| 1949 | Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy |
| 1985 | Alteration in bowel habit and colicky abdominal pain; rectal biopsy: spirochaetosis. Jejunal diverticulosis on barium follow through; raised faecal fat excretion |
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| 1986 | Duodenal biopsy: giardia in crypts and partial villous atrophy, weight 58.3 kg. Bacterial overgrowth syndrome (H2 breath test positive) |
| 1987 | Gout |
| 1988 | Recurrent abdominal pain, barium follow through: jejunal diverticulae. Duodenal biopsy: focal chronic duodenitis possibly related to past giardiasis, possible gluten enteropathy. Some improvement in abdominal symptoms with gluten free diet and cyclical antibiotics |
| 1994 | Recurrent diarrhoea possibly secondary to bacterial overgrowth (treated with cyclical antibiotics) |
| 1995 | Vitamin B12 185 ng/l—started on intramuscular B12 replacement |
| 2000 | Recurrent diarrhoea, weight 56.5 kg, extensive diverticulosis—vitamin D and E deficient |
| 2002 | Basal cell carcinoma on neck excised with clear margins |
| 2003 | Persistent rectal bleeding and possible subacute intestinal obstruction. Viral pericarditis |
| 2004 | Osteomalacia and osteopaenia, secondary hyperparathyroidism; parathyroid hormone level 216 ng/l (10–65), blood calcium 2.11 mmol/l (2.12–2.62) |
| 2005 | Episodic diarrhoea, weight 53.4 kg, anaemia (haemoglobin 80 g/l, ferritin 9 μg/l, normal B12 and folate levels—transfused 2 units of red cells). Endoscopy, grade 2 oesophagitis, duodenitis, significant jejunal diverticulitis. Cyclical antibiotics for bacterial overgrowth. Herpes zoster ophthalmicus |