Alan Fraser

Prescribers need to be continually mindful of the potential harms from medication. Here, gastroenterologist Alan Fraser outlines the various gastrointestinal side effects of prescribed medications

Gastroenterologist Alan Fraser summarises the causes, consequences and treatment of nausea and vomiting, including details of different antiemetic medications

What is simple irritable bowel syndrome in some patients may change, over years, to become a chronic pain problem unrelated to bowel habit, often with major effects on work, family and social activities, writes gastroenterologist Alan Fraser

WHO estimates that harmful alcohol consumption is the seventh leading cause of global death and disability. Here, gastroenterologist Alan Fraser discusses the effects of alcohol on parts of the digestive system

Gastroenterologist Alan Fraser discusses the use of biomarkers for chronic inflammation when distinguishing between irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease

What is simple irritable bowel syndrome in some patients may change, over years, to become a chronic pain problem unrelated to bowel habit, often with major effects on work, family and social activities, writes gastroenterologist Alan Fraser

Most patients with irritable bowel syndrome can be easily managed in primary care, as discussed here by gastroenterologist Alan Fraser