Contents

pp vii-viii

List of contributors

pp ix-x

Preface

pp xi-xi

Acknowledgments

pp xii-xii

Foreword by Gary R. Andrews

pp xiii-xiv

I - Defences of the aging gastrointestinal tract

pp 1-2

1 - Nonimmune defences of the aging gut

pp 3-9

2 - Immune defences of the aging gut

pp 10-20

II - Diarrhoea

pp 21-22

3 - Pathophysiology of diarrhoea

pp 23-30

4 - History and physical examination

pp 31-39

5 - The investigation of diarrhoea

pp 40-69

6 - Faecal incontinence

pp 70-78

7 - Drug-induced diarrhoea

pp 79-88

8 - Aetiology of infectious diarrhoea

pp 89-113

9 - Specific infectious conditions

pp 114-122

10 - An overview of management of infectious diarrhoea

pp 123-130

III - Noninfectious clinical entities

pp 131-132

11 - Coeliac disease

pp 133-138

12 - Inflammatory disorders of the colon

pp 139-153

13 - Neoplasia and diarrhoea

pp 154-161

14 - Irritable bowel syndrome

pp 162-170

15 - Endocrine, metabolic and miscellaneous causes of diarrhoea

pp 171-184

IV - Constipation

pp 185-186

16 - Constipation: aetiology and diagnosis

pp 187-193

17 - Constipation: issues of management

pp 194-200

V - Perspectives of altered bowel function

pp 201-202

18 - Issues of nutrition

pp 203-214

19 - The nursing care of older people with diarrhoea and constipation

pp 215-230