Controlling IBS the Drug-Free Way: A 10-Step Plan for Symptom Relief (Paperback)

by Dr. Jeffrey M. Lackner (Author)

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Product Description
One in five adult Americans suffers from Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Millions seek relief through dietary changes or medications that often prove unsatisfactory and may be accompanied by side effects. It turns out that relief doesn’t necessarily come from a bottle of pills or through diet changes—it can be achieved by learning behavioral self-management strategies that get to the source of the problem.

For over 10 years, Dr. Jeffrey M. Lackner has been helping patients gain control of their symptoms. His research—backed by grants from the National Institutes of Health—shows that these skills can help, whether their IBS involves diarrhea, constipation, or both.



Now Dr. Lackner’s Controlling IBS the Drug-Free Way offers IBS sufferers the same tools that have helped many patients control their bowel problems. Research shows that the techniques featured in this book can improve IBS patients’ condition and help them reclaim lives lost to this common gastrointestinal problem. The book offers a step-by-step approach that anyone with IBS can easily follow to reduce symptoms without drugs or professional help. User-friendly worksheets, interactive exercises, self-assessment checklists, and diaries for tracking symptoms and trigger foods are included to help readers master each skill. Also included are up-to-date overviews of medications and dietary strategies that readers can use to maximize symptom control.

About the Author
JEFFREY M. LACKNER, Psy.D, is Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (SUNY) and director of the Behavioral Medicine Clinic, a nationally known clinical research facility devoted to better understanding and treating IBS. Dr. Lackner has been conducting IBS research for the past 10 years and has published extensively and lectured internationally on the topic. He lives in Buffalo, New York.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: STC Healthy Living (October 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584795751
• ISBN-13: 978-1584795759
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #48,805 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best self managed approach to coping with IBS symptoms that I have ever read, January 27, 2008

By	Jeffrey D. Roberts "Founder, Irritable Bowel ... (Toronto, ON CANADA) - See all my reviews

Written by an expert who has taken 20 years of IBS treatment research and condensed it into a book, Dr. Jeffrey Lackner has written a very different type of book for IBS sufferers. The core of the book is a 10-step plan for symptom relief; however, Dr. Lackner's approach is not ordinary. He combines proven techniques for you to develop an understanding of who you are and how your thoughts and behavior attribute to your well being. This isn't a book about psychology and IBS. Dr. Lackner skillfully takes the reader through an understanding of how the digestive system works, how you may be diagnosed with a digestive disease, and then how the physical torture of daily IBS symptoms can be coped with by changes in how you think and act. For over 25 years I have fostered a self-help/control approach for individuals and this is the first book in a long time that provides the ingredients to do just that. I highly recommend this book for every IBS sufferer.