02242nam a22003734a 4500 ebr10188462 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 060308s2006 mdua sb 001 0 eng 2006008097 0801884551 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780801884559 (hardcover : alk. paper) 080188456X (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780801884566 (pbk. : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)232160424 RC862.I77 L33 2006eb 616.3/42 22 Lacy, Brian E. Making sense of IBS [electronic resource] : a physician answers your questions about irritable bowel syndrome / Brian E. Lacy. Making sense of irritable bowel syndrome Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006. xii, 305 p. : ill. A Johns Hopkins Press health book 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Irritable colon. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. Johns Hopkins Press health book. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10188462 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 235531 235531