This book was developed to provide greater information on a variety of gastrointestinal disorders and problems than can be found in general nursing textbooks. While the information in this book ranges from general to scientific, it is intended for use by a wide variety of nursing professionals from hospital nurses, to home care nurses, to nurse practitioners. Each clinician should choose the aspects of the text that are relevant to his or her practice. However, the overall content will add more specific knowledge to caring for the most common gastrointestinal problems of older adults