17/02/17
Consultant Dietician Caoimhe Mc Donald attends the practice. Caoimhe graduated in Human Nutrition and Dietetics from Trinity College Dublin.
Caoimhe has a keen interest in nutrition education and health promotion and has extensive experience in the corporate world.
She has worked in various hospitals including St. Vincent's Hospital, Tullamore Regional Hospital, and in the osteoporosis clinic in St.James' Hospital for four years.
She has worked in many fields including Wellbeing, General Medicine, Surgery, Care of the Elderly, Psychiatry, Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal and Oncology.
CAOIMHE CAN HELP WITH-
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
• Overweight/ Obese - weight loss programmes and diets
• Eating disorders - Anorexia nervosa, Bulimia
ENDOCRINOLOGY
• Hypothyroid/ thyroid conditions
• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
• Diabetes Type 1, Type 2 & Gestational diabetes
• Metabolic Syndrome
HEALTHY EATING
• Sports Nutrition
• Vegetarian Nutrition
• Nutrition for the Elderly
• Nutrition during and after pregnancy
• Feeding the family
• Infant feeding
• Anaemia
• Osteporosis/ Osteopaenia
• Boosting immune system
• Skin - Eczema, Deramtitis, Psoriasis, Acne
FOOD ALLERGIES & DIETARY INTOLERANCES
• Specific Food Allergies & Intolerances e.g. milk, wheat, nuts, egg.
• Irritable bowel syndrome
GASTROENTEROLOGY
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - FODMAPS Diet
• Gastritis/Ulcers
• Reflux, Indigestion, Heartburn, Nausea
• Diverticular Disease/ Diverticulitis
• Constipation
• Coeliac Disease
• Irritable bowel disease - Crohns Disease/ Ulcerative Colitis
• Fatty Liver
• CARDIOLOGY
• Cholesterol Lowering Diets
• Hyperlipidaemias
• Hypertension/ high blood pressure
CANCER
• Nutrition during and after treatments
RUTH CHARLES CONSULTANT PAEDIATRIC DIETITION, MINDI
RUTH is a qualified Clinical Nutritionist and Dietition having graduated from Trinity College Dublin. She trained in Paediatric Dietetics and worked in Crumlin hospital from 1998-2008.
She has a special interest in Childhood Allergy and founded the Irish Food Allergy Network in 2010.
She will accept referrals for:
Allergy to food (immediate and delayed)
Breastfeeding -assessment and support and formula when not breastfeeding
Non allergenic food intolerance (e.g. lactose intolerance)
Coeliac Disease and glutein free diet
Colic
Constipation
Food refusal, faddy eating, food aversion
Growth concerns - ideal weight in underweight and overweight children
Vegetarian and Vegan weaning
Weaning issues when starting solid foods