Your Gut Feelings - Hardcover

Janowitz, Henry D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0192177729 ISBN 13: 9780192177728

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, 1989

Synopsis

In this text, a leading specialist in gastroenterology focuses on some of the most common problems of the lower intestinal tract - the bowel or "gut" - and offers new ways of coping with afflictions and reliable approaches to prevention. Dr Janowitz explains new methods and instruments of diagnosis and outlines the risks they carry. In addition, he shows how to determine whether such day-to-day problems as diarrhoea, constipation and rectal bleeding should be treated at home or brought to a doctor's attention. Covering the wide range of colonic and intestinal disorders, from the most common irritable bowel syndrome, to more serious complaints like ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, colon cancer and sexually transmitted disorders, the author provides basic information on the symptoms and causes of each problem, the possible diagnostic tests, recommended treatments and outlook. Dr Janowitz also discusses high fibre diets, food allergies and the impact of a person's emotions on his or her lower intestine.

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Review

Highly readable... A wealth of up-to-date information which should be of great practical value to patients with gut problems. (Joseph B. Kirsner, M.D., University of Chicago Medical Centre)

About the Author

Henry D. Janowitz, M.D., the founder and formerly Head of the Division of Gastroenterology (1958-1983), now named after him, is Clinical Professor of Medicine, Emeritus, at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He is a recipient of the Julius Friedenwald Award, the AGA's most coveted honor, and the American College of Gastroenterology's Distinguished Clinical Achievement Award.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0192177729
• ISBN 13: 9780192177728
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 218