The New Eating Right for a Bad Gut : The Complete Nutritional Guide to Ileitis, Colitis, Crohn's Disease, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Review
I went to my last gastroenterology appointment expecting my doctor to change my medications since I have been having a flare for a year and the medication was not getting it under control, but instead he said "avoid eating wheat and dairy". Perplexed, I came home and ordered several books on Amazon about the effects of diet on inflammatory bowel disease. This was one of them.
In the second chapter, the author shares the results of a large survey of people with IBD about what foods give them trouble and which they seemed to tolerate. This seems to be a good starting place. In the third chapter, he emphasizes the importance of keeping a food diary.
He also gives a very well explained description and diagram of how eating foods high in arachidonic acid (such as animal fats) cause inflammation (chapter 10), while eating omega-3 foods such as fish oil help heal by causing "good" prostaglandin and leukotriene production.
He teaches why processed foods with added salt are relly bad for your health by explaining the "K factor", the ratio of potassium to sodium. I have found from experience that when I am feeling especially drained, it is because my electrolytes are out of whack. Now I know what foods to eat and which to avoid to prevent this.
He is a big advocate on reducing roughage for IBD patients, i.e., no skins or peels, veggies cooked thoroughly and, NO NUTS (unlike the SCD diet).
However, the original reason I bought the book was to find out why my doctor prescribed for me the diet he did. In this book you will not find any mention of the effects of avoiding wheat or gluten. Several of the foods recommended are Wheaties and Cream of Wheat, without even the caveat that some people may be intolerant. Lactose intolerance is given a chapter and mentioned in a few other places.
Overall it seemed a good book full of conventional dietary wisdom, and there was a little bit of "the human element" thrown in with a discussion about goal-setting and having a good attitude.
The New Eating Right for a Bad Gut : The Complete Nutritional Guide to Ileitis, Colitis, Crohn's Disease, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Feature
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The New Eating Right for a Bad Gut : The Complete Nutritional Guide to Ileitis, Colitis, Crohn's Disease, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Overview
In this completely revised and updated edition of his classic book on treating "bad gut" diseases, Dr. James Scala presents a new dietary plan that has been proven to help inflammatory bowel disease go into remission. Scala firmly believes that nutrition is preventative medicine and food is the vehicle of its practice. His drug-free food and lifestyle program offers relief from the pain and embarrassment of living with these mysterious and chronic ills while providing reassuring step-by-step guidance on:
Developing a personal-testing program
Identifying "safe foods"
Fitness and stress-reduction techniques
Dietary and vitamin supplements
The New Eating Right for a Bad Gut offers a solid program for health that is uniquely focused on an area of major concern to a wide segment of the population.
"Frank and concise . . . Scala provides straightforward recommendations for healthy eating that's easy on the gut. He knows his subject well and always comes across as hopeful and helpful-without preaching."-Publishers Weekly
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