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Gastroenterology.

When there's a diagnosed gut condition, the nutrition piece runs alongside the medical care. Inflammatory bowel disease, coeliac disease, reflux, food intolerances - this is where my specialist NHS experience across acute and community settings comes in.

Child enjoying a healthy meal
Colourful fresh food for children
Parent and child preparing food together
Baby exploring food during weaning
Fresh fruit and vegetables
Family mealtime with healthy food
Child with a balanced plate
Healthy ingredients for children's meals
Baby-led weaning with finger foods
Mother feeding infant
Happy family eating together
Child enjoying a healthy meal
Colourful fresh food for children
Parent and child preparing food together
Baby exploring food during weaning
Fresh fruit and vegetables
Family mealtime with healthy food
Child with a balanced plate
Healthy ingredients for children's meals
Baby-led weaning with finger foods
Mother feeding infant
Happy family eating together
What I cover

Conditions I support with specialist nutrition.

Inflammatory bowel disease

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in children and teens. Nutritional support alongside medical treatment - managing flares, optimising growth, exclusive enteral nutrition, and long-term dietary planning.

Coeliac disease

Diagnosis support, establishing a strict gluten-free diet that actually works for a child, managing cross-contamination, school meals, and making sure nutritional adequacy isn't lost along the way.

Gastro-oesophageal reflux

Dietary and positioning strategies for reflux in infants and children. Distinguishing reflux from cow's milk protein allergy, which overlap more often than people realise.

Food intolerances

Structured elimination and reintroduction to identify genuine intolerances - lactose, FODMAPs, and others. Done properly, not based on unvalidated tests or guesswork.

Why it matters

Gut conditions in children need specialist dietary input.

Children with gastroenterological conditions have specific nutritional needs that change with their condition, their treatment, and their growth. Generic dietary advice doesn't cut it. A child in a Crohn's flare needs different support from one in remission. A newly diagnosed coeliac needs different help from one who's been gluten-free for two years.

I've managed these conditions across NHS acute and community settings for eight years. I know what the evidence says, I know what works practically, and I know how to make dietary management fit into a child's actual life - school, parties, sleepovers, and all.

All consultations are online. The initial appointment is an hour and includes a full assessment and a written plan. I can coordinate with your child's existing hospital or GP team if that's helpful.

Common questions

Things parents ask about gastroenterology nutrition.

A gastroenterologist is a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats gut conditions. A dietitian manages the nutrition side - what to eat, how to maintain growth, how to use diet as part of treatment. We work alongside each other. I don't diagnose conditions, but I manage the dietary piece once a diagnosis is in place.
Diet plays a significant role. Exclusive enteral nutrition is a first-line treatment for Crohn's in children. Beyond that, maintaining adequate nutrition during flares, supporting growth, and managing symptoms through food choices are all part of ongoing care.
It's overwhelming at first. A consultation covers what gluten-free actually means in practice, how to read labels, what's safe and what isn't, school meals, social situations, and making sure your child's diet stays nutritionally complete. It gets easier quickly.
Proper investigation means a structured elimination followed by a planned reintroduction. That gives a clear answer. I'd always recommend ruling out coeliac disease and allergy first, as those need different management.
No, but there's significant overlap. Many babies with reflux symptoms improve on a cow's milk protein-free trial, which tells us the allergy was driving or contributing to the reflux. A proper assessment helps distinguish the two.
If you'd like me to, absolutely. I can write to your child's consultant or GP with my assessment and recommendations, and I'm happy to coordinate with an existing care plan.
Book a consultation

A clear plan,
built around your little one.

All consultations are online and you can self-refer directly. You'll receive a written plan after every appointment.

How it works
Initial consultation · £90

Thorough assessment & plan

Your first appointment is 60 minutes. It includes a full clinical and dietetic assessment, and you'll receive an agreed, written plan to take away.

Follow-up · £60

Review & adjust

Follow-ups are 30 minutes. We review the plan, problem-solve anything that's come up, and adjust guidance as your child progresses.

What's included
Full dietary and clinical history
Growth chart review and interpretation
Assessment of current intake and feeding patterns
Identification of any nutritional gaps or concerns
A clear, written plan with specific recommendations
Guidance on next steps and when to come back

Currently self-pay only. All fees are VAT-exempt as registered healthcare services. I provide receipts with my HCPC registration details which you can submit to your insurer.