Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Everything You Need to Know

by Fred Saibil

Book Overview

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) includes two chronic conditions, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. It has remained for too long the secret illness no one wants to admit to having, let alone... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1552977714
• ISBN13: 9781552977712
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

This Book Gave Me Hope

Required reading for anyone seeking information about Crohn's or Ulcerative Colitis.Dr. Saibil addresses causes, symptoms, diagnosis, drugs, complications, surgery, diet, and other important aspects in very CLEAR, WELL THOUGHT OUT, COMFORTING and easy to read book.This book gave me understanding and hope to help deal with a very unpleasant time in my life.

A MUST HAVE FOR CROHN'S PATIENTS - NEW OR OLD!!

A very informative book. I have been a Crohn's patient for 15yrs (diagnosed at 13yrs old) and my sister has been a Crohn's patient for 20 yrs (diagnosed at 10 yrs old). Between the 2 of us, we've pretty much seen it all and this book has helped us explain things better to friends and our fiances about what we've gone through. They're making great strides, hang in there all and take it one day at a time!!

Outstanding Guide to Crohn's, colitis and IBD

This new book was published in March and has received widespread attention and acclaim. It's a selection of the Canadian Medical Association's Personal Health Series and written by an IBD gastroenterologist at the University of Toronto Medical School. In very clear language and using excellent diagrams, Dr. Saibil discusses IBD's signs and symptoms, diagnostic procedures and instruments, the role and effects of diet and nutrition, available drug options, pros and cons of surgery and possible complications, effects on sex and pregnancy, insurance and IBD, and other quality of life issues. One major plus is this book is up-to-date on the latest IBD research and treatments. Without question it's the best one volume guide to IBD available!

A MUST for New Crohn's Patients

I have found this book very helpful! I was diagnosed with Ulcertive Colitis is September of 1997. I decided to get a second opinion in February of 1998, only to find that I have Crohn's Disease. After searching the web for answers about Crohn's, I found these book reviews and decided to read this book for myself. This book has answered many of my questions and helped me ask my doctor a lot of questions. I suggest to anyone that has just been diagnosed with this disease to read this book! It can be a very scary thing finding out about this disease, but by reading this book, it can help answer some, if not most of your questions.

Best one volume guide to IBD available

This new book was recently published in March by Firefly Books. It's a selection of the Canadian Medical Association's Personal Health Series and written by an IBD gastroenterologist at the University of Toronto Medical School. In very clear language and using excellent diagrams, Dr. Saibil discusses IBD's signs and symptoms, diagnostic procedures and instruments, the role and effects of diet and nutrition, available drug options, pros and cons of surgery and possible complications, effects on sex and pregnancy, insurance and IBD, and other quality of life issues. One major plus is this book is up-to-date on the latest IBD research and treatments. In my opinion, it's the best one volume guide to IBD available! On the CCFC and CCFA's book lists