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Informationen zum Autor Carol Ann Rinzler writes a nutrition column for the New York Daily News and has authored more than 20 books. Ken DeVault , MD, is coauthor of the American College of Gastroenterology's official guideline statements on the diagnosis and treatment of GERD. Klappentext Features the latest on medications and side effects Map out a plan to stop hurting, start healing, and enjoy food again! Had it with heartburn and reflux? This friendly guide helps you get an accurate diagnosis and work with your physician to receive the most effective treatment available. You' ll see how to time your meals and develop healthy habits to reduce your pain triggers, as well as explore home remedies and alternative medicine. The Dummies Way Explanations in plain English ' Get in, get out' information Icons and other navigational aids Tear-out cheat sheet Top ten lists A dash of humor and fun Discover how to: Get your symptoms under control Find the right physician Reduce stress and fine-tune your diet Avoid medicines that trigger upset Decide if surgery is right for you Zusammenfassung Shows you how to recognize heartburn symptoms! get an accurate diagnosis! and work with a physician to receive the effective treatment. This book helps you see how to: get your symptoms under control; find the right physician; reduce stress and fine-tune your diet; avoid medicines that trigger upset; and! decide if surgery is right for you. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 About This Book 1 Conventions Used in This Book 2 What You're Not to Read 2 Foolish Assumptions 3 How This Book is Organized 3 Icons Used in This Book 5 Where to Go from Here 6 Part I: Naming Your Pain 7 Chapter 1: Picturing Heartburn and Reflux 9 Meeting Your Heartburn 9 Pinning the Tail on the Heartburn Donkey 11 Looking for Help in All the Right Places 13 Chapter 2: Tracking Your Digestive Tract 17 Defining Digestion 18 Testing the Protectors 24 Examining the LES 25 Chapter 3: Cataloging the Symptoms and Hazards of Heartburn, Reflux, and GERD 31 Tracking the Symptoms 32 Calculating Long-Term Consequences 37 Chapter 4: Rating Your Reflux Risk 41 Picturing People with Heartburn 41 Factoring in the Family 43 Rendering a Gender Bias 45 Mentioning Medical Risks 46 Weighing Weight's Weight on Reflux 48 Pinpointing Problem Eaters 51 Adding Up Your Own Reflux Risk 52 Part II: Eating Your Way to Relief 55 Chapter 5: Meeting Your Nutrition Needs 57 Measuring Nutrition 57 Beginning with the Big Guys 59 Investigating Vitamins 62 Mining the Minerals 66 Supplementing the Info 71 Chapter 6: Fine-Tuning Your Diet 81 Enjoying Food 81 Explaining How Food and Drink Can Cause Heartburn 82 Naming the Guilty Parties 85 Making Meals Safer 94 Choosing the Safest Cooking Technique 96 Chapter 7: Reviewing Home Remedies, Alternative Approaches, and Herbal Healers 99 Grading Granny's Goodies 99 Looking for Alternatives 103 Evaluating Herbal Medicine 105 Linking Other Alternative Approaches to Heartburn/Reflux 114 Part III: Treating Your Middle 115 Chapter 8: Finding the Right Doctor 117 Deciding When to See the Doctor 117 Sorting Through the Heartburn Specialists 118 Choosing a Doctor 119 Going to the Doctor with Your History in Hand 125 Chapter 9: Examining Your Esophagus and Testing Your Tummy 127 Picking Potential Patients 127 Assessing Your Acidity 128 Measuring Your Muscle Strength 131 Studying Your Stomach 133 Evaluating Your Esophagus 134...
