The First Year - IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome): An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed

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Summary: The Best Books in Helping Control IBS
Review: I just want to thank Heather so much, the vast amount of information she has provided through her website and books have been greatly appreciated in helping me control my IBS. If only my doctor was just as knowledgeable as Heather. I highly recommend anyone suffering from IBS take the time and read Heather's books.

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Summary: The best book ever on IBS
Review: I just wanted to thank Heather for everything she has done for me as well as thousands of other people. I am only 20 years old and have been dealing with IBS for over a year. I am so grateful for her books. I have bought both of her books and read them both cover to cover a million times. Everything in her books make sense. At one point I thought to my self, "Why didn't I think of that?" I used to live on Immodium AD and Pepto Bismol until it stopped working. The doctors had no answers and weren't of any help. Thanks to Heather and her books, my life has completely changed. Her recipes are so good, even my mom uses them and she doesn't even have IBS. To anyone out there still suffering, Heather is your angel. She will truely change your life as she has done mine and many other people. Good luck and thank you Heather.

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Summary: Eating for IBS
Review: I purchased heather's book sometime ago when I was having an awful bout with IBS. I have suffered with IBS since about 1990. I was almost incapacitated. The more I took fiber, the sicker I got. Nothing helped until I read Heather's book about the different kinds of fiber and followed her advice. I rarely have IBS since reading her book, "Eating for IBS" and following the suggestions. I thank Heather for changing my life.

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Summary: All Fats Worsen IBS--No Way!
Review: I skimmed the book first and decided to put it down in favor of one of the many other excellent books on this subject. Why did I put it down? Miss Van Vorous says fat is the "bad guy" and that the type of fat doesn't matter and that they are all equal triggers. This is a fundamental error. The fact is fish oil, flax seed oil and oils high in omega 3 fatty acids actually help. You can look at a lot of the literature and determine this or try it for yourself. I recommend Barry Sears latest book. Diet is important, the Zone diet is good. I take 1 teaspoon of fish oil every morning and have no problem with it triggering my condition. Just the opposite, it has helped me tremendously. I also try to eat as much fatty fish as I can during the week. I'm sure the author has a lot of good tips in her book I just decided to spend time reading other sources when I saw this very important flaw. I hope people do not take this to heart because if you do you will be missing out on a very important part of your diet to help with IBS.

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Summary: Highly Informative Work
Review: I truly benefited from this book. I have been having problems digesting since high school probably due in part to the stress of a hard childhood and now young adulthood. Anyway, I bookmarked the pages listing safe foods (soluble fibers) versus the unsafe foods (INsoluble fibers, red/dark meats, fats, dairy, etc). This book has changed my life. I have the knowledge to be able to choose my meals wisely. Amazingly, my acne breakouts have come to a screeching halt with the start of the IBS diet. It turns out those unsafe foods were actually causing my adult acne! I highly recommend this book.

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Summary: Heather is a savior!
Review: I used every spare minute I had to read every word in this book cover to cover within 2 days after it arrived! I have an unofficial diagnosis of IBS. Heather's diet helped me immediately! I will continue the diet and seek an official diagnosis. THANK YOU!

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Summary: MUST reading...not just for the newly diagnosed!
Review: I'm still not sure if I have Crohn's or IBS, but this book has provided MUCH more help than anything the drs have provided. Seriously, this book is worth its weight in gold.

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Summary: Take 6 Fibercon and send me a check in the morning instead!
Review: If IBS causes you SEVERE pain and diarrhea, perhaps this book's radical diet (basically: refined starch and pureed vegetables) may work. But if you have the constipation-variant of IBS, your condition is merely an afterthought in the book. Upping the dosage and regularity of Fibercon consumption helped, but the notion that sufferers would avoid all high fiber foods seems absurd.

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Summary: After 11 years, Help has arrived
Review: It has been a decade since I have had a vacation, gone any distance from my home or gone places with friends feeling free and confident. I have been to four doctors, specialists, been part of a scientific study and still had no control. In three days I saw improvement by following these easy to follow guidelines. I am getting my life back. I have recommended this book to the university doing the study, and my doctors are anxious to see it. It is so easy, and the answer right there all the time. Also, the footnotes back up the science, which is important to me.

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Summary: The first year- IBS By Heather Von Vorous-
Review: My life has change drastically since I have read Heather Von Vorous book on IBS.As an 84 year old active woman I found, through her book, a healthy way of eating and loss of IBS pain.
I have recommended this book to all who have a similar problem.
You are never too old to learn!