A gastroenterologist's guide to gut health everything you need to know about colonoscopy, digestive diseases, and healthy eating / David M. Novick.

Author/creator Novick, David M., 1948-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
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Contents Introduction -- Diagrams of the gastrointestinal tract, colon, and gallbladder & pancreas -- Preparing for colonoscopy -- Sedation and anesthesia -- The colonoscopy -- Recovery after colonoscopy -- Putting colonoscopy in perspective: the evidence, quality issues, and surveillance intervals -- Colonoscopy: risks, alternatives, and barriers -- Overview of colon cancer -- Diverticulosis and diverticulitis -- Irritable bowel syndrome -- Inflammatory bowel disease -- Clostridium difficile infection, or C-Diff -- Hemorrhoids -- Evaluation of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine -- Heartburn and reflux -- Disorders of the stomach and small intestine, including celiac disease -- Gallbladder and pancreas -- Hepatitis C -- Cirrhosis and the spectrum of liver disease -- Healthy eating -- How to get the most out of your visit to the doctor.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Novick, David M., 1948- author. Gastroenterologist's guide to gut health Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017] 9781442271982
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LCCN 2016042084
ISBN9781442271999 (ebook)