Miss Ruth Conroy

Ruth was excellent. She’s provided me with the building blocks to make some life changing changes to my diet and keep my Diverticular Disease symptoms at bay.

After recently being diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer, I was really struggling with what I could and couldn't eat. Since then Ruth has been amazing, helping me with my diet for the past few months, finding ways to support me with nutritious foods on a limited diet and suggesting different ideas for cooking ideas that I hadn't thought of. She has gone out of her way on may occasions to send me supplement samples and books when I need them the most. She has been proactive in her support both electronically and by changing meetings when I have needed her help at short notice. I really don't know how I would have coped in this difficult time without her advice and support.

I have found Ruth's advice to be extremely valuable. She has clearly discussed pragmatic food swaps, sensible portion sizes, basic targets of numbers of portions of eg oily fish, pulses and beans to be added to my diet per week to support my recovery and long term health and mitigate the known effects of my medication. Her advice about nudging in more plant based protein choices, and, portion size /frequency of discretionary foods was helpful, along with better sources of recipes. She has a pragmatic approach to avoiding supplements through better dietary choices. Her communications to my GP and surgical team have meant that my records also show her advice for longer term diagnosic testing to ensure my health stays on track. Ruth's advice has given me much more confidence in my approach to eating, and with her advice I have lost some weight without ever feeling hungry or restricted. Throughout our interactions, I have not felt any judgement from Ruth and have appreciated her calm and supportive manner.

My 18 year old son , who has IBS, has greatly benefited from Ruth’s advice and dietary recommendations. Ruth’s caring manner was also greatly appreciated and my son is now at university and has a clear understanding of how to control his condition with a full list of what to avoid and which foods and supplements benefit him. Many thanks to Ruth who I highly recommend.

I am so pleased that I was referred to Ruth. From the very beginning, Ruth was thorough, extremely knowledgeable and took the time to really listen to me, understand my circumstances and discuss the issues I was experiencing. What particularly stood out was how kind, considerate and understanding Ruth was of my individual situation. She didn’t just provide general dietary advice; she tailored everything to me and my needs, giving me clear, practical guidance and, importantly, a real way forward. Ruth went above and beyond to help me, and I genuinely feel that she is invested in improving the situation rather than simply providing advice and sending you on your way. She was also incredibly responsive, with appointments arranged promptly and communication always being clear and timely. This made such a difference, particularly when I was dealing with a difficult situation and needed support. I came away feeling listened to, supported and much more confident about what I can do to help myself. I am absolutely delighted that I was referred to Ruth and would highly recommend her.

Ruth was understanding, helpful and friendly. She was patient and took time to get to know me.

Ruth was knowledegable and seemed to have a genuine desire to help me.

Excellent Ruth is an exceptional consultant

Pleasant and informative

I have been unwell with digestion issues for a number of years. Over that time I had been referred for staggered tests and procedures and nothing ever came from it. I was referred to Ruth by a consultant and, after having my first appointment, a discomfort that I had for three years had completely gone within a month. I had never been referred to a dietitian before and I didn’t know what to expect, with Ruth’s expertise we have narrowed my issue down to an undiagnosed intolerance. For me, another part of this experience that has been very valuable is that Ruth will go out her way to ensure tests and results run smoothly which has eliminated a lot of stress between appointments. I can honestly say I am very happy with the improvements that have been made it’s such a short period of time.