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IBS For Dummies (For Dummies (Health & Fitness))
Product: IBS For Dummies (For Dummies (Health & Fitness))
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List Price: $19.99
Our Price: $13.59
Your Save: $ 6.40 ( 32% )
Availability: Usually ships in 9 to 14 days
Manufacturer: For Dummies
Book written by: Carolyn Dean MD ND, L. Christine Wheeler MA
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Product Description: IBS For Dummies (For Dummies (Health & Fitness))
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.342
EAN: 9780764598142
ISBN: 0764598147
Label: For Dummies
Manufacturer: For Dummies
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: 2005-11-07
Publisher: For Dummies
Studio: For Dummies
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Editorial Reviews about IBS For Dummies (For Dummies (Health & Fitness)):
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Spot the triggers and handle IBS at home or work
Get control of your symptoms and improve your quality of life
Are you or a loved one suffering from IBS? This plain-English, reassuring guide explains all aspects of this frustrating condition and helps you find the right doctor and treatment plan. You get up-to-date information on the latest tests, healthy nutrition guidelines, diet and exercise plans, and the newest medicines and therapies to bring you much-needed relief.
Discover how to
* Get an accurate diagnosis
* Recognize the warning signs
* Reduce your stress
* Weigh treatment pros and cons
* Adopt an IBS-friendly diet
* Help children with IBS
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Spotlight customer reviews about IBS For Dummies (For Dummies (Health & Fitness)):
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Information about IBS
Comment: Excellent book. I understand more about IBS as this book explains in detail what you can do to relieve the pain. It has the nutritional guidelines that you need to go by, so that it will not bring on an attack.
Very good book.
Customer Rating:
Summary: IBS Issues Management
Comment: IBS is a complex ailment. The diagnosis is not always
clear because of the constellation of aggravating factors
in today's diets. Classic triggers are infection, anti-biotics,
bowel problems, genes and psychological stress.
Sometimes allergies are problematic; such as, shellfish or peanuts.
Lactose intolerance or glucose intolerance can be classic
underlying causes. Aspartame in sodas is another potential
area of investigation.
A strength of the book is that the author lists effective
strategies to isolate the disease early and provide
effective treatments to alleviate the stress. Some blood
tests may be utilized to detect lactose intolerance like
the hydrogen breath test. The IgE, IgG and IgM blood tests
may be helpful for measuring gluten intolerance.
Other factors cited by the author are high glucose levels,
high fats/cholesterol and ethyl mercury levels in vaccines.
Patients may be helped by:
o chewing food thoroughly to minimize incomplete digestion
o flax oil, whole grains and herbal teas
o peppermint oil, fennel, ginger, chammomile, anise and oregano
Helpful vitamin tonics (according to the author) are
copper, magnesium, zinc, Vitamins A,D,E and K. Bromelaine
can be an extremely helpful digestive aid. Overall, the work
is well researched. The contents would be helpful for anyone
investigating diagnostic and treatment modalities for the
underlying symptomatologies of IBS and related conditions.
Customer Rating:
Summary: MY IBS IS GONE PLEASE READ!!!!
Comment: if you have back pain with your ibs u might have fibromyalgia please look in2 it if u do have fibro get the book what your doctor may not tell you about fibromyalgia and start the treatment it works!!!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Some decent advise, however...
Comment: If you choose to purchase and read this book, please proceed with caution! The main author, Dr. Carolyn Dean, has had serious disciplinary action taken against her by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, and is no longer licensed to practice medicine in Ontario, Canada (the state of California, however, has not taken away her license there). A google search on this subject can easily reveal a full report.
I was very disappointed - I buy Dummies books because for the most part they have helped me in the past with all sorts of problems. This book does seem to be written in earnest, and it is good to know that there are people out there who empathize with IBS sufferers. However, the thing that tipped me off to the quackery of the two authors was their unconditional support of herbs and supplements - and a little bit of internet investigation revealed the truth behind this book. I see from the amazon.com search results that Dummies has released another book on IBS by a different author - I hope that one is better.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Better books out there
Comment: While I've found most "dummies" books to be comprehensive and objective, this one is not. Not only is it depressing (listing every food as a cause of IBS and recommending wearing adult diapers), it is also anti-Western medicine. Because the author has a doctorate of medicine and a doctorate of naturopathy, I had hoped this book would offer a well-balanced look at all avenues of treatment -- both Western and natural. Forget it. Every chapter ends with recommending a laundry list of obscure herbs and implementing her elimination diet.
More information is never a bad thing and there are better books out there. "The First Year: IBS" is a good book, as is "Irritable Bowel Syndrome & The Mind-Body/Brain-Gut Connections: 8 Steps for Living a Healthy Life with a Functional Bowel Disorder" and "The Second Brain: A Groundbreaking New Understanding of Nervous Disorders of the Stomach and Intestine."
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