Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Part I What Is Ibs? -- Chapter 1 IBS: What's It All About? -- Chapter 2 How the Plan Works -- Part Ii A 10-Step Plan For Ibs Symptom Relief -- Chapter 3 STEP 1: What's Going On in Your Life? -- Chapter 4 STEP 2: Taking Control of Your Body with Relaxation Skills -- Chapter 5 STEP 3: Applying Relaxation Skills to Everyday Life -- Chapter 6 STEP 4: Outsmart IBS by Tracking Your Thoughts -- Chapter 7 STEP 5: Learning to Think More Constructively -- Chapter 8 STEP 6: Bouncing Back from Adversity -- Chapter 9 STEP 7: Putting Your Thinking Skills Together -- Chapter 10 STEP 8: Solving Problems Efficiently -- Chapter 11 STEP 9: Challenging Core Beliefs -- Chapter 12 STEP 10: Identifying Skills that Work for You -- Part Iii Additional Self-Care Skills: Diet And Medication -- Chapter 13 The Role of Diet in Controlling IBS -- Chapter 14 The Role of Medication in Controlling IBS -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Worksheets -- Patient Resources
Summary
A psychologist has discovered what thousands of doctors have tried but failed to do: an effective way to eliminate the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) without the use of drugs. Each year 3.5 million people end up in the doctor's office looking for relief from the painful and uncomfortable symptoms of IBS - a condition so named when every possible digestive disorder has been ruled out as the cause
