Irritable Bowel Syndrome

The functional bowel complaints, including Irritable Bowel Syndrome, are perhaps the commonest cause of referral to a gastroenterologist, yet these conditions are very poorly understood. This book focusses on some of the recent developments that are relevant to our understanding of functional bowel disorders. These include insights into the operation of the enteric nervous system, the interface between the autonomic nerves in the gut, gastrointestinal sensitivity, the immunology of the gut and the linkage between the immune system and nervous reflexes