Irritable Bowel Syndrome

About this book

An edited clinical guide to irritable bowel syndrome in four parts. The first covers definitions, Rome classification, epidemiology and global impact; the second deals with diagnosis, clinical assessment and the interface between primary and secondary care. The third, and largest, part treats symptoms one by one: self-management, food-related symptoms, gut inflammation, psychological factors, motility, visceral hypersensitivity and bloating, ending with a chapter on how to sequence treatments. A closing chapter looks at future diagnostic and therapeutic options. Suited to gastroenterologists, trainees and interested GPs.