Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis: Everything You Need to KnowInflammatory bowel disease (IBD) includes two chronic conditions, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. It has remained for too long the secret illness no one wants to admit to having, let alone discuss. One percent of North Americans have IBD, yet its cause is unknown, and there is no known cure. Fred Saibil, a renowned expert on IBD, provides concise, critical and practical information on the common symptoms and side effects. He describes the normal gastrointestinal system and then explains what specifically goes wrong in those suffering from IBD. Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis includes important information on:
The book also provides detailed tables, sidebars and diagrams, plus travel tips and other self-help strategies for coping with IBD. For patients, their relatives and caregivers, Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis explains the plain facts about this terrible disease, which seriously affects the daily lives of so many. |
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... Bile - Salt Binders These drugs bind ( form a chemical complex ) with bile salts , a normal product of the liver . Bile salts flow , dissolved in the bile , from the liver via the bile duct to the intestine , where they aid in digesting ...
... bile salts have a laxative - like effect on the colon , and the colon loses salt and water instead of absorbing them as it is supposed to . The result is diar- rhea . Fortunately , bile - salt diarrhea is usually easy to control with ...
Everything You Need to Know Fredric G. Saibil. smaller percentage of the daily bile - salt output . Since one of the functions of bile salts is to keep the cholesterol in bile dis- solved , the reduced level of bile salts allows more ...
Contents
Who Gets IBD? What Causes It? | 9 |
Symptoms and Signs | 19 |
How Is IBD Diagnosed? | 28 |
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The New Eating Right for a Bad Gut: The Complete Nutritional Guide to ... James Scala Limited preview - 2000 |