Coping with Chronic Heartburn: What You Need to Know About Acid Reflux and GERD [Mass Market Paperback]

Elaine Fantle Shimberg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 2002

Coping with Chronic Heartburn provides a wealth of up-to-the-minute information regarding the latest diagnostic and treatment options available to sufferers. Elaine Fantle Shimberg explains how to differentiate GERD from other conditions with similar symptoms an also explains how to know when you should consult a doctor. Find out which medication, herbal remedies, and food can alleviate GERD--and which lifestyle changed can help its painful symptoms.

Editorial Reviews

Review

" Coping with Chronic Heartburn is a wonderfully practical book that will help many readers. It is comprehensive and written in an accessible, down-to-earth style. It is filled with great information and should be read by everyone who suffers from acid reflux and GERD." -- Daniel G. Amen, MD, author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Elaine Fantle Shimberg is an award-winning medical writer whose previous books haev covered depression, srokes, tourette Syndrome, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and other conditions. She is the first layperson to serve on the Florida Medical Association's Ethical and Judicial Affairs Committee and is past president of the Florida Chapter of the American Medical Writers Association. She lives in Tampa, Florida.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks; 1st edition (April 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312982062
• ISBN-13: 978-0312982065
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #592,097 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Elaine Fantle Shimberg was born in Yankton, South Dakota in 1937. She grew up in Fort Dodge, Iowa, detailed in her memoir, GROWING UP JEWISH IN SMALL TOWN AMERICA, although her last two years of her teens was in Sioux City, Iowa. She graduated from Northwestern University. Her first book was published in 1979 and her memoir marks her 23rd book. She's appeared on numerous national radio and TV shows including the TODAY show and AM CHICAGO where she was interviewed by then-little known Oprah.For five years she co-hosted a women's talk show on WFLA-TV in Tampa. Her RELIEF FROM IBS was selected as one of "Best Lay Medical Books for Public Libraries" by LIBRARY JOURNAL. Her articles have appeared in READER'S DIGEST, MEN'S HEALTH, SEVENTEEN, ESSENCE,WRITER'S DIGEST, and others. In 2002, she received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the University of South Florida. She served as chairman of the Board for Tampa's St. Joseph's Hospitals and presently is the chairman of the Hospitals' Foundation. Elaine is married, has five adult children, and ten grandchildren. She resides in Tampa, Florida and spends much of her summer in Maine.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If You Have Acid Reflux Then This Book Is A Must Read!, July 4, 2009

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L. Crawford "EZ Rider" (Los Angeles, California USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coping with Chronic Heartburn: What You Need to Know About Acid Reflux and GERD (Mass Market Paperback)

I picked up this book at the check out counter of a pharmacy store several years ago, and didn't read it until recently. It really is everything you need to know about acid reflux, its causes, side effects, how to manage the illness (treatment options include diet, medication and surgery), and the disease progression if left untreated. I was so inspired by this book that after I read it I went to Amazon.com and bought several copies as gifts for friends and family that also suffer from acid reflux. Since acid reflux eventually causes esophageal cancer, I would argue if you or someone you know has acid reflux, then get and read this book!