The Health Professional's Guide to Gastrointestinal Nutrition

This one-stop, comprehensive reference guide is written by prominent physicians and RDNs in GI nutrition. Topics include tests and procedures; nutrition assessment; GI tract disorders (IBD, celiac disease, short bowel syndrome, IBS, and more); liver and exocrine disorders; gastrointestinal surgery and oncology; and a variety of therapeutic interventions, including enteral and parenteral nutrition, probiotics and nutraceuticals. Features information on: Gastrointestinal anatomy and diagnostics Nutrition assessment of patients with GI disorders Individual chapters on particular GI tract, liver, or exocrine disorders, as well as eating disorders, obesity, and food allergy and intolerance Medical treatments and nutrition therapies for GI problems