W. Grant Thompson, M.D., is Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology at the Ottawa Civic Hospital, as well as a professor of medicine and the Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Thompson is the author of The Irritable Gut, which won the 1980 Book Award of the American Medical Writers Association, and was praised by The New England Journal of medicine as "a brief, up-to-date compendium of the literature." He is also the recipient of the prestigious Nuffield and McLaughlin Fellowships, and is a regular speaker at international conferences. In addition to The Irritiable Gut, Dr Thompson has published over 100 scientific papers and book chapters in the field of gastroenterology.

• * Pt. Understanding Inflammatory Bowel Disease * The Gut: A Brief Anatomy * How the Gut Works * Nosology and Nomenclature * History of Inflammatory Bowel Disease * Epidemiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease * Cause of Inflammatory Bowel Disease * Pt. Ulcerative Colitis * Pathology and Pathogenesis * Symptoms and Diagnosis * Treatment * Complications * Pt. Crohn's Disease * Pathology and Pathogenesis * Symptoms and Diagnosis * Treatment * Complications * Pt. Topics Related to Inflammatory Bowel Disease * Variant Colitis * Extraintestinal Manifestations of IBD * IBD and Colon Cancer * Psychological Factors and Quality of Life * Sex and Reproduction with IBD * Pt. Treatments and Investigations * 5-ASA * Steroids * Immunosuppressives * Antibiotics * Placebos and Clinical Trials * Nutrition and IBD * Surgery in IBD * Investigating the Angry Gut * Epilogue * Bibliography * Index

W. Grant Thompson, M.D., is Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology at the Ottawa Civic Hospital, as well as a professor of medicine and the Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Thompson is the author of The Irritable Gut, which won the 1980 Book Award of the American Medical Writers Association, and was praised by The New England Journal of medicine as "a brief, up-to-date compendium of the literature." He is also the recipient of the prestigious Nuffield and McLaughlin Fellowships, and is a regular speaker at international conferences. In addition to The Irritiable Gut, Dr Thompson has published over 100 scientific papers and book chapters in the field of gastroenterology.

• * Pt. Understanding Inflammatory Bowel Disease * The Gut: A Brief Anatomy * How the Gut Works * Nosology and Nomenclature * History of Inflammatory Bowel Disease * Epidemiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease * Cause of Inflammatory Bowel Disease * Pt. Ulcerative Colitis * Pathology and Pathogenesis * Symptoms and Diagnosis * Treatment * Complications * Pt. Crohn's Disease * Pathology and Pathogenesis * Symptoms and Diagnosis * Treatment * Complications * Pt. Topics Related to Inflammatory Bowel Disease * Variant Colitis * Extraintestinal Manifestations of IBD * IBD and Colon Cancer * Psychological Factors and Quality of Life * Sex and Reproduction with IBD * Pt. Treatments and Investigations * 5-ASA * Steroids * Immunosuppressives * Antibiotics * Placebos and Clinical Trials * Nutrition and IBD * Surgery in IBD * Investigating the Angry Gut * Epilogue * Bibliography * Index

W. Grant Thompson, M.D., is Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology at the Ottawa Civic Hospital, as well as a professor of medicine and the Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Thompson is the author of The Irritable Gut, which won the 1980 Book Award of the American Medical Writers Association, and was praised by The New England Journal of medicine as "a brief, up-to-date compendium of the literature." He is also the recipient of the prestigious Nuffield and McLaughlin Fellowships, and is a regular speaker at international conferences. In addition to The Irritiable Gut, Dr Thompson has published over 100 scientific papers and book chapters in the field of gastroenterology.

• * Pt. Understanding Inflammatory Bowel Disease * The Gut: A Brief Anatomy * How the Gut Works * Nosology and Nomenclature * History of Inflammatory Bowel Disease * Epidemiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease * Cause of Inflammatory Bowel Disease * Pt. Ulcerative Colitis * Pathology and Pathogenesis * Symptoms and Diagnosis * Treatment * Complications * Pt. Crohn's Disease * Pathology and Pathogenesis * Symptoms and Diagnosis * Treatment * Complications * Pt. Topics Related to Inflammatory Bowel Disease * Variant Colitis * Extraintestinal Manifestations of IBD * IBD and Colon Cancer * Psychological Factors and Quality of Life * Sex and Reproduction with IBD * Pt. Treatments and Investigations * 5-ASA * Steroids * Immunosuppressives * Antibiotics * Placebos and Clinical Trials * Nutrition and IBD * Surgery in IBD * Investigating the Angry Gut * Epilogue * Bibliography * Index