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008 090323s2009 vau b 001 0 eng
020 _a9781607660002 (alk. paper)
040 _aDLC
_cUCULIB
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_dIHI
_dDLC
_dUCULIB
082 _223
_a616.324
_bWRI
100 1 _aWright, Jonathan V.
245 1 0 _aYour Stomach :
_bwhat is really making you miserable and what to do about it /
_cJonathan V. Wright.
260 _aMount Jackson, VA :
_bPraktikos Books,
_cc2009.
300 _avi, 150 p. ;
_c22 cm.
490 1 _a[Praktikos health series]
500 _aSeries from dust jacket.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 41-144) and index.
505 0 _aA very widespread problem -- A medical mistake? -- We need stomach acid -- Stomach acid declines with age -- What really causes heartburn -- What else might cause acid to back up into the throat? -- Why antacids might make the situation worse -- Why do antacids appear to help-at least temporarily? -- What is really happening? -- Doesn't everybody "know" that antacids are the stomach medicine of choice? -- What drug companies actually say -- Don't many doctors agree with the drug companies? -- Doesn't the government support the use of antacids? -- Why antacids may be bad for your bones -- So acidity in the stomach and acidity in the rest of the body are two separate issues? -- Other medical conditions associated with low stomach acid -- Antacids and stomach ulcers -- Additional medical conditions that might be indirectly linked to low stomach acid -- Side effects of prescription-strength antacids -- The case against antacids -- The alternative approach to stomach problems -- Finding an "integrative" doctor who may be more open to alternative approaches.
650 0 _aGastroesophageal reflux
_vPopular works.
650 0 _aGastric acid
_vPopular works.
650 0 _aHeartburn
_vPopular works.
650 0 _aAntacids
_xSide effects
_vPopular works.
650 0 _aGastroesophageal reflux
_vBibliography.
650 0 _aGastric acid
_vBibliography.
650 0 _aHeartburn
_vBibliography.
650 0 _aAntacids
_xSide effects
_vBibliography.
830 0 _aPraktikos health series.
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