Gastrointestinal Health: The Proven Nutritional Program to Prevent, Cure, or Alleviate Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Ulcers, Gas, Constipation, Heartburn, and Many Other Digestive Disorders, Third Edition

Peikin M.D., Steven R.

ISBN 10: 0060585323 / ISBN 13: 9780060585327

Published by Harper Perennial, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gastrointestinal Health: The Proven Nutritional Program to Prevent, Cure, or Alleviate Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Ulcers, Gas, Constipation, Heartburn, and Many Other Digestive Disorders, Third Edition
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060585323
• ISBN 13: 9780060585327
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dimensions: 2.29W x 13.49H x 20.32D centimeters 2.29 centimeters width by 13.49 centimeters height by 20.32 centimeters depth
• Weight: 340 grams

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Synopsis

Do you suffer from heartburn? Is an ulcer bothering you? Are the difficult symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome compromising your life? If so, you are not alone. You are that one out of every three Americans that suffers from chronic digestive problems.

Whether it's constipation, diarrhea, gas, hemorrhoids, ulcers, heartburn, colitis, gallstones, or one of the many other digestive tract problems, Dr. Steven Peikin's self-help nutritional program will help keep you out of the doctor's office—and feeling great.

Based on the latest research and his own clinical experience, Dr. Peikin prescribes a healthy diet high in fiber and low in fat, spices, lactose, and caffeine. He provides a detailed list of "flag foods" to avoid in the case of specific problems; shows you how to use exercise, over-the-counter drugs, prescription drugs, and stress management to complement the program; and offers advice for coordinating the program with weight loss (or weight gain), working with medical professionals, and measuring progress.

"Highly recommended for its thorough coverage, sound advice, and healthy suggestions,"* Gastrointestinal Health—now revised and updated with the latest information on new drugs and research—is everything you need to know to find fast relief from a wide range of gastrointestinal difficulties.

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About the Author

Steven R. Peikin, M.D., is professor of medicine and head of gastroenterology at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden, Cooper Hospital/ University Medical Center. He obtained his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, and trained in gastroenterology at the National Institute of Health and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He lives near Philadelphia with his wife and children.