In Breaking the Bonds of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Dr. Barbara Bradley Bolen encourages an open discussion on the symptoms and feelings that accompany this "functional" disorder. Charts and worksheets help readers track the relationship between unpleasant symptoms and external triggers such as foods, stressful events, emotional states, and certain thoughts.
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A must for IBS sufferers & those who treat IBS patients.,
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This review is from: Breaking the Bonds of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A psychological approach to regaining control of your life (Paperback)
As a clinical psychologist with over 20 years experience, I highly recommend Dr. Bolen's book. Dr. Bolen collates a great deal of research and general information about IBS, and then goes on to provide a number of effective, excellent techniques for managing the disorder, explained in a clear and straightforward manner. I am already using this book with several of my IBS patients and have found it to be of immense help.
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IBS can be a horrible thing to suffer with and unfortunately a lot of books written on the subject can even be worse. In my search for books on IBS I found a lot of them written by doctors to be unsympathetic and confusing. That was until I found Barbara Bradley Bolen's book on IBS. Her book was written in a clear and friendly manner and it was a pleasure to read. Also, Bolen writing was very sympathetic to the disease of IBS.One of the things I liked so much about this book was the case studies that she put in. For example when she was talking about the importance of doing a self monitoring sheet to help spot patterns in your IBS she related what she was talking about to one of her patients. It was helpful because it makes you realize that you are not alone with dealing with IBS. She also has many different activities in her book that can help you spot patterns in your IBS, as well as activities to help you calm down, cope and relieve stress. This book was very helpful in understanding, dealing with, and hopefully reducing the symptoms of IBS. I recommend this book to those that are suffering from IBS and also those who know and love somene that has it and want to understand more about what it is really like. A great buy.
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The Last IBS Book You Need!,
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This review is from: Breaking the Bonds of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A psychological approach to regaining control of your life (Paperback)
After buying, reading and giving away many, many books on Irritable Bowel Syndrome, I was blessed to have found this one. No recipes in this one, this book makes clear the powerful correlation between IBS and anxiety, IBS and stress, IBS and depression, IBS and fear. After spending a week of increasingly severe pain accompanied by increased anxiety about the pain (or was it increasing pain about the anxiety?)and winding up in the local ER, I realized that I needed to help myself by calming myself. This book tells how. In compassionate, orderly chapters, Barbara Bolen teaches how to truly "break the bonds of IBS." Hooray for her! Hooray for all of us!
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replacement thoughts, intestinal contractions, intestinal system, food diary, intestinal distress, intestinal symptoms, tension draining, irritable bowel syndrome Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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A pretty young woman sat in my office, crying. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
replacement thoughts, intestinal contractions, intestinal system, food diary, intestinal distress, intestinal symptoms, tension draining, irritable bowel syndrome Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ann Marie, Mary Lou New!
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- Looking for Patterns by Tammy Jones on page 59
- Internal Medicine (Solving Patient Problems In) by William J. Mitchell in Back Matter
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Fast Facts) by Kenneth W. Heaton in Front Matter
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