IBS Part 2 – Management
Charlie Andrews talks to Dr Chris Black about the management of IBS. This podcast provides key insights into managing Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), emphasising a multidisciplinary and individualised approach to care. Here are the main takeaways: 1. Multidisciplinary and Integrative Care 2. Personalised Treatment 3. Dietary Management 4. Behavioral Interventions 5. Pharmacological Therapies 6. Challenges…
Read MoreAbdominal Pain in Children
Charlie Andrews talks to Dr Anthony (Tony) Wisken, Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist in Bristol. The Ingest podcast is hosted by Dr Charlie Andrews a GPwER in gastroenterology based near Bath. Charlie works as a GP partner at Somer Valley Medical Group, trained as an endoscopist and leads the national GPwER in gastroenterology training programme, launched in…
Read MoreGetting It Right First Time. Gastro Innovation in Northumbria
With significant waiting lists and growing demand for secondary care services, Advice and Guidance is being increasingly explored as one potential solution to this problem. In this episode, Charlie Andrews discusses an innovative and extremely successful use of advice and guidance in Northumbria with gastroenterologists Matthew Warren and Richard Thomson. Through the enhanced use…
Read MoreIBS Part 1 – Diagnosis
Key takeaways from the IBS Part 1 episode of the PCSG Ingest podcast: Diagnosis of IBS The episode is focused on making a diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)and features Dr. Anton Emmanuel, a consultant gastroenterologist and Professor of neuro-gastroenterology at University College Hospital London. Importance for Primary Care Topics Covered Clinical Pearls Dr. Emmanuel…
Read MoreHigh Iron Levels (hyperferritinaemia)
Dr Charlie Andrews speaks to Dr Jeremy Shearman about everything related to high iron levels (hyperferritinaemia). We discuss how iron is regulated within the body, causes of raised iron levels, and then we dive into hereditary haemochromatosis – when to suspect, how to test, who to refer (and to whom!), and how the condition is…
Read MoreDiverticular disease and diverticulitis
In this episode, Charlie Andrews speaks to Melanie Orchard, a consultant surgeon, about diverticular disease and diverticulitis. This is something that we encounter frequently in primary care, and understanding how to approach this condition is extremely important. Melanie discusses a really pragmatic approach to patients with symptoms suggestive of diverticulitis. We discuss risk factors, presenting…
Read MoreHepatitis C
Join Charlie Andrews as he discusses Hepatitis C with hepatologist Dr Kosh Agarwal and GP and clinical champion for Hepatitis C Dr Rik Fijten. They discuss the prevalence and presentation of Hepatitis C, as well as how to test for the condition along with an overview of the treatment options available. Hepatitis C is a chronic liver…
Read MoreNeuroendocrine tumours (NETs) of the gastrointestinal tract
In this episode, Dr Charlie Andrews speaks to Professor Mark Pritchard about neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) of the gastrointestinal tract. You may be asking yourself: ‘Do I really need to know about NETs in primary care, aren’t they extremely rare?’ The answer to that is a resounding yes, you do need to know about NETs and…
Read MoreIngest Trailer
Dr Charlie Andrews, a committee member of the Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology (PCSG), introduces Ingest, the podcast for primary care that focuses on when to suspect, how to diagnose and how to manage common gastrointestinal presentations and conditions.
Highlights from Ingest 2023
In this episode Dr Charlie Andrews looks back at 2023 and highlights some key takeaways from Ingest in 2023.