Chronic Diarrhea, An Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics

Download or read book Chronic Diarrhea, An Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics written by Heinz F. Hammer and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2012-09-28 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Hammer has assembled a international list of authors who fully update the topic of chronic diarrhea, from examining the causes of diarrhea (and the appropriate treatments) to various diagnostic tools. Among the topics covered are bacterial flora as a cause or treatment, the value of fecal analysis in the evaluation, circulating secretagogues, functional diarrhea, celiac disease, chronic inflammatory diseases, diarrhea as a symptom of food intolerance, immunosuppression and immune-deficiency, and chronic diarrhea in the developing world.