‘We need better ways to diagnose stomach illness’

STOMACH illnesses are the biggest cause of people arriving into hospitals, but drugs are not working to improve patients’ lives, a conference in Killarney heard yesterday.

The Irish Society of Gastroenterology’s twice yearly gathering discussed bowel disorders and related illnesses which are affecting the lives of one in every eight people.

The director of University College Cork’s Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre said new ways had to be found to deal with the problem.