Description
Contents
Living and managing your life with IBS; Diagnosis – what to expect; Medical treatments; Nutritional treatments – diet and probiotics; Psychological and behavioural approaches to managing IBS; Self-help strategies; Evolution of our understanding of IBS; Current understanding of IBS, and new research; Guide for family, friends and colleagues.
About the Authors
Professor Christine Dancey is Professor Emeritus of Chronic Illness Research at the University of East London (UEL) and was the joint founder of the IBS Network and its publication Gut Reaction, now a glossy magazine with a circulation of over 12,000. As a researcher into invisible long-term conditions and a mis-diagnosed sufferer from IBS symptoms, she has a unique insight into what people with IBS and their families and friends want and need to know.
Dr Megan Arroll is a member of the UEL Chronic Illness Research Team, working with specialists from many disciplines to better understand IBS and other invisible long-term conditions. As a long-term sufferer from CFS/ME and its related effects on the digestive system she is dedicated to developing and promoting an understanding of IBS.
