This book explores 30 serious conditions affecting the digestive system. Discover their causes, symptoms and potential complications, treatment options, and key research findings.
This book explores 30 serious conditions affecting the digestive system. Discover their causes, symptoms and potential complications, treatment options, and key research findings.
Myrna Chandler Goldstein, MA, has been a freelance writer and independent scholar for more than 30 years. She is the coauthor of Treatments for Anxiety: Fact versus Fiction (Bloomsbury, 2024), Pain Management: Fact versus Fiction (Greenwood, 2022), and Dietary Supplements: Fact versus Fiction (Greenwood, 2020), among others. Mark A. Goldstein, MD, is the founding chief emeritus of the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, USA. He is also the editor in chief of Current Pediatrics Reports.
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Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Organs and Functions of the Digestive Ssytem Understanding Common Gastrointestinal Symptoms Appendicitis Barrett's Esophagus Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Liver Cancer, Oral Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Stomach Celiac Disease Colon Polyps Crohn's Disease Diverticulitis Dyspepsia Food Poisoning Gallstones Gastritis Gastroenteritis Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Gastroparesis Hemorrhoids and Fissures Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C Inguinal Hernia Intestinal Obstruction Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Lactose Intolerance Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease) Microscopic Colitis Pancreatitis Peptic Ulcer Disease Ulcerative Colitis About the Authors
