Making sense of IBS a physician answers your questions about irritable bowel syndrome /
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| Language: | English |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2006.
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| Series: | Johns Hopkins Press health book.
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Table of Contents:
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome : who, what, and why? Why me? why now?
- What is IBS?
- How common is IBS?
- What causes IBS?
- Diagnosing Irritable Bowel Syndrome. How is IBS diagnosed?
- IBS and other medical disorders
- The anatomy of normal digestion
- Diagnostic tests and what they mean
- What is my prognosis?
- Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Treatment basics
- Diet
- Treatments for constipation
- Treatments for diarrhea
- Medications for pain, bloating, and overall symptoms
- Complementary and alternative medicines
- Psychological, hypnotherapeutic, and psychiatric therapies
- Complementary and alternative medicine
- Other issues. IBS and children
- What does the future hold?
- Patient resources.