Gastrointestinal System - Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Pathway Contributor: Miranda Lomer

Credentials:
PhD MBE

Bio:
Miranda Lomer qualified as a dietitian in 1990. In 2002 she completed a PhD on diet and Crohn’s disease. In 2007, she was appointed as a Senior Consultant Dietitian in Gastroenterology at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals, London with a joint academic position at King’s College London. She was chair of the Gastroenterology Specialist Group of the British Dietetic Association (BDA) from 2006-2010 and she represented the BDA on a Steering Committee of the National Inflammatory Bowel Disease audit and the National IBD Standards Group from 2007-2012. She has led the development and publication of BDA guidelines for Crohn’s disease and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and was on the clinical guideline working group for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines for the diagnosis and management of IBS in primary care. Dr Lomer is a committee member of the dietitians working group of European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation. She leads an educational course for dietitians on the low FODMAP diet for the dietary treatment of IBS. Dr Lomer is Editor of a book titled ‘Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics in Gastroenterology’ and was awarded the BDA Elsie Widdowson Lecture in 2014 as acknowledgement of her national and international impact in dietetics. In 2016, Dr Lomer was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday honours in recognition of her services to dietetics and gastroenterology.

Contributions:

• What effect does caffeine, coffee or tea have on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms?  

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• What effect do dietary habits have on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms?  

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• What effect does alcohol have on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms?  

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