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Mrs Joan Gavin

Paediatric Dietitian Specialised in Gastroenterology and Food Allergies

BSc (Hons) RD MPhil

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I am a registered paediatric dietitian with more than 20 years' experience at Southampton Children's Hospital, specialising in gastroenterology and food allergies. I am professionally trained and qualified to assess, diagnose and treat nutrition related conditions from birth to 18 years. Using the latest evidence and consensus guidelines, I provide an individually tailored dietary plan for the following medical conditions; food allergies including cow's milk allergy, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, anaemia, constipation, coeliac disease and faltering growth.

Due to popular demand from parents, referring GPs and hospital consultants, I have now established a unique gastro-allergy paediatric dietetic service at the Spire Southampton Hospital working with Professor Mark Beattie and Dr Akshay Batra, consultant paediatric gastroenterologists and Dr Mich Lajeunesse, consultant paediatric allergist and immunologist. I am also the paediatric dietetic advisor to children's services for Spire hospitals around the UK.

In addition to my clinical work, I am also proud to be the dietetic representative of the Research Working Group within the British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. My research interests include non-IgE food allergies and Inflammatory Bowel Disease and I have been asked to present my research at many national and international conferences including the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

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Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mrs Joan Gavin at Spire include:

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Allergy
Dietetics
Gastroenterology
Inflammatory bowel disease
Motility disorder
Nutrition
Paediatrics
Paediatric gastroenterology

BSc (Hons) RD MPhil / Robert Gordon's University, Scotland / 1990
Bachelor of Science, Registered Dietitian, Master of Philosophy

Professional memberships

British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

British Dietetic Association - Food and Allergy Specialist Group

British Dietetic Association - Paediatric Group

British Dietetic Association - Freelance Dieticians Group

Professional leadership

Expert Advisor for Nation Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Articles

Gavin J., Ellis J., Dewar A.L., Rolles C.J. & Connett G.J. (1997). Dietary fibre and the occurrence of gut symptoms in cystic fibrosis. Archives of Diseases in Childhood. 76: 35 – 37

Gavin J., Anderson C.E., Bremner A.R. & Beattie R.M. (2005). Energy intakes of children with Crohns disease treated with enteral nutrition as primary therapy. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics 18:5:337

Gavin J., Ashton JJ., Heather N., Marino LV., Beattie RM (2018) Nutritional support in paediatric Crohn’s disease; Outcome at 12 months. Acta Paediatrica. Jan;107(1):156-162 

I enjoy spending time with my husband, two teenage boys and our dog, Lucy. Juggling motherhood with running my own business can be challenging at times but is a truly rewarding and enjoyable experience.