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Dr John O'Donohue

@TheBottomDoc

Gastroenterologist. Shining a light on bowel cancer. Inspector of endoscopy units, stomachs & bile ducts too. Some tweets my own.

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🧵1/6 🚨 New from the British Society of Gastroenterology: We analysed all UK colonoscopies from the National Endoscopy Database (2019–2020). That’s over 592,000 procedures. Findings below 👇 (📄 Free article link (limited time): authors.elsevier.com/c/1ktHw3mGpvWkI)


Well, what sort of farewell cake did you expect at an upper GI surgeon’s retirement party? @LG_NHS Saying happy retirement to Mr Alek Uzkalnis!

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Saying happy retirement to Mr Alek Uzkalnis!

A very promising start to a @JAG_Endoscopy accreditation visit, right here!

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How to identify the ‘sensory phenotype’ in bloating, and how to treat it: Duloxetine, not SSRI, is best if diet and diaphragmatic breathing isn’t enough and pharmaceutical treatment needed Kyle Staller, Mass General @DDWMeeting

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Duloxetine, not SSRI, is best if diet and diaphragmatic breathing isn’t enough and pharmaceutical treatment needed

Kyle Staller, Mass General @DDWMeeting
TheBottomDoc's tweet image. How to identify the ‘sensory phenotype’ in bloating, and how to treat it: 

Duloxetine, not SSRI, is best if diet and diaphragmatic breathing isn’t enough and pharmaceutical treatment needed

Kyle Staller, Mass General @DDWMeeting

Practical guide to management of bloating - all in one slide - Kyle Staller, Mass General Hosptial @DDWMeeting

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- Kyle Staller, Mass General Hosptial @DDWMeeting

Management of reflux @DDWMeeting - hierarchy of management - where to use PCABS for PPI-refractory reflux -who are good candidates for an anti-reflux procedure

TheBottomDoc's tweet image. Management of reflux @DDWMeeting 
- hierarchy of management 
- where to use PCABS for PPI-refractory reflux
-who are good candidates for an anti-reflux procedure
TheBottomDoc's tweet image. Management of reflux @DDWMeeting 
- hierarchy of management 
- where to use PCABS for PPI-refractory reflux
-who are good candidates for an anti-reflux procedure
TheBottomDoc's tweet image. Management of reflux @DDWMeeting 
- hierarchy of management 
- where to use PCABS for PPI-refractory reflux
-who are good candidates for an anti-reflux procedure

Not all FODMAPs are equal! Can we simplify FODMAP restriction in IBS-D? Prashant Singh, Un of Michigan @DDWMeeting FODMAP restriction difficult and can result in micronutrient malnutrition In reintroduction phase, most symptoms due to fructans & galacto-oligosaccharides

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Prashant Singh, Un of Michigan @DDWMeeting 

FODMAP restriction difficult and can result in micronutrient malnutrition

In reintroduction phase, most symptoms due to fructans & galacto-oligosaccharides

Heather Patton, VA San Diego, CA @DDWMeeting All patients with compensated cirrhosis should be subclassified as with or without Clinically Significant Portal Hypertension (CSPH) - and pharmacotherapy used (eg carvedilol) to lower portal pressure Note NEW terminology!

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All patients with compensated cirrhosis should be subclassified as with or without Clinically Significant Portal Hypertension (CSPH) 

- and pharmacotherapy used (eg carvedilol) to lower portal pressure 

Note NEW terminology!
TheBottomDoc's tweet image. Heather Patton, VA San Diego, CA @DDWMeeting 

All patients with compensated cirrhosis should be subclassified as with or without Clinically Significant Portal Hypertension (CSPH) 

- and pharmacotherapy used (eg carvedilol) to lower portal pressure 

Note NEW terminology!
TheBottomDoc's tweet image. Heather Patton, VA San Diego, CA @DDWMeeting 

All patients with compensated cirrhosis should be subclassified as with or without Clinically Significant Portal Hypertension (CSPH) 

- and pharmacotherapy used (eg carvedilol) to lower portal pressure 

Note NEW terminology!

Don’t need endoscopy to screen for varices in patients with cirrhosis any more - Dr Willscott Naugler, Portland, ON @DDWMeeting Concept of ‘Clinically significant Portal Hypertension’ - if > 10 mm Hg elevation is present, start on beta blockers to prevent varices, ascites

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Concept of ‘Clinically significant Portal Hypertension’ - if > 10 mm Hg elevation is present, start on beta blockers to prevent varices, ascites

EIGHT mistakes doctors make in treating IBD - AVOID THESE! David T Rubin, University of Chicago @DDWMeeting

TheBottomDoc's tweet image. EIGHT mistakes doctors make in treating IBD - AVOID THESE! 

David T Rubin, University of Chicago @DDWMeeting

Pouchitis @DDWMeeting Major Takeaways from @AGA_Gastro Pouchitis Guidelines - Ed Barnes, Chapel Hill Probiotics, antibiotics, or immunomodulation for ‘Crohn’s’?

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Major Takeaways from @AGA_Gastro Pouchitis Guidelines - Ed Barnes, Chapel Hill 

Probiotics, antibiotics, or immunomodulation for ‘Crohn’s’?

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