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Understanding Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Understanding Illness & Health) ISBN: 0470844965 ISBN13: 9780470844960 Understanding Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Understanding Illness & Health) By: Simon Darnley ; Barbara Millar Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd Format: Paperback Our Price: 8.99

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is an extremely common disorder affecting around 20% of the population of Western. Understanding Irritable Bowel Syndrome offers you a comprehensive, review of what is known about IBS and its treatment. Written in easy-to-understand language by an IBS expert, the book contains numerous examples and real-life quotes from sufferers. Simon Darnley not only provides you with strategies for coping with this condition physically, he also deals with the psychological aspects of IBS to help you cope better mentally with the problem. Written in an easy-to-understand fashion by an expert in the subject Contains numerous examples and real-life quotes from IBS sufferers An invaluable guide for anyone suffering from IBS Simon Darnley is a cognitive behavioural therapist (CBT) and researcher with over fifteen years' experience. For seven years he was a tutor in CBT at the Institute of Psychiatry in London and has recently completed a large research trial using cognitive behavioural therapy for IBS. He is also a part-time magician and comedian.


Contents:

About the Authors

 Acknowledgements

 1

What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome? 2

Causes and Effects of IBS

 3

Diet

 4

Medical Treatments

 5

Psychological Treatments

 6

Other Alternative Treatments

 7

Jargon Busting

 Useful Addresses

 References

 Index.


Brief Description:

IBS is a very common disorder affecting around 20 percent of the population of Western societies and twice as many women as men. This book provides sufferers of irritable bowel syndrome, their relatives, and any other interested parties with information that explains IBS and its treatment.

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