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If you are one of the millions of people suffering from IBS, immediate help is finally at hand. Contrary to what many believe, eating for IBS does not mean deprivation, never going to restaurants, boring food, or a limited and therefore unhealthy diet. It does mean learning to eat safely by realizing how different foods physically affect the GI tract, and how these foods can prevent or trigger IBS. For example: * There are two kinds of fiber...one soothes the colon but the other can cause severe attacks * Dairy is a common trigger...even in people who are not lactose intolerant * Peppermint, chamomile, and fennel can prevent attacks better than some prescription drugs * Bland foods are not automatically safe foods In Eating for IBS, Heather Van Vorous, who has suffered from IBS for over 20 years and gradually learned to control her symptoms through dietary modifications, offers sympathetic suggestions tailored specifically to the needs of IBS sufferers that are based on first-hand experience as well as nutritional research. She provides a comprehensive overview of IBS, explicit eating and cooking strategies, travel and restaurant advice, daily menus, supermarket ideas, and 175 gourmet recipes. IBS sufferers will be thrilled to discover that they can enjoy traditional homestyle cooking, ethnic foods, rich desserts, snacks, and party foods—and don’t have to cook unusual or special meals for themselves while their families follow a "normal" diet. Eating for IBS will forever revolutionize the way people with IBS eat—and live.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 141 reviews)

Waste of money by Darren Gurdefish (Australia)

1 Stars
September 08, 2009
Here is yet another person who cashes in on the misery of people who suffer the multitude of problems that are swept up in the single label "irritable bowel syndrome". Clearly some people get relief from symptoms using the author's recipes - predominantly the author. It is increasingly clear to me that each sufferer of "irritable bowel syndrome" has very different needs. In my case these recipes helped not one jot. Purchasing the book was a complete waste of money and I wish I could get a refund. I doubt this would ever be forthcoming. The central issue I've found with purveyors of "alternative medical" advice is that they proffer a supposed "cure" - without any hard data to support it and certainly without any guarantee. They ask you to pay up front and then when it doesn't work you get swept aside as they selectively put forward testimonials of those for whom the product "works" (a large percentage of whom are probably hypochodriacs waiting for any placebo - preferably one that accords with their pseudo-scientific beliefs). I am appalled that the author should "guarantee" that her recipes will "stablize even the touchiest tummy" - yet she fails to put her money where her mouth is when it comes to someone whose touchy tummy isn't stabilzed. At least our (imperfect and often impersonal) medical science they offer one certainty; that what they offer is the best known approach to date. It is the "best known approach" even if it is far from desirable. It is the "best known approach" because it will generally the approach that has been tested to the extent possible via the scientific method. I continue to plumb through the depths of "anecdotal evidence" in the hope that one of these will be of assistance to me. So far not one has. I wonder when I'll realise that people like this author are really just purveyors of false hope. It might even be that the author believes in what she says; it's just a shame that she doesn't realise that what works for her and a few other people will not work for many others. Instead she almost certainly revels in a kind of congratulatory self-denial. Either that, or she is a heartless, calculating profit-seeker. Take your pick; they are the only 2 options. Buy this book, but caveat emptor; it probably won't do diddly squat if you have serious irritable bowel. It probably won't tell you anything you haven't heard (or tried) before. If, on the other hand, you really love the "self-help" section of the bookstore and take to every fad that comes about (many of which are wholly inconsistent) then this book can't disappoint. If, like me, you are prepared to waste some money in the off-chance that it'll help and if, like me, you don't want to pre-judge something till you've tried it, give it a go. If (as in my case) it doesn't make one iota of difference you'll just lose the $50 odd incl postage, and move on. Your only recourse will be to write an honest review - which I encourage you to do. The more people who stay silent, the more quacks and false-hope merchants will continue to prey off the misery of those that modern medical science still hasn't found a way to help.

Helpful by Debbie Masemore (MD)

4 Stars
August 26, 2009
This book is a Godsend. It has vital information and instructions to those of us who suffer from IBS. The recipes are easy and sound very delish. I have looked for a book like this one for a long time and am glad I found it. It will begin to make my health much better once I begin to follow it in its entirety. It does require descipline in order to achieve what they describe. A must have for IBS sufferers.

It address' a very specific problem in America which is not widely given the attention it warrants. by Andrew O. Ohlson (usa)

5 Stars
August 26, 2009
Well written and to the point. Anyone suspected of having this disorder must read it for very pertinant information.

Waste of money by HCH

1 Stars
August 19, 2009
In my opinion, a waste of money. Nothing new to me in this book.

Best Ever Book on I B S Recipes and Treatments by Stacy Andrews (Dallas, Texas)

5 Stars
August 07, 2009
After suffering for Six years with recurring I B S, and after much searching for Books on Foods and Cooking to reduce the overall affects of this Illness I came accross this book at the Public Library. There a few other books available, but this is by far the best of the best. This book contains the greatest variety of information found anywhere to date.

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