Gut Feelings: Social and Emotional Struggles with Crohn's and Colitis: Finding Freedom from Shame and Isolation
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (529 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1457539403 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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"I feel like I 'ate it up" according to Julie Blum. Thank you for this book. I don't usually read so fast, but I read this one in one day. I feel like I 'ate it up.' It spoke to me on so many levels, and came to me at just the right moment in my life as someone suffering with Crohn's disease, medications, and hoping to find a way out, reluctant to take the risk of injecting mouse DNA.I have been struggling for years with many of the bathroom issues described in this book, riding on m. "Excellent & Informative" according to SusanTech. A must read for those whose loved ones are afflicted with Crohn's or Ulcerative Colitis, or for anyone suffering themselves from the ravages of IBD. It's so wonderful that the author, Linda Kriger, is able to openly discuss her own battles and victories with UC in courageous detail, as well as recounting stories from hundreds of others whom she interviewed, and whose mission is to liberate those who suffer with it from shame and iso. Deborah McKnight said A much needed book that I highly recommend. Deborah McKnight. Gut Feelings opens the door to an honest, empathic conversation about the emotional suffering, as well as the physical suffering, of people with Crohn’s and colitis. This book provides insight into the many challenges faced by people with IBD from childhood into young adulthood. The author has taken a subject too often considered taboo and brings understanding and appreciation for the psychological aspects of the disease. She
She went into remission for several years until she developed pre-cancerous cells in her colon. She is a graduate of the Columbia University School of Journalism and was a reporter for the Providence Journal and a medical writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer. This is a well-developed, researched book that does not ignore the emotional drama that is uniquely connected to this condition." Christine-Kodman Jones, Psychologist Former staff member, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Department of Gastroenterology. The author, who was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at 16, rode the same roller coaster with the illness as many of her interviewees and so has a first-hand perspective. She underwent a total colectomy to remove her large intestine, and now lives happily with an internal J-pouch as a substitute. Gut Feelings: Social and Emotional Struggles with Crohn's & Colitis is a groundbrea