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Making sense of IBS [electronic resource] : a physician answers your questions about irritable bowel syndrome / Brian E. Lacy.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Johns Hopkins Press health bookPublication details: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.Description: xii, 305 p. : illISBN:
  • 0801884551 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 080188456X (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780801884559 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780801884566 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Making sense of irritable bowel syndrome
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 616.3/42 22
LOC classification:
  • RC862.I77 L33 2006eb
Online resources:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-293) and index.

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.

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