My Physician Guide to Irritable Bowel Syndrome

By Michael Woo and Michael Requim

The My Physician association is composed of top medical professionals who have come together with the goal of educating the public on critical health issues. Drawing on expert knowledge and decades of experience, we have created the My Physician guides to bring you only the most relevant information on the conditions that affect you. Inside the My Physician Guide to Irritable Bowel Syndrome, you will learn how the GI tract works, what irritable bowel syndrome is, who gets IBS and what the causes are, the role of bacteria and immune functions within the digestive system, symptoms of IBS, how nutrition and food changes impact the condition, when to see a GI doctor, what to do if symptoms become unmanageable or there is a complication, IBS specific drugs, the effects of food allergies, which dietary supplements to take, how to create a symptom log, the benefits of fiber and probiotics, how to find IBS support groups, the benefits of exercise, and much more!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461170230
• ISBN13: 9781461170235
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.3" x 5.3"