Gastroenterology and nutrition service

Treating children with conditions affecting the bowel and pancreas

We see children with conditions affecting the stomach, bowel and organs like the pancreas.

Our team of specialist doctors, surgeons, dietitians, nurses and pharmacists looks after children in hospital and as outpatients with conditions including:

coeliac disease and food allergies
inflammatory bowel disease (such as crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis)
early-onset autoimmune gastrointestinal inflammatory disorders
functional gastrointestinal disorders
gastrointestinal motility disorders
chronic gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhoea or vomiting
constipation
intestinal bleeding
gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
feeding difficulties and poor weight gain
intestinal failure and short gut syndrome
pancreatic disorders

We carry out a wide range of tests to diagnose conditions, including using cameras and camera pills to examine the bowel.

We run a specialist clinic for children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and bowel motility issues. We also run a joint gastroenterology and allergy clinic.

As part of a specialist centre, we also look after children with liver conditions.