The Self-Help Way to Treat Colitis and Other I.B.S. Conditions

My son Tom, now aged sixteen, had suffered from ulcerative colitis for almost three years. I often looked for advice and help on the internet, once it became apparent that the gastroenterologist's standard medicines, azothioprine and steroids, were not helping Tom. We were actually told by the specialist that diet made no difference!!! As I watched Tom grow taller and thinner by the month, we tried the specific carbohydrate diet. This did not help. I next took him to a naturopath, who prescribed slippery elm, which worked well for three months, then back to square one he went. Then I found the book, written by an American doctor, who himself had suffered from colitis, and had researched it, using all his scientific skills and understanding, until he found a solution. It was simply to remove from the diet all sugar, fruit and milk. This is an easy diet to shop and cook for. Basically, Tom can eat anything savoury. We never did buy junk food - he only eats freshly prepared meat, fish, chicken, vegetables, potatoes, rice, pasta, etc. Within days, as it says in the book, Tom felt better. The damaged gut began to heal. After three months, he was well enough to take some exams, and after spending three years in his room, misssing school and friends, he is now leading a normal life again! It feels like a miracle, and it is now six months since he started the diet. We are all meticulous about Tom's food. My daughter and I no longer eat sweets, cake or biscuits - well a little chocolate maybe, to help and support Tom in his recovery. Friends and family prayed for him, but it still feels like a wonderful miracle. Tom himself confessed to me that he thought he would never recover.

Dr. Gibbons is a genius. Nowhere else have I seen such concise information on Colitis. He has written everything you need to know about the condition and how various foods impact it. He tells which foods are the villians to avoid. He advises which foods are OK. My sister who is a dietitian thinks he's brillant. Dr. Gibbons also mentions the "Colitis Conspiracy" in his summary. The doctor suffered from the condition himself and this is the reason he wrote this excellent book. Buy this book and get your illness under control!

Dr. Gibbons is a genious. Gone are the days of pills and enemas. Change your diet and avoid the foods that cause problems. This book and the information are a godsend. If you suffer from inflammatory bowel disease, please buy this book. It is truly a miracle.

I had been to 3 separate doctors, had numerous tests, and tried a lengthy list of medications. I found out about this book in a chat room and the reviews were so glowing that I thought it must be a marketing scheme. I bought it anyway because I had nothing to lose at that point in my life. As I read the book, I felt vindicated and thought he was describing my life. This book changed my life. For anyone that has ever suffered from fructose intolerance this will make sense to you....my husband and I can now go out to dinner and a movie instead of a movie and then dinner (so that we can race home after for me to be sick!)

When I first browsed this book I said "Yes I know that", "Yes I know that","Yes I know that". I put the book back on the self. After a couple of weeks I decided maybe their was something in the book I didn't know. I went back and bought it. It was nice to find comformation of what I had found over the years to be helpful. My Doctor always looked at me like I was crazy when I told him these things. This book is a must read for anyone with bowel problems.