Download or read book A Comprehensive Overview of Irritable Bowel Syndrome written by Jakub Fichna and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2020-07-30 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Comprehensive Overview of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Clinical and Basic Science Aspects presents up-to-date knowledge in the field and provides a comprehensive summary of this area of study, including an overview on IBS, starting from its pathogenesis, including genetic, microbial and physiological background, through symptom recognition, diagnosis and IBS treatment, both non-pharmacological and pharmacological. Compiles the most recent and comprehensive findings in pharmacological targets Highlights the role of extrinsic and intrinsic factors involved in disease development Written by leading researchers in the field of Irritable Bowel Syndrome to address research challenges in the field Includes bonus information on symptom recognition and diagnosis

Download or read book Making Sense of IBS written by Brian E. Lacy and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IBS affects almost one in six Americans and is characterized by abdominal pain, bloating, gas, and diarrhea or constipation. Today physicians are better able to diagnose this complex disorder, understand and explain its origins, and develop a treatment plan that effectively meets the individual needs of a patient. Since publication of the first edition of Making Sense of IBS, diagnosis and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome have changed significantly. Drawing on his many years of experience treating people who have symptoms of IBS, Dr. Brian E. Lacy has greatly expanded the first edition, adding new topics and the latest findings on tests, medications, alternative treatments, dietary factors, and lifestyle. Dr. Lacy explains normal digestion, the causes of IBS, how IBS is diagnosed, and what to expect with treatment. He also explores special topics such as IBS in children and psychological, hypnotherapeutic, and psychiatric therapies. Important new information in the second edition includes: the roles of fiber, gluten, lactose, and fructose in the development and treatment of IBS; the use of probiotics and antibiotics to treat IBS; similarities and differences between IBS and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); the relationship between small intestine bacterial overgrowth and IBS; how to make the most of your visits to a gastroenterologist; and lifestyle modifications that can improve symptoms of IBS.

Download or read book Irritable Bowel Syndrome the Mind body Brain gut Connection written by William B. Salt and published by Parkview Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An 8-step, 12-week plan for living a healthy life with a functional bowel disorder or colitis.

Download or read book Colonic Motility written by Sushil K. Sarna and published by Biota Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three distinct types of contractions perform colonic motility functions. Rhythmic phasic contractions (RPCs) cause slow net distal propulsion with extensive mixing/turning over. Infrequently occurring giant migrating contractions (GMCs) produce mass movements. Tonic contractions aid RPCs in their motor function. The spatiotemporal patterns of these contractions differ markedly. The amplitude and distance of propagation of a GMC are several-fold larger than those of an RPC. The enteric neurons and smooth muscle cells are the core regulators of all three types of contractions. The regulation of contractions by these mechanisms is modifiable by extrinsic factors: CNS, autonomic neurons, hormones, inflammatory mediators, and stress mediators. Only the GMCs produce descending inhibition, which accommodates the large bolus being propelled without increasing muscle tone. The strong compression of the colon wall generates afferent signals that are below nociceptive threshold in healthy subjects. However, these signals become nociceptive; if the amplitudes of GMCs increase, afferent nerves become hypersensitive, or descending inhibition is impaired. The GMCs also provide the force for rapid propulsion of feces and descending inhibition to relax the internal anal sphincter during defecation. The dysregulation of GMCs is a major factor in colonic motility disorders: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and diverticular disease (DD). Frequent mass movements by GMCs cause diarrhea in diarrhea predominant IBS, IBD, and DD, while a decrease in the frequency of GMCs causes constipation. The GMCs generate the afferent signals for intermittent short-lived episodes of abdominal cramping in these disorders. Epigenetic dysregulation due to adverse events in early life is one of the major factors in generating the symptoms of IBS in adulthood.

Download or read book IBS Relief written by Dawn Burstall and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-11-02 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take control of IBS so IBS doesn't take control of your life IBS Relief, Second Edition is an extensively updated, hands-on guide to help you manage your symptoms and limit the frequency, intensity, and duration of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) episodes. Written by a doctor, a dietitian, and a psychologist, this guide gives you a multidisciplinary approach encompassing every proven strategy for managing IBS, including new drug therapies and stress management techniques. This book won't confuse you with medical terminology--IBS is confounding enough. Instead, the book contains questionnaires, lists, diaries, stress and food tolerance tests, and other tools to help you determine the pattern of your symptoms, identify triggers, and take appropriate action. You'll learn how to manage your problem based on your specific symptoms. Approaches include: * A three-step process for managing irritable bowel through healthy eating * Recommended diet adjustments for the six most common IBS symptoms * Three stress-management strategies, including specific techniques for calming the body, calming the mind, and confronting stress * Three steps to controlling pain This book gives you the tools, the techniques, and the information you need to make specific lifestyle and diet changes that can bring real relief.

Download or read book The Irritable Bowel Syndrome Solution written by Stephen Wangen and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2013-02 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the authoritative resource on IBS. In this easy to read book you will discover what actually causes IBS; how to find the cause of your own symptoms; how to treat your symptoms; and where to go for help. If you have IBS, constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating, indigestion, or chronic abdominal pain, there is a logical reason for your suffering. Written by Dr. Stephen Wangen, the founder of the IBS Treatment Center, this book explains how your symptoms can be cured. You do not need to eat more fiber; take medications or supplements for the rest of your life; or wonder if you are too stressed. You can actually live your life completely free of IBS and this book will help you discover how.

Download or read book Irritable Bowel Syndrome written by Robert Duffy and published by BX.Plans Ltd.. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As many as one in five people will suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome at some point in their lives. The condition, which can affect people differently, has been described as baffling, and frustrated sufferers have been labelled hypochondriacs. With up-to-date information and the latest facts, this practical book covers everything you need to know about living with IBS in the 21st century. In an easy to read style, 15 chapters explore the causes, symptoms and treatments for IBS including accessible explanations of the digestive system and its relationship with the brain. There are useful suggestions for stress management, recipes to calm different symptoms and a whole section dedicated to IBS in women. This is the ultimate guide for anyone who has been suffering in silence, is looking to find out more or wanting to support someone with IBS. Gain the understanding to make the necessary changes and have good digestive health!

Download or read book My Physician Guide to Irritable Bowel Syndrome written by Michael Requim and published by Mike Woo-Ming. This book was released on 2011-05-09 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The My Physician association is composed of top medical professionals who have come together with the goal of educating the public on critical health issues. Drawing on expert knowledge and decades of experience, we have created the My Physician guides to bring you only the most relevant information on the conditions that affect you. Inside the My Physician Guide to Irritable Bowel Syndrome, you will learn how the GI tract works, what irritable bowel syndrome is, who gets IBS and what the causes are, the role of bacteria and immune functions within the digestive system, symptoms of IBS, how nutrition and food changes impact the condition, when to see a GI doctor, what to do if symptoms become unmanageable or there is a complication, IBS specific drugs, the effects of food allergies, which dietary supplements to take, how to create a symptom log, the benefits of fiber and probiotics, how to find IBS support groups, the benefits of exercise, and much more!

Download or read book Irritable Bowel Syndrome written by Rosemary Nicol and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional medicine offers no cure for the extremely common irritable bowel syndrome. Author Rosemary Nicol shows how it can be dealt with by addressing the causes: diet and stress. In Irritable Bowel Syndrome, she analyzes the factors that may precipitate the syndrome and helps readers find creative solutions through dietary alternatives and methods for controlling stress.

Download or read book Irritable Bowel Solutions written by Dr John Hunter and published by Random House. This book was released on 2009-11-10 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a condition that is often misunderstood and misdiagnosed. Despite common perceptions, only 50% of cases are related to diet and the causes of the other 50% of cases are rarely examined and sufferers are unable to find suitable treatment. In this groundbreaking new book, Professor John Hunter reveals how you can solve the causes of your IBS. Using his carefully-constructed questionnaire, find out the reasons for your symptoms then turn to the appropriate chapter to learn how to treat them. Irritable Bowel Solutions also answers all the other questions that might be causing concern, such as: -What if I don't fit any of the types described? -What do probiotics really do and are they helpful? -Will my disease always affect me or can I manage it effectively?

Download or read book Irritable Bowel Syndrome ECAB written by Uday C Ghoshal and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2012-07-05 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irritable bowel syndrome is a part of the family of gastrointestinal motility disorders and is characterized by abdominal pain and altered bowel habits. It is highly prevalent throughout the world with the reported prevalence rates lying between 9% and 25%. The incidence of IBS varies between different ethnic groups and the incidence has also been reported to be different in males and females. The incidence also varies between various clinical subgroups (diarrhea-predominant/constipation-predominant) of the disorder. This is a chronic condition and is the most frequent symptom complex in patients who visit gastroenterologists throughout the world. However, this is one of the least understood GI disorders as it is not a disease but a complex of symptoms. The symptoms are often severe and quite bothersome, and thus have a negative effect on the patient’s quality of life and activity level, often leading to psychiatric complications. Besides this, a substantial economic burden of the disease and its impact in terms of man hours lost per annum make it one of the most troublesome symptom complexes in medicine, which need to be solved. This book has been designed to update the readers on the extensive research done over these years and on the many new potential mechanisms of pathogenesis of this troublesome condition. The reader will also be updated on the changing epidemiology of the condition. Diagnostic approach and management of IBS have also been thoroughly reviewed with an emphasis on the recent updates in the field. Typical supportive case scenarios have been included to exemplify and highlight various points discussed. Thus, it provides an excellent opportunity to widen one’s perspective in this area.

Download or read book Dietary Interventions in Gastrointestinal Diseases written by Ronald Ross Watson and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dietary Interventions in Gastrointestinal Diseases: Foods, Nutrients and Dietary Supplements provides valuable insights into the agents that affect metabolism and other health-related conditions in the gastrointestinal system. It provides nutritional treatment options for those suffering from gastrointestinal diseases including Crohn’s Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Colitis and Allergies, among others. Information is presented on a variety of foods, including herbs, fruits, soy and olive oil, thus showing that changes in intake can change antioxidant and disease preventing non-nutrients and affect gastrointestinal health and/or disease promotion. This book serves as a valuable resource for biomedical researchers who focus on identifying the causes of gastrointestinal diseases and food scientists targeting health-related product development. Provides information on agents that affect metabolism and other health-related conditions in the gastrointestinal tract Explores the impact of composition, including differences based on country of origin and processing techniques to highlight compositional differences and their effect on the gastrointestinal tract Addresses the most positive results from dietary interventions using bioactive foods to impact gastrointestinal diseases, including reduction of inflammation and improved function of organs

Download or read book A Comprehensive Overview of Irritable Bowel Syndrome written by Jakub Fichna and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Comprehensive Overview of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Clinical and Basic Science Aspects presents up-to-date knowledge in the field and provides a comprehensive summary of this area of study, including an overview on IBS, starting from its pathogenesis, including genetic, microbial and physiological background, through symptom recognition, diagnosis and IBS treatment, both non-pharmacological and pharmacological. Compiles the most recent and comprehensive findings in pharmacological targets Highlights the role of extrinsic and intrinsic factors involved in disease development Written by leading researchers in the field of Irritable Bowel Syndrome to address research challenges in the field Includes bonus information on symptom recognition and diagnosis

Download or read book Tell Me what to Eat If I Have Irritable Bowel Syndrome written by Elaine Magee and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the causes, treatments, and dietary implications of irritable bowel syndrome, in an edition that contains updates on the possible hormonal and pharmacological causes of the condition as well as recipes and shopping tips.

Download or read book Fast Facts Irritable Bowel Syndrome written by W. Grant Thompson and published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2003-04-01 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides all that the family doctor requires to successfully diagnose irritable bowel syndrome and to manage patients with confidence and sensitivity. Both authors are renowned experts recognised not only for their contribution to our current understanding of functional bowel disorders but also for their clear and informative writing style. Includes all key information on causes and mechanisms, diagnosis and management. Offers invaluable tips on history taking and patient interaction. Succinct, expert presentation of the clinical application of the results of an abundance of recent research. An invaluable tool for the diagnosis and treatment of patients in the primary care setting. An insightful review of future developments in diagnosis and treatment including 'alternative' treatments. Contents: • What is IBS? • Epidemiology • Causes and mechanisms • Diagnosis; Approach to treatment • Dietary advice • Drug treatment • Psychological treatment • Future trends.

Download or read book Irritable Bowel Syndrome written by Michael Camilleri and published by Saunders. This book was released on 2002 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A clinican's guide provides a very up-to-date overview of this controversial disease, focusing in particular on diagnosis, management and treatment, but also covering epidemiology and new pathophysiologic advances. Tailored to the needs of today's practicing clinician, the book clearly explains the role of diet in treatment of IBS, the use of antidepressants, bulking agents and antispasmodics, as well as including a thorough review of serotinergic drugs and emerging treatments and pharmacotherapies. The management of the disease from the primary care perspective, and the relationship between the doctor and the patient in the treatment of the disease, are also comprehensively covered. There is an evaluation for the evidence for procedures in all chapters. The book is edited and written by a team of internationally renowned contributors from around the globe, who represent some of the leading names in IBS treatment and research. The book is beautifully illustrated throughout with full color artworks, tables and graphs, especially created for this title, which help understanding and clarify difficult concepts. Summary boxes appear throughout the text, highlighting key information. Irritable Bowel Syndrome will be an invaluable resource to all gastroenterologists, and will be an indispensable guide to internists, family care and general practitioners. Up-to-date: Provides timely, up-to-the-minute advice. Focused on therapy and "clinical pearls" Provides practical advice. Beautifully produced and illustrated in full colour: Use of colour helps reader understanding. Visually attractive Use of cartoons to explain pathophysiology: Difficult concepts clearly explained in a clear, visual manner. Written in a very clear and user-friendly manner: Easy and practical to use. Key points summarised throughout the text: Good for quick reference International authorship: Provides depth and breadth of coverage not found in other texts. Edited by respected leaders in the field: Expert advice. Evidence-based approach incorporated throughout: Distils the true message out from the research.

Download or read book Irritable Bowel Syndrome written by Anton Emmanuel and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-04-10 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive yet concise guide to the diagnosis and management of IBS is divided into four main parts: Overview, Diagnosis, Symptom-specific Treatment, and What's Next in IBS. Each chapter includes a summary of key points, and most chapters include cases and multiple choice questions for rapid review. Clinicians who manage patients with IBS will want to keep this dependable reference close at hand.