Diverticulitis: Safe Alternatives Without Drugs Thorsons Natural Health (The Self Help Series) (Paperback)

~ Arthur White (Author)

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Product Description

Arthur White looks at the problem as the end-result of a chain of events which have progressively weakened the digestive system until the weakest link has finally broken down.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Thorsons (May 25, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0722515499
• ISBN-13: 978-0722515495
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #228,418 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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59 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life-changing!, April 17, 2001

By	Julie E. Chandler "[e-mail]" (Oakland, CA United States) - See all my reviews

While I'm not a big fan of self-help books in general, I found this little gem to be worth its weight in gold. I've read it and re-read it, and I've even thought of writing to the author to thank him for writing such an important book for those of us who have long suffered with diverticulosis/diverticulitis and have run into a wall at our doctor's offices.

I had been suffering off and on for the past four years with all the pain and discomfort an "attack" brings and repeatedly received no more help from my doctors than tests and prescriptions. During the visit before I turned to Dr. White's little book, after tests again had failed to show why I felt so very sick, my too-busy doctor wrote out a prescription for yet another drug and, when I asked her what to do about the antispasmodic I was already on, she said,"Huh? What are you on, now?" This was a drug I had been taking for over two years, which she had prescribed, it had unpleasant side effects, and my doctor had completely forgotten (with the file right in front of her)! That's when I decided to accept the challenge of Dr. White's book -- the challenge to cure myself, natually.

The first thing I did was to go off the drug I'd been on. Until I read this book, I had never had the courage to do such a thing, because I feared even worse pain. Within 24 hours, the mental confusion and clouding I had been experiencing for 4 weeks had completely disappeared, and I launched Dr. White's regime with firm resolve. As I fasted for three days and followed religiously Dr. White's instructions, I felt better and better. The pain in my gut lessened and lessened and is now, two weeks later, almost entirely gone.

When I first bought this book I looked at it and put it aside, because I wasn't desperate enough to give up food, alcohol, and caffiene for three days. I just didn't think I could do it. But, along with my doctor's indifference, the pain of this last episode convinced me I had no choice if I wanted to feel well again. Well, I now feel I have my life and my health back, and I've learned a whole new respect for my body. I'm happier, calmer, nicer to be around, and I have energy for the first time in many, many months ... all because of Dr. White's little green book.

Dr. White writes well and intelligently about the workings of the body (he is a D.O.), and his advice is easy to follow. Inasmuch as he's English, some of the terms he uses are a little odd, but I actually enjoyed that quirkiness.

If you or someone you love suffers from diverticulosis/diverticulitis, you should buy this book now. It can change your life, too.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Diverticulitis, May 2, 2003

By A Customer

Once you set aside the Author's rantings about Science, Food Manufactures and the Medical Society, this book is GREAT.

It conirmed some of the action I had already taken regarding a fast during a bout, but the most important and revelationary information I got is the "Toilet Drill" and "Abdominal Ecercises". Never had I ever been told how to empty my bowels to avoid stress on the stomach. That information alone, was well worth the book.

Dont give up on the book, the 104 pages was information I already knew, but the last 14 are worth it.

15 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money, January 16, 2003

By A Customer

I ordered this book after my husband was hospitilized with diverticulitis. I was hoping for some real life diet and lifestyle information. Instead, fasting, a basically vegetarian diet without spices, "cold sponge down and friction rubs", daily enemas, herbal laxatives, and "toilet drills" were advised by the author. I laughed through this book, because many of the suggestions were ridiculous.