Second Brain

<p><strong>Persuasive impassioned. . . hopeful news [for those] suffering from functional bowel disease. -- <em>New York Times Book Review</em></strong></p><p><strong>Dr. Michael Gershon's groundbreaking book fills the gap between what you need to know--and what your doctor has time to tell you.</strong></p><p>Dr. Michael Gershon has devoted his career to understanding the human bowel (the stomach esophagus small intestine and colon). His thirty years of research have led to an extraordinary rediscovery: nerve cells in the gut that act as a brain. This second brain can control our gut all by itself. Our two brains--the one in our head and the one in our bowel--must cooperate. If they do not then there is chaos in the gut and misery in the head--everything from butterflies to cramps from diarrhea to constipation. Dr. Gershon's work has led to radical new understandings about a wide range of gastrointestinal problems including gastroenteritis nervous stomach and irritable bowel syndrome.</p><p><em>The Second Brain</em> represents a quantum leap in medical knowledge and is already benefiting patients whose symptoms were previously dismissed as neurotic or it's all in your head.</p>