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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816251103321

Autore

Novick David M. <1948->

Titolo

A gastroenterologist's guide to gut health : everything you need to know about colonoscopy, digestive diseases, and healthy eating / / David M. Novick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-4422-7199-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 pages) : color illustrations, photographs, tables

Disciplina

616.3/3

Soggetti

Gastrointestinal system - Diseases

Gastrointestinal system - Diseases - Diet therapy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Diagrams of the gastrointestinal tract, colon, and gallbladder & pancreas -- Preparing for colonoscopy -- Sedation and anesthesia -- The colonoscopy -- Recovery after colonoscopy -- Putting colonoscopy in perspective: the evidence, quality issues, and surveillance intervals -- Colonoscopy: risks, alternatives, and barriers -- Overview of colon cancer -- Diverticulosis and diverticulitis -- Irritable bowel syndrome -- Inflammatory bowel disease -- Clostridium difficile infection, or C-Diff -- Hemorrhoids -- Evaluation of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine -- Heartburn and reflux -- Disorders of the stomach and small intestine, including celiac disease -- Gallbladder and pancreas -- Hepatitis C -- Cirrhosis and the spectrum of liver disease -- Healthy eating -- How to get the most out of your visit to the doctor.