Understanding Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis / Jon Zonderman and Ronald Vender.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zonderman, Jon.

Contributor:

Vender, Ronald.

Series:

Understanding health and sickness series.

Understanding health and sickness series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crohn's disease.

Inflammatory bowel diseases--Popular works.

Inflammatory bowel diseases.

Physical Description:

xiv, 116 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written from a patient's perspective, this book provides timely information about how to obtain and maintain the highest quality of life possible while living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis--together known as inflammatory bowel disease--are chronic illnesses of unknown origin. The inflammation within the intestinal tract (within the colon in ulcerative colitis, and anywhere from the mouth to the anus in Crohn disease) leads to some or all of the following clinical symptoms--diarrhea (with or without blood), abdominal pain, fever, and fatigue. The disease is characterized by periods of flare up and remission. Some individuals, especially those who have ulcerative colitis, may have one acute episode in their lifetime. But most IBD sufferers have recurrent periods of illness. Even in the absence of clinical symptoms, there is usually radiological and laboratory evidence of the disease. Current medical treatments reduce symptoms, but do not cure either disease. Because of the unpredictable nature of the disease process, quality of life is severely impaired, expecially for the sickest individuals. Besides providing basic information, this book describes various medical, surgical, nutritional, and even spiritual treatments. Its aim is to help those who are afflicted with IBD, as well as their families, to improve and maintain the highest possible quality of life. Jon Zonderman is a medical writer and a freelance journalist. He is the author of Beyond the Crime Lab: The New Science of Investigation, as well as a number of books for children and young adults. Ronald S. Vender, M. D., is the chief of gastroenterology at the Hospital of St. Raphael in New Haven, Conn., and Clinical Associate Professor of Gastroenterology at the Yale University School of Medicine. Zonderman has been under Vender's care for eleven

years.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Diagnosing Inflammatory Bowel Disease

2. How the Healthy Digestive System Works

3. How and Why the Digestive System Malfunctions in People with Crohn Disease or Ulcerative Colitis

4. Living with the Condition

5. Treatment

6. The Mind/Body Connection

7. The Search for a Cure

Appendices

Note to the Readers

Glossary

A

C

E

F

I

L

O

P

R

S

Index

B

D

G

H

J

K

M

N

T

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Y.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [106]-107) and index.

ISBN:

9786612484728

1-282-48503-2

1-282-48472-9

9786612485039

1-60473-026-9

0-585-40246-9

OCLC:

50174850