Your Gut Feelings: A Complete Guide to Living Better with Intestinal Problems [Hardcover]

It is estimated that 40 percent of the visits made to doctors' offices are about gastrointestinal problems. Dr. Janowitz reports on the symptoms of these diseases, the tools used to diagnose them, and the treatments used to cure them. He explains such ailments as irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulitis, colon cancer, and sexually transmitted bowel diseases. He also covers the use of x-rays and endoscopic procedures. He recommends a high fiber diet to help prevent some intestinal problems. Since most people experience indigestion, constipation, or diarrhea at some time in their lives, this authoritative book is recommended for most health collections. Robert Schmid, Univ. of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical Sch. LRC, North Chicago
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

"Intestinal problems are subjects no one likes to discuss and subjects about which most people get the wrong or even worst possible advice. Your Gut Feelings offers the right advice. It will be of enormous help."--Dr. Frank Field, Senior Health and Science Editor, WCBS TV (on the first edition)

"Throughout, this is up-to-date...[and] easily understood."--Kirkus Reviews

"Gastrointestinal diseases are extremely common; therefore, a guide for the layman is an extremely worthy objective. The author's objectives are very well met....Written for the general public; the author is one of the most experienced and outstanding authorities in the field....A well-written description of the various aspects of gastrointestinal diseases authored by a foremost authority in the field. It addresses an important topic for the public and is a very lucid and up=to-date presentation of current knowledge. It will be a useful source of information for public education." --Seymour Sabesin, MD, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Four out of ten people visit their doctor because of gastrointestinal complaints. These widespread disorders exact a high toll in pain, suffering, and expense. Written by one of the world's leading experts in gastroenterology, this revised and up-to-date edition of Your Gut Feelings focuses on the most common problems of the lower intestinal tract--the bowel or "gut"--offering new ways of coping with them and reliable approaches to prevention. In clear language, free of medical jargon,Dr. Janowitz describes the most advanced methods and instruments used in the treatment of the human colon and intestinal problems--including the newest research on diagnosis testing, medication, and surgical treatments--and outlines the risks they carry. He also explains how to determine whether to treat such day-to-day problems as gas, "belly-ache," diarrhea, and constipation at home or to bring them to a doctor's attention. Covering a wide range of current colonic and intestinal disorders fromthe most common, irritable bowel syndrome (often known as spastic colon), through the more serious complaints such as colon cancer and sexually transmitted disorders, Dr. Janowitz provides basic information on the symptoms and causes of each problem. With clear and useful diagrams, photographs, charts, and tables, this indispensable handbook is must reading for anyone who has ever been afflicted problems of the intestine. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Henry D. Janowitz, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Emeritus, Mount Sinai School of Medicine.