Constipation and irritable bowel syndrome : causes, treatments and prevention / Goro Kiyomizu and Hiroaki Rin, editors.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Kiyomizu, Goro.
• Rin, Hiroaki.

Series:

• Digestive diseases-- research and clinical developments

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Constipation.
• Irritable colon.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, NY : Nova Science, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Patients who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and constipation often find relief from a combination of therapies. This book presents current research in the study of the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options for IBS and constipation. Topics discussed include constipation in Parkinson's disease; the role of serotonin in irritable bowel syndrome; clinical trials of emerging therapies in chronic idiopathic constipation; the role of primary afferent nocicpetors in visceral pain associated with IBS; the pathophysiology of IBS with diarrhea; and chronic constipation in the elderly.

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61942-506-8