Note to the reader: This book is not meant to substitute for medical care, and treatment should not be based solely on its contents. Instead, treatment must be developed in a dialogue between you and your doctor. It is especially important to discuss the use of any medications with your doctor.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Lacy, Brian E.
    Making sense of IBS : a physician answers your questions about irritable bowel syndrome / Brian E. Lacy, Ph.D., M.D. — Second edition.
             pages cm. — (A Johns Hopkins Press health book)
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    ISBN-13: 978-1-4214-1115-6 (pbk. : alk. paper)
    ISBN-10: 1-4214-1115-6 (pbk. : alk. paper)
    ISBN-13: 978-1-4214-1116-3 (electronic)
    ISBN-10: 1-4214-1116-4 (electronic)
    1. Irritable colon. I. Title. II. Title: Making sense of irritable bowel syndrome.
    RC862.I77L33 2013
    616.3'42—dc23       2013006074

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