Your Gut Feelings: A Complete Guide to Living Better with Intestinal Problems

I have been researching for answers to my personal intestinal problems for 4 years. This is one of my best resources. Easily understood. Everytime I go back to it, I learn something new. Helps fill in the blanks that the doctors don't explain aswell as give reasons for questions to ask your Doctor.

I use this book often, since like many Crohn's sufferers, I also deal with a broad spectrum of intestinal problems. In very clear and understandable language, Dr. Janowitz, a GI at the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, and the author of Indigestion and Good Foods for Bad Stomachs provides information on the symptoms and causes of an array of intestinal problems, including IBS, Crohn's & UC, diarrhea, constipation, rectal bleeding, colon cancer, food allergies, intestinal gas and more. He describes the latest tests and procedures (ie. colonoscopies, barium x-rays), medications, and surgical treatments and the risks each carry. This is one of my most used reference books on IBD and other problems, probably because he provides a lot of medical wisdom mixed with good common sense. On Thrive@Health's list of recommended reading for IBD

Review of First Edition: This is a more general book covering other intestinal problems besides IBD, such as irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulosis, colon cancer, food allergies, the aging gut, gas, effects of medications on the gut, and the brain-gut connection. The illustrations of the digestive tract are well done and much less technical than the above book, It had some good information on the various places you can feel intestinal pain and what they likely indicate. The information on IBD is...good overview for someone new to the disease or someone still trying to figure out what their problem or problems might be.

I have GERD, ulcers, and inflammatory bowel. This book was a real lifesaver to me, especially when my doctor started talking about doing some diagnostic procedures - it was reassuring and I felt good knowing what I was talking about when I met with my doctor (I think I surprised him!). Great book!