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Author Lacy, Brian E.

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

Publication Info. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2006]
©2006

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 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  616.342 LAC    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  616.3447 LACY    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  616.342 LACY    Check Shelf
Description xii, 305 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Series A Johns Hopkins Press health book
Johns Hopkins Press health book.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [285]-293) and index.
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 -- Psychological, hypnotherapeutic, and psychiatric therapies -- Complementary and alternative medicine -- Other issues. IBS and children -- What does the future hold? -- Patient resources.
Subject Irritable colon.
Added Title Making sense of irritable bowel syndrome
ISBN 0801884551 hardcover alkaline paper
080188456X paperback alkaline paper
9780801884566
Standard No. 9780801884566
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