About the Author:
Dr. med. Andres Bircher grandson of Dr.med. Maximilian Bircher-Benner.
Medical studies in Zürich and Geneva, ten years practice as a hospital physician in anaesthesiology, intensive care, emergency medicine, surgery, paediatrics, psychosomatics, haematology, geriatrics, psychiatry and psychotherapy, medical specialist(Facharzt) in an administrative position at Zürich university hospitals, teaching analysis with Brian Kenny, chief physician (Chefarzt) of a hospital for internal medicine in Zurich and later in Western Switzerland, medical specialist (Facharzt) in TCM and acupuncturist in Vienna; studies of neural therapy, manual therapy and traditional homeopathy, successful completion of medical specialist (Facharzt) training in balneology, climatology and physical medicine in Germany, scientific work on food energies, dietetics and the effects of regulatory medicine.
Dr. med. Andres Bircher is the medical manager of the Centre for Scientific Natural Medicine Bircher-Benner

Table of Contents:
Preface
Structure of the Digestive Tract
The Mouth
The Oesophagus
The Stomach
The Duodenum
The Pancreas
The Jejunum
The Ileum
The Enterohepatic Circulation
The Colon
The Immune System of the Intestine
The Intestinal Flora
Regulation of the Digestive System
Hormonal Regulation of Digestion
Diseases of the Oesophagus
Swallowing Problems
Reflux and Diaphragmatic Hernia
Barrett Oesophagus (endobrachyoesophagus)
Therapy of Reflux and Barrett Syndrom
Cancer of the Oesophagus (Oesophageal Carcinoma)
Diseases of the Stomach
Gastritis
The Over-Acidic Stomach (Chronic Gastritis)
The Acid-Deficient, Slack Stomach
Colonisation of the Stomach by Helicobacter Pylori
Stomach Cancer
Diseases of the Pancreas
Acute Pancreatitis
Chronic Pancreatitis
Pancreatic Cancer (Pancreatic Carcinoma)
Failure of the Pancreas (Pancreas Insufficiency)
Diseases of the Intestine
Duodenal Ulcer (Ulcus duodeni)
Intestinal Catarrh (Enteritis, Colitis, Fermentation, Rot)
Constipation and Diarrhoea
Intestinal Putrefaction and Fermentation, Bacterial Miscolonization
Miscolonization of the Small Intestine
Intestinal Putrefaction
Therapy of Bacterial Miscolonization
Appendicitis
Meteorism
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Coeliac Disease (Hert¿s Disease)
Lactose Intolerance
Fructose Intolerance
Histamine Intolerance
The Problem of Food Allergy
Crohn¿s disease
Colitis Ulcerosa
Diverticular Disease (Diverticulosis)
Cancer of the Large Intestine (Colon Carcinoma)
The Effect of Food on the Digestive Tract
Two types of food energy
General Guidelines for Treatment of Intestinal Diseases
The Raw Apple Diet (Especially in Case of Diarrhoea)
The Raw Food Diet
The Sour Milk Diet
Notes on Choice of Foods
Diet Types
Diet 1 Tea Fasting
Diet 2 Juices
A. For Acute Diarrhoea
B. For Overly Acidic Stomach, Ulcers
C. For Acid-Deficient Stomach
Diet 3 Pureed Food (Mash)
Diet 4 Bland Healing Diet
Diet 5 Protective Healing Diet
Permanent Diet for Frequent Constipation
The Recipes
Juices
Healthful Teas
Muesli (Birchermüesli)
Raw vegetables and salads
Salad dressings
Suggestions for dressings to go with the salads and raw vegetables
Milk Types
Butter, vegetable fats and oils- gentle cooking and steaming/sauténing
Gentle cooking and steaming/sautéing
Soups
Vegetables
Salads of cooked vegetables
Potato Dishes
Cereal Dishes
Sauces
Sandwiches
Desserts
Suggestion for menus Sorted according to Different Consistancy Types
Summary of the Foods for the Healing Diet for Digestive Problems
Indications for General Applications for Gastrointestinal Disease
Baths
Kuhne¿s friction hip bath
Alternating foot bath
Cold half-Bath (according to Winternitz, Kuhne, Kneipp)
Washes
Cold abdominal wash
Full wash
Body wash
Lower abdominal wash
Cold gushes (Kneipp, Winternitz)
Thigh gush
The abdominal gush according to Winternitz
Compresses
Kuhne and Priessnitz body compresses
Compresses and applications
Kneipp steam compress
Massages
Belly massage (Winternitz method)
Diet Table for Patients with Gastrointestinal Diseases
List of Recipes
Notes
Index