Irritable Bowel Solutions by Hunter, John -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Contents About the Author Title Page Introduction to IBS

– Are you confident that your problem is IBS? – How to use this book – The way forward

1. Why is There Confusion Over IBS?

– Potential IBS symptoms – ‘Red flag’ symptoms

2. What are the Symptoms of IBS?

– Abdominal pain – Bloating – Diarrhoea – Constipation – Nausea and vomiting – Symptoms outside the gut

3. Which Sort of IBS Do You Have?

– The dietary approach – A change of approach – Getting started – Keep a food and lifestyle diary – Changing your lifestyle

4. What If You Have Two or More Forms of IBS?

5. Malfermentation and IBS

– Fibre and malfermentation – Excluding problem foods – Which diet should I choose? – Low-fibre diet – The exclusion diet – Frequently asked questions – A sample menu – Low-fibre, gluten-free diet

6. Overload and Overflow

– Getting started – What happens next? – What happens in the long term?

7. Air Swallowing and Anxiety

– Why do we swallow air? – Test for abnormal breathing patterns – How to correct abnormal breathing pattern – Talking – Other causes of air swallowing – Anxiety

8. Constipation

– The normal behaviour of the large intestine – Causes of constipation – Treatment of constipation – Going to the loo properly – Pelvic floor exercises – If lifestyle changes don’t work – What about an exclusion diet? – What if I am still having problems with my bowels? – You want to go but you can’t – obstructed defecation – Biofeedback programme for constipation

9. Understanding Probiotics and Prebiotics

– The development of a healthy bacterial flora in the gut – Colonisation resistance and IBS – Probiotic bacteria – Prebiotics

10. The Menstrual Cycle and IBS

– Exaggerated gut effects – Treatment of menstrually-related IBS

11. Musculo-Skeletal Causes of Abdominal Pain

– Causes of musculo-skeletal abdominal pain – How to spot a musculo-skeletal pain – How is musculo-skeletal pain treated?

12. What If You’re Still No Better?

– Bile salt malabsorption – Enteric neuropathy – Gallbladder disorders – Disorders of the pancreas – Diverticular disease

13. Continuing Control of IBS Further Information Bibliography Index Acknowledgements Copyright