Diarrhoea and Constipation in Geriatric Practice

Preface; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Part I. Defences of the Aging Gastrointestinal Tract: 1. Non-immune defences of the aging gut R. N. Ratnaike; 2. Immune defences of the aging gut R. L. Faust; Part II. Diarrhoea: 3. Pathophysiology of diarrhoea R. N. Ratnaike; 4. History and physical examination R. N. Ratnaike; 5. The investigation of diarrhoea J. E. Buttery, P. J. Lawson, R. N. Ratnaike and A. B. Utturkar; 6. Faecal incontinence L. Mykyta; 7. Drug-induced diarrhoea R. N. Ratnaike and T. E. Jones; 8. Aetiology of infectious diarrhoea R. N. Ratnaike and D. F. M. Looke; 9. Specific infectious conditions R. N. Ratnaike; 10. An overview of management of infectious diarrhoea R. N. Ratnaike; Part III. Non-infectious Clinical Entities: 11. Coeliac disease A. G. Cummins; 12. Inflammatory disorders of the colon I. C. Roberts-Thomson; 13. Neoplasia and diarrhoea J. Cooper; 14. Irritable bowel syndrome W. M. H. Goh and R. N. Ratnaike; 15. Endocrine, metabolic and miscellaneous causes of diarrhoea J. E. Buttery and R. N. Ratnaike; Part IV. Constipation: 16. Constipation: aetiology and diagnosis M. C. Woodward; 17. Constipation: Issues of management M. C. Woodward; Part V. Perspectives of Altered Bowel Function: 18. Issues of nutrition I. Darnton-Hill, S. K. Suomela and N. V. K. Nair; 19. The nursing care of older people with diarrhoea and constipation T. Koch, P. F. Sando and S. Hudson; Index.