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ISBN number: 0470844965
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Page Count: 192
Printing Date: March 10, 2003
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Understanding Irritable Bowel Syndrome is the very first step to beating it.
One in six people suffer from IBS, with pain, bloating, constipation and diarrhoea, often accompanied by other, similar symptoms. Although very common, doctors have been unable to find an organic cause, which can make some people feel they must be imagining it.
Simon Darnley and Barbara Millar have written this guide for sufferers and anyone who wants to know more about this unpleasant and embarrassing condition. They provide a balanced overview of the different explanations available and the range of treatments to be found, from special diets and cutting out certain foods, to drugs and alternative therapies.
Packed with the stories of real people, and full of practical advice and sources of useful information, Understanding Irritable Bowel Syndrome shows you that although there are no miracle cures, IBS doesn't have to ruin your life.
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Like many other people, the author is confused about this organic gaestrointestinal disorder.
Although the "psychosocial" idea that the mind and the body cannot be separated is trendy, and accurate in some areas, organic medical diseases for which biomedical research shows why patients have the symptoms they do is completely unrelated. Symptoms aren't medically unexplained just because some psychiatrists and doctors don't like "reductionist" or traditional medicine explanations.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), although effective in helping most people cope better, was never designed as a treatment or cure for organic medical diseases.
Changing your attitude or beliefs can do wonders for just about anyone, including psychiatrists and psychologists, but it can't even cure acne, much less pain or neurological disorders.
If you have ME/CFS then you may not have IBS at all. Harvard researchers have objectively proven that nearly all people with this neuroimmune disorder have autonomic deregulation. One of the most noticable symptoms of which is dizziness upon standing. However, constipation is also a common symptom of autonomic disorders such as POTS, Orthostatic Intolerance, NMH etc.
No matter what your medical illness, be sure you see a competent physician who keeps up with the biomedical research. Psychology is a great subspecialty, but unlike chocolate it isn't great with everything.
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