The Rehab Dietitian

17/09/2026

Cancer treatment has finished… so why am I still having symptoms?

This is something I hear frequently from people living with the longer-term effects of cancer treatment.

Changes to your bowels, digestion and nutrition can sometimes continue for months or even years after treatment.

And these symptoms deserve to be recognised and supported.

Dr Sally Darnborough and I have created a series of Cancer Recovery Information and Self-Help Videos for The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre.

🎥 The videos provide reliable, practical information to help people understand and manage some of the longer-term effects of cancer treatment.

They may also be useful for healthcare professionals supporting people after cancer treatment.

The videos are completely free to access.

👉 Find them on The Beatson website

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14/09/2026

Persistent symptoms deserve an explanation—not just reassurance.

Sometimes the answer isn't inflammation... it's bile acid malabsorption.

Free patient guide available through Today's Insight IBD. Comment GUIDE and I will send it to you

11/09/2026

Persistent symptoms deserve an explanation—not just reassurance.

Sometimes the answer isn't inflammation... it's bile acid malabsorption.

Free patient guide available through Today's Insight IBD. Or write GUIDE and I will send it to you

09/09/2026

09/09/2026

Soon in Dunbar too 🙌

Gina Giebner, the Rehab Dietician, came along to Port Seton Centre to help us all understand a bit more about brain health and diet!

08/09/2026

08/09/2026

Not every episode of diarrhoea in IBD means active inflammation.

Bile acid malabsorption is often overlooked but can make a huge difference to quality of life when recognised.

📖 Read the free patient resource via or message me for a copy

04/09/2026

What you should know: before a**l cancer develops, pre-cancerous cell changes (HSIL) can form and usually with no symptoms at all. They can often be found and treated early.

For the first time, there are comprehensive international guidelines to catch these changes before they become cancer. The International A**l Neoplasia Society A**l Cancer Prevention Screening Toolkit breaks it all down, including who's at higher risk, what screening looks like, and how to start the conversation.

Read the blog and use the toolkit here:

https://www.a**lcancerfoundation.org/news/ians-a**l-cancer-prevention-screening-toolkit/

03/09/2026

Still struggling with your bowels after cancer treatment?

Symptoms such as urgency, diarrhoea, frequent bowel movements, high stoma output or difficulty eating a varied diet deserve proper assessment.

The solution is not always to eat less fibre or cut out more foods.

Advice should consider:

🔹 The type of surgery or treatment you had
🔹 Your current bowel pattern
🔹 Hydration and stoma losses
🔹 The type and timing of fibre
🔹 Fat tolerance and possible bile acid problems
🔹 Weight loss or nutritional deficiencies

My latest blog explains some of the dietary approaches that may help after bowel cancer surgery.

I’ll also be exploring nutrition and longer-term digestive problems at the A**l Cancer Foundation’s online Patient Summit on 3 October 2026.

See link 🔗 in my bio or message me and I will send you the blog

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