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Crohn's and Colitis: Understanding the Facts About IBD
""It is estimated that as many as one million Americans have IBD [inflammatory bowel disease] -- with that number evenly split between Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis" Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America"
Crohn's and Colitis: Understanding the Facts About IBD is written by a leading expert in the field and provides the most current and significant information on these conditions. The book answers important questions and covers topics such as: What is Inflammatory Bowel Disease? What are the symptoms? How do you get Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis? What to expect when you have IBD? Dietary treatment Drug therapy Surgery Psychological factors Children with IBD, and Alternative medicinal therapies.
Learning as much as possible about the condition is an important step toward taking charge and alleviating the negative effects of IBD on daily life. With this book, patients will gain a better understanding of diagnosis and treatment and begin to lead useful and productive lives. While there is no cure at this time for either condition, Dr. Steinhart's expertise and realistic advice will go a long way to improving a patient's health and quality of life and providing reassurance to their loved ones.
Crohn's and Colitis: Understanding the Facts About IBD is written by a leading expert in the field and provides the most current and significant information on these conditions. The book answers important questions and covers topics such as: What is Inflammatory Bowel Disease? What are the symptoms? How do you get Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis? What to expect when you have IBD? Dietary treatment Drug therapy Surgery Psychological factors Children with IBD, and Alternative medicinal therapies.
Learning as much as possible about the condition is an important step toward taking charge and alleviating the negative effects of IBD on daily life. With this book, patients will gain a better understanding of diagnosis and treatment and begin to lead useful and productive lives. While there is no cure at this time for either condition, Dr. Steinhart's expertise and realistic advice will go a long way to improving a patient's health and quality of life and providing reassurance to their loved ones.
- GenresHealth
224 pages, Paperback
First published April 20, 2006
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June 24, 2019
This reviews the differences and exact symptoms for the diseases in the title and also for IBD and IBS. Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome. I was not aware that they are different specifically.
This is not written in a doctor language sense despite having all the correct labels and diagrams of such. In other words, you do not need a M.D. to understand the varying and exact positions and conditions described.
Some say that the varied medicine (RX) information etc. is dated. That may be true. But this is at least 4 star in the path this takes to exact "why". So many books of this nature explain and determine and describe "what" and never ask the "why" at all. This one does in numerous directional avenues at that. Like the emotional, the type of patient you are (how you listen and what the doctors connote to you when they speak) and what genetics are involved etc. All different avenues to the "why" aspect. Many of us "hear" doctors completely differently from each other. Or take on nearly opposite roles for what we "hear".
My Dad had IBS in emotional situations or under stress for most of his 95 years and much increased with oldest decades. And a very good friend- also an in-law at one time had Crohn's so severely that she had intestine length removed when she was in her early 20's. And she did proceed to have 3 children and a long life. (She's upper 70's now.)
I had no idea how often this is a life time and very young starting condition (kids, teens, 20's are a huge proportion of the Crohn's and Colitis sufferers) for most of these infected or inflamed or abscessed conditions especially. So many people have the chronic pain that they learn to live with. Brave souls all around, regardless of the type. Unsung and under appreciated for the fights they fight, IMHO. And many have surgery or repeated surgery throughout their lives too. Described here as well.
I'm very glad I read it. My own legacy is beginning and it helps to consider and evaluate the facts. And also understand comparatively how less difficult you have it in comparison to these people/ patients, some exact cases listed and treatments here. Also the diet portions and other pages of suggestions to both diagnosis and living with best conditions etc. are helpful, IMHO. As are the exact testing chapters and diagrams etc.
But I especially like the depression, social aspects, emotional "help" seeking copy etc. It's good to read if you have intersect with this at all. It's not always what you thought it was- for most who get symptoms just now and again with great intervals between, especially.
This is not written in a doctor language sense despite having all the correct labels and diagrams of such. In other words, you do not need a M.D. to understand the varying and exact positions and conditions described.
Some say that the varied medicine (RX) information etc. is dated. That may be true. But this is at least 4 star in the path this takes to exact "why". So many books of this nature explain and determine and describe "what" and never ask the "why" at all. This one does in numerous directional avenues at that. Like the emotional, the type of patient you are (how you listen and what the doctors connote to you when they speak) and what genetics are involved etc. All different avenues to the "why" aspect. Many of us "hear" doctors completely differently from each other. Or take on nearly opposite roles for what we "hear".
My Dad had IBS in emotional situations or under stress for most of his 95 years and much increased with oldest decades. And a very good friend- also an in-law at one time had Crohn's so severely that she had intestine length removed when she was in her early 20's. And she did proceed to have 3 children and a long life. (She's upper 70's now.)
I had no idea how often this is a life time and very young starting condition (kids, teens, 20's are a huge proportion of the Crohn's and Colitis sufferers) for most of these infected or inflamed or abscessed conditions especially. So many people have the chronic pain that they learn to live with. Brave souls all around, regardless of the type. Unsung and under appreciated for the fights they fight, IMHO. And many have surgery or repeated surgery throughout their lives too. Described here as well.
I'm very glad I read it. My own legacy is beginning and it helps to consider and evaluate the facts. And also understand comparatively how less difficult you have it in comparison to these people/ patients, some exact cases listed and treatments here. Also the diet portions and other pages of suggestions to both diagnosis and living with best conditions etc. are helpful, IMHO. As are the exact testing chapters and diagrams etc.
But I especially like the depression, social aspects, emotional "help" seeking copy etc. It's good to read if you have intersect with this at all. It's not always what you thought it was- for most who get symptoms just now and again with great intervals between, especially.
February 19, 2016
it was a good book but it repeated a few thinks.it explains about the difference of crohns and colitis and the facts that you need and tests to determine if you have it.a very educational book on of the best I have seen on the subject...
March 13, 2013
Thorough and not a difficult read. Some outdated info. I will refer to it again.
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