Aging trends in the United States and Europe continue to demonstrate an increasingly older society, a trend that is unlikely to change for decades to come. This trend renders it prudent for health care providers to better prepare for the changes in society and their health needs. The current number of older adults (aged over 65), about 13% of the U.S. population, is expected to grow to over 20% in the next 20 years. Preparation for the changes in society involves provision of training for current and future generations of physicians to deal with health problems of older adults.
Training programs in internal medicine and gastroenterology are required to deal with disorders of aging in the present day hospitalized, long-term care and community older adults. Physiological changes and disease processes in older adults differ significantly from those of the young; these are aspects that trainees and practicing physicians need to have an understanding of. Yet texts devoted to gastrointestinal illness in the elderly are scant at this stage and are clearly in demand.
This text provides a comprehensive overview of gastrointestinal disease and disorders in older adults. Divided into sixteen sections, this major reference work covers all aspects of gastroenterology as it pertains to older adults, including epidemiology, gastrointestinal physiology, motility disorders, luminal disorders, hepatobiliary disease, systemic manifestations, neoplastic disorders, gastrointestinal bleeding, and gastrointestinal cancer. In addition to fully revised chapters from the previous edition of Geriatric Gastroenterology, the latest edition features new chapters on drug injury to the GI tract, gut microbiota and aging, dysphagia, diabetes and its manifestations, and nursing for GI disorders. Nutrition and related disorders, as well as capsule endoscopy and its utility in the geriatric population, are also highlighted in the text. Presented in a simple, easy to read format, the volume includes numerous figures, tables, and key points to enable ease of understanding.

Geriatric Gastroenterology: the Geriatrician's Perspective

Geriatric Gastroenterology: The gastroenterologist's perspective
Geriatric gastroenterology: future trends
The Physiology of Aging
The Gastrointestinal System and Aging
Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal disease
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Drug effects on the gastrointestinal tract
Pharmacokinetics of aging
Drug-nutrient interactions
Probiotics
Geriatric Nutritional assessment
Tube feeding: techniques and procedure
Enteral and Parenteral nutrition
Ethical aspects, expectations and outcomes associated with PEG in Dementia
Water, Potassium, Sodium, and Chloride in Nutrition
Intravenous Fluid Administration
B12 and Folic acid
Iron, copper and zinc
Vitamin D and calcium
Dietary Fiber in Health and Disease
Healthy Diet for the Older adult
Endoscopy in Older Adults: Risks, benefits, considerations
Wireless capsule endoscopy
Gastrointestinal Radiology
Advanced Imaging of GeriatricGastrointestinal Pathology
Laboratory tests in Older Adults: Indications, Interpretations, Issues
Gastrointestinal Pathology in the Older Adult
Dysphagia
Gastroparesis in older adults
Esophageal Reflux disease and its Complications
Abdominal pain
Intestinal Gas
Constipation
Diarrhea
Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Liver function tests and interpretation
Viral Liver Diseases
Tumors of the liver
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and  Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
Drug induced liver injury
Gall bladder disease
Acute Pancreatitis
Chronic Pancreatitis
Oral health in Older Adults
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth syndrome
Peptic ulcer
Irritable bowel syndrome
Intestinal ischemia
Inflammatory bowel disease
Non-IBD and Non-Infectious colitis
Celiac disease
Diverticular disease
Clostridium Difficile Associated Diseases
Gastrointestinal Infections
Anal Incontinence
Rectal prolapse
Colorectal Cancer Screening In The Older Adult: A Case Based Approach
Gastrointestinal polyps
Gastric neoplasms
Esophageal cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Colorectal cancer
Palliative Care of GI issues at the End of Life
The Surgical Abdomen
Colostomy and Ileostomy care
Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Manifestations of Systemic Diseases
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Rheumatological manifestations of Gastrointestinal Disease
Mucocutaneous manifestations with Gastrointestinal disease
HIV disease
Gastrointestinal Disorders in the Older Adult: the Psychiatrist's Role
Nursing aspects for GI disorders
Diabetes and manifestations in the old
Imaging of GI disorders, case based
Anemia of GI origin
Mesenteric ischemia
Anticoagulation in relation to GI disorders
Gut microbiota and aging
Drug injury to the gastrointestinal tract
NPO: benefits and consequences
Dysphagia
Anorexia of aging
Colonic pseudo-obstruction.