The First Year

Offers answers and advice for those who have just been diagnosed with IBS.

Like the other titles in the "First Year" series, The First Year-IBS offers two distinct advantages. First, it is written by a patient-expert, Heather Van Vorous, who has managed her IBS for more than fifteen years and knows firsthand what's required to manage her condition. Second, it guides readers through their first seven days following diagnosis, then the next three weeks of the first month, and finally the next eleven months of their first year. Starting with the day of diagnosis, Van Vorous provides detailed information about trigger foods, safe foods, soluble versus insoluble fiber, tips for eating and cooking, traveling, eating out, exercise, and much more. The First Year-IBS will inspire and educate those with IBS as no other guide does.

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 Canadian 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.