IBS For Dummies (eBook)

Dr Patricia Macnair is a physician, medical journalist, and broadcaster who regularly works for BBC Radio and BBCi Health. Dr Carolyn Dean is a health writer, lecturer, and consultant. Christine Wheeler is a medical researcher and writer and an IBS sufferer.

Introduction 1

Part I: Just the Facts about IBS 7

Chapter 1: What Is IBS? Classifying the Condition 9

Chapter 2: Your Gut: Working Well 21

Chapter 3: Your Sensitive Gut: Working Not So Well 41

Chapter 4: Considering Causes and Targeting Triggers 65

Chapter 5: Who Gets IBS and Why 93

Part II: Getting Medical Help 105

Chapter 6: Working With Your Doctor 107

Chapter 7: Looking into the Problem 129

Chapter 8: Treating IBS Symptoms with Drugs 145

Part III: Healing and Dealing with IBS 169

Chapter 9: Controlling Your IBS 171

Chapter 10: Eating an IBS-Friendly Diet 183

Chapter 11: Alleviating IBS with Exercise 205

Chapter 12: Managing Emotions and Stress 217

Chapter 13: Evaluating Complementary Therapies 231

Part IV: Living and Working with IBS 253

Chapter 14: Taking Responsibility: Reclaiming Your Life 255

Chapter 15: Working with IBS 275

Chapter 16: Helping Your Child Cope with IBS 285

Chapter 17: Keeping Up-to-Date with IBS 299

Part V: The Part of Tens 311

Chapter 18: Ten IBS Triggers to Avoid 313

Chapter 19: Ten Things to Do for Your IBS 321

Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Get Help for Your IBS 329

Part VI: Appendixes 339

Appendix A: Soluble and Insoluble Fibre Chart 341

Appendix B: Glossary 343

Index 353