The doctor's guide to gastrointestinal health : preventing and treating acid reflux, ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulitis, celiac disease, colon cancer, pancreatitis, cirrhosis, hernias and more / Paul Miskovitz, Marian Betancourt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miskovitz, Paul F.

Contributor:

Betancourt, Marian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gastrointestinal system--Diseases--Popular works.

Gastrointestinal system.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""This is the reference guide you dream about--answers to all your important questions written in a language you can understand. For everyone who wants better health and peace of mind."" --Diane Sawyer, Co-anchor of ABC News' Good Morning America and PrimeTime Thursday""An important, practical, easy-to-read, and easy-to-understand source of information for anyone with a chronic gastrointestinal problem."" --Isadore Rosenfeld, M.D., Rossi Distinguished Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and bestselling authorDigestive ailments,

Contents:

The Doctor's Guide to Gastrointestinal Health; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: What We Know about the Gut: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow; Chapter 2: How to Find a Gastroenterologist and the Proper Diagnosis; Chapter 3: What You Need to Know about Endoscopic Procedures for Diagnosis and Treatment; Chapter 4: The Esophagus; Chapter 5: The Stomach; Chapter 6: The Small Intestine; Chapter 7: The Gallbladder; Chapter 8: The Pancreas; Chapter 9: The Liver; Chapter 10: The Colon and Rectum; Chapter 11: The Abdominal Cavity; Chapter 12: A Commonsense Guide to Diet and Exercise

Appendix: ResourcesIndex; About the Authors

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786610253234

9781118039922

1118039920

9781280253232

1280253231

9780471709961

0471709964

OCLC:

304076709