The Complete IBS Health and Diet Guide: Includes Nutrition Information, Meal Plans and Over 100 Recipes for Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Softcover

Raman, Maitreyi; Shrubsole, Jennifer; Sirounis, Angela

 
9780778802631: The Complete IBS Health and Diet Guide: Includes Nutrition Information, Meal Plans and Over 100 Recipes for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Synopsis

Living with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a tremendous challenge, and understanding the disease is key to developing management strategies that will reduce discomfort. This comprehensive yet accessible book provides all the current information on the disorder's possible underlying causes as well as its symptoms, clinical features and effective treatments and therapies, including both complementary and non-drug therapies. The authors also recognise that, although there is no cure for IBS, there are many options to treat the symptoms. One of the most effective therapies is changing the person's diet, as the pain and discomfort usually worsen after eating certain foods. Specific dietary changes are imperative for those managing IBS, and this book provides a detailed nutritional plan, suggestions for implementing that plan and information on vitamin and mineral supplements. It also includes a list of foods that are known to aggravate IBS and a detailed list of food items that are regarded by experts as safe alternatives, also known as the Foodmap Diet. Comprehensive in its scope, the book features more than 100 delicious recipes (with accompanying nutritional analysis) that have been specially created to help manage IBS. The recipes cover virtually every meal, from breakfast and snacks to main meal options and entrees, including vegan and vegetarian selections.

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About the Author

Dr. Maitreyi Raman, MD, MSc, FRCPC, is the medical director of Southern Alberta Nutrition Support Services at the University of Calgary Medical Clinic. She has done extensive clinical research on IBS. Jennifer Shrubsole, BSc, RD, is a clinical dietitian with Alberta Health Services who specialises in counselling and treating IBS patients. Angela Sirounis, BSc, RD, is a clinical dietitian with Alberta Health Services. Her speciality is counselling and treating IBS patients.

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