Coping with Diverticulitis
Soothe and Heal Your Gut
$37.82
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
5 September 2019
Summary
‘A major step in patient education and participation in the management of diverticulitis’ - Professor Frank A. Frizelle
Diverticular disease (DD) is a digestive disorder caused by enflamed diverticula, or pouches, in the colon. A common cause is constipation due to lack of fibre in the diet. Diverticulitis is very common, with about 60,000 new cases diagnosed each year in the UK and 300,000 in the USA. Symptoms are usually persistent abdominal pain plus disturbed bowel function (const…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529305043 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529305047 |
| Author: | Peter Cartwright |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | Sheldon Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 5 September 2019 |
| Weight: | 151g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 132mm x 12mm |
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About The Author
Peter Cartwright
Peter Cartwright has 17 years’ experience working for patient and self-help associations, including as Assistant Director of the National Association for Colitis and Crohn’s Disease. He is a former Trustee of the Bladder and Bowel Foundation, the main UK charity providing information and support to people with diverticular disease. Peter has an MSc in Microbiology, a BSc in Biomedicine, and an MA in Sociology, and is the author of Coping Successfully with Ulcerative Colitis (Sheldon Press) and Probiotic Allies: How to maximise the health benefits of your microflora (Prentice Publishing). Peter is married with two grown-up children and two grandchildren.
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