Research Interests

Also gut neuroapthic conditions in organic anbd functional disorders

Research Description

Neural and reflex control of gut function in health, MS and spinal injury; manipulation of gut function through altering reflexes; sacral neuromodulation; electrical stimulation of gastric function and interaction with gut hormones in satiety; visceral nerve and muscle interactions in IBS (visceral hypersensitivity); stress response and gut autonomic tone; hypnotherapy in functional GI disorders; gut function in systemic sclerosis.

UCL Collaborators

Prof Clare Fowler, Prof Alastair Forbes, Prof P Boulos, Dr Stuart Taylor, Dr Stuart Bloom, Dr Steve Pereira, Dr George Webster, Mr Richard Cohen

External Collaborators

Prof David Rampton (Queen Mary's London), Prof Christine Norton (King's College London), Mr Andrew Williams (Guy's and St Thomas')

Keywords

Conditions

Autonomic dysfunction, Multiple sclerosis, Spina bifida, Spinal cord injury , Diabetes

Methods

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Teaching & Education Interests

Education Interests

Clinical GI Physiology, Functional GI disorders, Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction

Education Description