Irritable Bowel Syndrome and the Mind/Body/Brain/Gut Connection (The Mind-Body Connection Series)

This is the most comprehensive yet systematic, accessible, and intelligent book I've read on IBS (I had read 7-8 others before finding this one). You can waste much time and money on all sorts of herbal and medicinal products as well as alternative therapies with absolutely no gain--in fact, in many cases you may decide you feel worse.Salt and Neimark provide a complete analysis of the mind/body/spirit connection, taking you from the causes of your problem to the resolution of it that only knowledge and action can provide. Their approach employs all of the latest research in mainstream medicine as well as some bold and positive understandings that are unliikely to appear in the conventional literature. The only slight "negative" may be many of the illustrations, which are frankly insipid and unilluminating. On the other hand, they do provide some "breathing space" for the reader, possibly providing the text with a lighter tone and feel.

After suffering for more than 20 years with IBS and going to every gastroenterologist I could find with no good results, this book is the only one that has made sense of this whole thing. Finally, someone knows exactly how I've been feeling and what to do about it. The suggestions in the book were a great help in my battle with IBS. He was compassionate and discrete, explaining symptoms and diagnosis in a way that my other doctors never did. Thank you Dr. Salt. I can't wait to read other books. I've ordered another one today and can't wait for it to get here. I would recommend this book to others suffering with IBS, fibromyalgia and other related disorders.

For more then 10 yrs I fought with my body and did not understood why I lost this fight so often.  I asked for explanation and help many times, but nothing gave me proper insight information in my body-functions and how to re-establish the mind/body-connection. (IBS and its specific symptoms were never mentioned to me!)  I lost faith in my own healing and drifted away from the "Remembered Wellness" (the healing placebo effect - page 49). Coincidently I found Dr. Salt's book and this turned out to be a great eye-opener for me. Ofcourse the book offers lots of (medical)basic-information that surely has been pubished many times before, but essential to give me - the patient/reader - perspective and depth in understanding the complexity of gastrointestinal disorders. At page xxi Dr. Salt makes the following promise: "You can learn to be healthy. With this book you can explore your diagnosis and treatment options and then, armed with information and knowledge about your problem, you will be better able to partner with your doctor to heal." I have read the book and 'Thank you Dr. Salt' this is exactly what you did!    

Because of this book, I know I am not the only person with IBS. My life was run at the mercy of my gut. I was depressed. It was impossible to go anywhere before noon. Now I run my life. Every point that was meaningful to me from this book I brought up to my family physician. He knew & agreed with each point.. (i.e. the use of Imodium as needed; that depression with IBS is not unusual, etc.). I said, "But you didn't tell ME." Dr. Salt did tell me. I have met this gentleman and heard him speak. I heard him answer questions. He knows what he is talking about. I feel like he wrote this book for me. Using his 8 steps has helped put my life back in order. For that I say a hearty/healthy "THANK YOU" to this caring man.

As a person that has suffered from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) for more than ten years, I must say that Dr. William B. Salt's book has been a God send to say the least. Dr. Salt's book is skillfully written with an enormous amount of detail about IBS, without becoming overwhelming to the reader. The book is easy to read in addition to being a very uplifting and positive guide. Dr. Salt's section on the "body, mind, gut connection is nothing short of outstanding, he carefully guides you symptom by symptom giving complete explanations for what may be going on with your gut. Simply put I have used the book so often that I have worn out my original copy, thus requiring the purchas of a second copy. Finally, I must tell you that I have read everything that I can get my hands on concerning IBS, and I have not found any other book that comes close to giving me all of the information that Dr. Salt's book provides, in other words, "WITH THIS BOOK YOU CAN'T GO WRONG. Kevin Golston