IBS For Dummies

✍ Scribed by Carolyn Dean and L. Christine Wheeler

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 384
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Spot the triggers and handle IBS at home or work

Get control of your symptoms and improve your quality of life

Are you or a loved one suffering from IBS? This plain-English, reassuring guide explains all aspects of this frustrating condition and helps you find the right doctor and treatment plan. You get up-to-date information on the latest tests, healthy nutrition guidelines, diet and exercise plans, and the newest medicines and therapies to bring you much-needed relief.

Discover how to

• Get an accurate diagnosis
• Recognize the warning signs
• Reduce your stress
• Weigh treatment pros and cons
• Adopt an IBS-friendly diet
• Help children with IBS

Disciplinary Action against Carolyn Dean, M.D. - http://www.casewatch.org/foreign/dean/dean.shtml

and

The Medical Monopoly: It's not about who's right or wrong but who's in charge - http://www.naturalnews.com/032229_medical_monopoly_allopathic_medicine.html#

✦ Table of Contents

Title
Introduction
About This Book
Conventions Used in This Book
What You’re Not to Read
Foolish Assumptions
How This Book Is Organized
Icons Used in This Book
Where to Go from Here
Part I : Just the Facts about IBS
Chapter 1: IBS Is Real
Chapter 2: Classifying the Condition
Chapter 3: How Your Digestive System Works
Chapter 4: Targeting Triggers
Chapter 5: Who Gets IBS and Why
Part II : Getting Medical Help
Chapter 6: Finding a Doctor
Chapter 7: Making a Diagnosis
Chapter 8: Medicating IBS Symptoms
Part III : Healing and Dealing with IBS
Chapter 9: Considering Dietary Supplements and Homeopathy
Chapter 10: Eating an IBS-Friendly Diet
Chapter 11: Alleviating IBS with Exercise
Chapter 12: Treating Stress and Symptoms with Caring Therapies
Part IV : Living and Working with IBS
Chapter 13: Getting Out of the House: Living with IBS
Chapter 14: Working with IBS
Chapter 15: Helping Children Cope with IBS
Chapter 16: Keeping Up-To-Date with IBS
Part V : The Part of Tens
Chapter 17: Ten IBS Triggers to Avoid
Chapter 18: Ten Things to Do for IBS
Chapter 19: Ten Things to Avoid When You Have IBS
Chapter 20: Ten Key Medical Tests for IBS
Chapter 21: Ten (Plus) Additional Sources of Help
Appendix A: Soluble and Insoluble Fiber Chart
Appendix B: Glossary