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Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis: an essential guide for the newly diagnosed
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Publisher
Marlowe and Co
Publication Date
c2007
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the Book - 2nd ed., completely rev. and updated.
Foreword
Preface to the Second Edition
Introduction
Day 1
Living: It's Not Your Fault
Learning: What is IBD?
Day 2
Living: Grieving: Are You Sure?
Learning: What the Tests Tell Us
Day 3
Living: Acceptance and Hope
Learning: The Workplace, the Law, and IBD
Day 4
Living: Finding Solace and Support
Learning: How the Diseases Work
Day 5
Living: Assembling Your Health Care Team
Learning: The Intestinal Complications of IBD
Day 6
Living: When to Call the Doctor
Learning: The Ailments That Accompany IBD
Day 7
Living: Coping with Pain
Learning: Genetics and Other Causative Factors of IBD
First-Week Milestone
Week 2
Learning: The Role of Medication in the Treatment of IBD
Living: Living with the Effects of Medication
Week 3
Learning: Drugs That Help, Drugs That Hurt
Living: Compliance
Week 4
Learning: Vitamins, Herbs and Other Essential Nutrients
Living: Seeking Alternative Therapy
First-Month Milestone
Month 2
Learning: The Role of Nutrition
Living: What Can I Eat? What Should I Avoid?
Month 3
Learning: Non-Ostomy Surgical Options
Living: Surviving Surgery and Other Hospital Stays
Month 4
Learning: The Ostomy
Living: Coping with the Ostomy
Months 5
Learning: Cancer and IBD
Living: Surviving the Colonoscopy Prep and Other Awful Tests
Month 6
Learning: Sex and Fertility
Living: Intimacy Issues
Half-Year Milestone
Month 7
Learning: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Lactation
Living: Coping with Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Recovery with IBD
Month 8
Living: Living Daily Life
Learning: Remission: Life Beyond Disease
Month 9
Living: Travel and IBD
Learning: Insurance and IBD
Month 10
Living: Children and IBD
Learning: Treatments for Children with IBD
Month 11
Learning: Understanding Research
Living: Participating in Research
Month 12
Living: Moving On
Learning: Finding a Cure
Glossary
For Further Reading
Resources
Acknowledgments
Index
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ISBN
9781600940224
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