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1 online resource (315 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series |
The facts |
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Facts (Oxford, England)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. What is inflammatory bowel disease? -- 2. Who gets inflammatory bowel disease and why? -- 3. Gut symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease -- 4. General symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease -- 5. What tests are performed in people with inflammatory bowel disease? -- 6. Who looks after people with inflammatory bowel disease? -- 7. Inflammatory bowel disease nurses -- 8. How is inflammatory bowel disease treated? -- 9. Surgery for inflammatory bowel disease -- 10. Complementary and alternative medicine in inflammatory bowel disease --11. Future and unproven treatments -- 12. Diet and nutrition -- 13. Complications and extraintestinal manifestations -- 14. What can I do to help myself? -- 15. Inflammatory bowel disease in childhood and adolescence -- 16. Fertility and pregnancy in inflammatory bowel disease -- Appendix 1. Patient support groups -- Glossary -- Index. |
| Summary |
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, affects 1 person in every 400 in the UK. Between 6,000 and 12,000 new cases of ulcerative colitis are diagnosed every year, and research shows that the number of people with Crohn's disease has been rising steadily. While there are numerous volumes covering the management of IBD aimed at clinicians and several volumes focusing on either ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease for patients, thereare few volumes covering the full spectrum of IBD for patients, families and carers. This patient-centred guide cov. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Inflammatory bowel diseases -- Popular works.
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Crohn's disease.
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Diseases.
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Inflammatory bowel diseases.
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Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Gastroenterology.
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Inflammatory bowel diseases. (OCoLC)fst00972441
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
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| Added Author |
Irving, Peter, 1970-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Langmead, Louise. Inflammatory Bowel Disease : The Facts. Oxford : OUP Oxford, ©2008 9780199230716 |
| ISBN |
9780191552250 (electronic bk.) |
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0191552259 (electronic bk.) |
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