Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Everything You Need to Know (Your Personal Health) [Paperback]

Fred Saibil (Author)

Book Description

Series: Your Personal Health | Publication Date: October 1, 2009

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 discuss. One percent of North Americans have IBD, yet its cause is unknown, and there is no known cure.

Fred Saibil, a renowned expert on IBD, provides concise, critical and practical information on the common symptoms and side effects. He describes the normal gastrointestinal system and then explains what specifically goes wrong in those suffering from IBD.

Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis includes important information on:

• Signs and symptoms
• Possible complications
• Procedures and instruments used to diagnose IBD
• Effects of diet
• Available drugs and how they work
• Children and IBD
• Cancer and IBD
• Surgical options
• Effects on sexual activity and childbearing.

The book also provides detailed tables, sidebars and diagrams, plus travel tips and other self-help strategies for coping with IBD.

For patients, their relatives and caregivers, Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis explains the plain facts about this terrible disease, which seriously affects the daily lives of so many.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A source of information that is reliable, thorough, and easy to understand. (Ford Bursey, MD, FRCPC, FACP, Associate Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology), Memorial University of Newfoundland Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada )

About the Author

Fred Saibil, MD, studied Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis at New York's Mount Sinai School of Medicine, a world center for IBD treatment and research. He has been on the Medical Advisory Council of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada since its founding in 1974.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Firefly Books; Revised edition (October 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1552977714
• ISBN-13: 978-1552977712
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #179,609 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #67 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Disorders & Diseases > Abdominal

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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Guide to Crohn's, colitis and IBD, June 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Everything You Need to Know (Your Personal Health) (Paperback)

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!

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Book Gave Me Hope, January 7, 2000

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S. Moskowitz (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Everything You Need to Know (Your Personal Health) (Paperback)

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.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST HAVE FOR CROHN'S PATIENTS - NEW OR OLD!!, August 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Everything You Need to Know (Your Personal Health) (Paperback)

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!!