Making Sense of IBS

Brian E. Lacy, Ph.D., M.D., is a professor of medicine at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and Chief, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. He is coauthor of Healing Heartburn, also published by Johns Hopkins.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsPart I: Irritable Bowel Syndrome: The Basics1. Overview of IBS2. What Is IBS?3. Why Do I Have IBS?4. How Common Is IBS?5. What Is My Prognosis?6. The Anatomy of DigestionPart II: Diagnosing Irritable Bowel Syndrome7. How Is IBS Diagnosed?8. Diagnostic Tests and What They Mean9. IBS and Other Medical Disorders10. IBS and Diet11. IBS and Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)12. IBS versus IBDPart III: Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome13. Treatment Basics14. Lifestyle Modifications15. Diet Modifications16. Treatment Options for IBS with Constipation17. Treatment Options for IBS with Diarrhea18. Medications for Abdominal Pain Associated with IBS19. Treatments for Gas and Bloating20. Probiotics and Antibiotics: Frequently Asked Questions21. Complementary and Alternative Medicine22. Psychological, Hypnotherapeutic, and PsychiatricTherapies23. The Ingredients of an Effective Doctor's AppointmentPart IV: Other Issues24. IBS and Children25. What Does the Future Hold?Appendix: About Clinical Trials and Scientific ResearchPatient ResourcesGlossaryReferencesIndex

Anybody who has symptoms or a diagnosis of IBS and clinincal staff who may encounter patients with the disease, should read this fascinating book. -- Ibadete Fetahu Nursing Times