- Information on functional abdominal pain in children
- Information on allergy and atopy
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- Infantile colic
- Constipation
- Urinary tract infections
- Information sheet on types of infant formulae for GP's and parents
- Choice of hydrolysed and amino acid feed
- Vitamin D supplements
- The crying and screaming infant
- BMJ article on excessive screaming in infancy
- Information on medicines for children
- Using oral budesonide for eosinophilic oesophagitis
- Role of PPI medicine in infantile screaming
- IBS and FODMAP diets
- Hypnotherapy for functional abdominal pain
Hospitals and maps
Patient Information resources/information sheets
- Search for information sheets on a huge range of children's conditions (from RCH).
- NHS direct
- Patient Information Sheets (UK)
- Boys growth charts 0-4
- Girls growth chart 0-4
- Boys school age growth chart
- Girls school age growth chart
- Boys growth charts UK WH 2009
- Girls growth charts UK WHO 2009
- Plot your child's growth.
- Growth charts for children with cerebral palsy
Allergy and Asthma
- Anaphylaxis Campaign UK
- Anaphylaxis handout for parents and school
- MHRA advice sheet for adrenaline auto injectors
- Epipen use - Alk Abello brochure
- Emergency protocol for food allergy (colour)
- Emergency protocol for food allergy (B+W)
- Emergency protocol with epipen (RCPCH)
- Emergency protocol without epipen (RCPCH)
- Emergency protocol with jext device (RCPCH)
- Milk allergy (British)
- Egg allergy handout
- House dust mite allergy (British)
- Home oral challenges
- Oral allergy syndrome
- Sesame allergy
Adrenaline/epinephrine auto injectable pens:
Probiotics
I can suggest a few brands used or recommended by paediatric gastronterologists, click on the links:
VSL-3 prepared by Ferring Pharmceuticals (RRP £14.95). Tell your pharamcy to order from AAH or Unichem Wholesalers. Or sachets can also be ordered on line from www.vsl3.co.uk.
Vivomixx - a brand used by paediatric gastroenterologists purchased on lineBiogaia - a product available as drops suitable for small infants with colic
Self help groups and procedures information sheets
- Children with Crohns and Colitis
- NACC = Crohns and Colitis UK
- Polyposis Syndromes and the St Mark's Polyposis registry
- Having a colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy preparation advice - bowel prep
- Having a gastroscopy
- Having a capsule endoscopy