Indigestion: Living Better with Upper Intestinal Problems from Heartburn to Ulcers and Gallstones

by Henry D. Janowitz

Book Overview

Indigestion and related disorders--including everything from heartburn and belching to peptic ulcer and hiatal hernia--are among the most common ailments in America. These complaints are so frequent that the most widely prescribed class of drugs is the group that blocks stomach acid, histamine II blockers (not to mention over-the-counter remedies). Indeed, almost ten percent of Americans, some twenty million people, will at some time suffer from peptic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195063082
• ISBN13: 9780195063080
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Very sound guide and advice for upper GI problems

In clear, jargon-free language, with healthy doses of humor and many easy-to-understand examples, the author of Your Gut Feelings and Good Foods for Bad Stomachs, Dr. Janowitz offers everything you need to know about indigestion, providing sound advice on how to avoid problems and soothing the fears of those in distress. I found this book very helpful and will be for anyone suffering from any number of gastrointestinal ailments, from Crohn's to constipation to ulcers to GERD. A very good overall guide to upper intestinal health.

Good Guide to Upper GI Health

In clear, jargon-free language, with healthy doses of humor and many easy-to-understand examples, the author of Your Gut Feelings and Good Foods for Bad Stomachs, Dr. Janowitz offers everything you need to know about indigestion, providing sound advice on how to avoid problems and soothing the fears of those in distress. I found this book very helpful and will be for anyone suffering from any number of gastrointestinal ailments, from Crohn's to constipation to ulcers to GERD. A very good overall guide to upper intestinal health