Eating for IBS: 175 Delicious,

The essential dietary guide and cookbook for people with irritable bowel syndrome and other gastrointestinal disorders--with hundreds of low-fat recipes to ease the effects of IBS, lactose intolerance, Crohn's Disease, ulcerative colitis, and other digestive conditions

Irritable bowel syndrome is one of our nation's most untalked-about ailments, but millions of people - mostly women - suffer from the debilitating condition, one that must be controlled primarily through diet. Contrary to what many sufferers believe, eating for IBS does not mean deprivation, never going to restaurants, boring food, or an unhealthily limited diet. It does mean cutting out such trigger foods as red meat, dairy, most fats, caffeine, alcohol, and insoluble fiber. Heather Van Vorous, who has suffered from IBS since age 9 and gradually learned how to control her IBS symptoms through dietary modifications, collects here 175 recipes she has created over 20 years. Those suffering from IBS, lactose intolerance, Crohn's Disease, ulcerative colitis, and other digestive disorders will be thrilled to discover that they can enjoy traditional homestyle cooking, international foods, rich desserts, snacks, and party foods - and don't have to cook weird or special meals for themselves while their families follow a "normal" diet. Eating for IBS will forever revolutionize the way people with IBS eat--and live.

HEATHER VAN VOROUS, an IBS sufferer since age 9, is the author of the two best-selling IBS books in North America: Eating for IBS and The First Year: IBS. Her writing has led to an ongoing clinical research study of the groundbreaking dietary guidelines in Eating for IBS. That work also led to her inclusion in the 4th edition of Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare. Today's Dietitian has featured her IBS dietary guidelines, and she has become recognized as the foremost patient-expert on Irritable Bowel Syndrome in America.

Heather is the host of Heather Cooks!, the television cooking show for good digestive health, which is also available on DVD. She is currently at work on her third IBS book. Heather is also the founder Heather's Tummy Care, an organization dedicated to serving people with IBS. Her mission is to offer education, support, and help that allows people with Irritable Bowel Syndrome to successfully manage their symptoms through simple, safe and effective lifestyle changes. You can visit Heather at her IBS patient support site, HelpForIBS.com.