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

by Lacy, Brian E.

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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.

Irritable colon.

Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0610/2006008097.html

Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0668/2006008097-b.html

Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0668/2006008097-d.html

9780801884566 (pbk. : alk. paper)

0801884551 (hardcover : alk. paper)

9780801884559 (hardcover : alk. paper)

080188456X (pbk. : alk. paper)

Johns Hopkins Press health book

xii, 305 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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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