behind the first UK dietetic guidance for children with IBS and functional abdominal pain.
The work isn’t glamorous. It’s hours of reviewing research, discussing evidence, challenging each other’s thinking, and trying to answer one simple question:
What advice is most likely to help children and families?
What keeps us motivated is knowing how many families are currently stuck in the cycle of:
“We’ve done the tests.”
“Everything came back normal.”
“But my child still isn’t okay.”
The goal is to help bring clearer answers and practical guidance to an area that can feel incredibly confusing for both families and healthcare professionals.
We meet virtually as travelling into London isn’t always possible, which is a lovely reminder of how many people across the country are contributing to this work (it’s a bigger group)!
Grateful for this group and work.