Get to Know Your Gut Everything You Wanted to Know about Burping, Bloating, Candida, Constipation, Food Allergies, Farting, and Poo

by Sauers, Joan; McMillan-Price, Joanna

• ISBN13: 9781569243701
• ISBN10: 1569243700
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-23
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books

Summary

In Get to Know Your Gut, Joan Sauers and Joanna McMillan-Price take a candid, often hilarious look at the inner workings of our gut, explaining to readers why their stomachs act the way they do and how they can avoid many "uncomfortable" situations. This indispensable book breaks down the bathroom door on previously taboo subjects, from bad breath to flatulence and every other digestive function in between, and offers straight answers to those awkward questions we all want to ask but just don't have the nervesuch as, Why do I need to go to the bathroom when I get scared? Why do I get constipated when I travel? What color should my poo be? What makes my breath smell bad?and much more. Illustrated with useful, easy-to-understand diagrams and filled with lists of what to do and what not to do for a wide variety of tummy troubles, Get to Know Your Gut will help readers understand how their gastrointestinal system works and what they can do to help it run more smoothly and work better.

Author Biography

Joan Sauers, previously a scriptwriter and editor for Fox Studios and Zoetrope Studios in Hollywood, now writes television and film screenplays and lectures at film schools in London, Paris, and Berlin in screenwriting. The author of six nonfiction books, Sauers lives with her daughter in Sydney, Australia.

Joanna McMillan-Price, BSC, is a consultant nutritionist to Slimming magazine and coauthor of The Low GI Smart Carb Diet. McMillam-Price lectures on nutrition in Australia and the UK and teaches group fitness classes in her "spare" time. She lives with her husband in Sydney.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xiii
One Digestion Basics	1	(26)
The role of the digestive system	2	(1)
The digestive system	2	(14)
Burping, bloating, and farting	16	(6)
Stools	22	(5)
Two Digestive Disorders	27	(68)
Halitosis (bad breath)	28	(2)
Indigestion and heartburn (reflux)	30	(5)
Nausea and vomiting	35	(3)
Gastroenteritis	38	(9)
Constipation	47	(7)
Hemorrhoids	54	(1)
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)	55	(4)
Ulcers	59	(3)
Food allergies, intolerance, and sensitivity	62	(8)
Inflammatory bowel disease (colitis and Crohn's disease)	70	(3)
Appendicitis	73	(1)
Diverticulitis	74	(2)
Gall bladder disease	76	(2)
Candida	78	(4)
Hirschsprung's disease	82	(1)
Colorectal cancer	83	(3)
Stomach cancer	86	(2)
AIDS	88	(1)
Colic	88	(2)
Hiatus hernia	90	(1)
Leaky gut syndrome	91	(1)
Hormonal fluctuations	91	(1)
Eating disorders	92	(1)
Support groups	93	(2)
Three Food, Supplements, and Digestion	95	(40)
Make food welcome	97	(1)
Foods that can aid digestion	98	(7)
Food "accessories"	105	(8)
Water	113	(1)
Fiber	114	(7)
To meat or not to meat?	121	(2)
Raw food	123	(1)
Supplements	124	(11)
Four Drugs and Digestion	135	(12)
Antibiotics	136	(1)
Acid suppressants and antacids	137	(1)
Antispasmodics and muscle relaxers	138	(1)
Opioid analgesics	139	(1)
Alginate	140	(1)
Laxatives	140	(1)
Anti-inflammatories	141	(1)
Antidepressants and tranquillizers	142	(1)
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)	143	(1)
Lipase inhibitors	144	(1)
Marijuana	144	(1)
Smoking	145	(2)
Five Stress and Digestion	147	(10)
Visualization	149	(1)
Meditation	150	(2)
Aromatherapy	152	(1)
Medication	153	(1)
Easy ways to stress less	154	(3)
Six Practitioners, Tests, and Digestive Disorders	157	(28)
Diagnostic tests	159	(7)
Gastroenterology	166	(1)
Nutritional science	167	(1)
Complementary therapies	168	(17)
Seven Exercising for Digestion	185	(6)
Walking and running	185	(1)
Yoga	186	(1)
Pilates	187	(1)
Abdominal workouts	188	(3)
Eight The Bottom Line	191	(2)
Acknowledgments	193	(2)
Index	195