IBS: Free at Last! Change Your Carbs, Change Your Life with the FODMAP Elimination Diet, 2nd Edition Author: Patsy Catsos | Language: English | ISBN:
0982063520 | Format: PDF
IBS: Free at Last! Change Your Carbs, Change Your Life with the FODMAP Elimination Diet, 2nd Edition Description
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"IBS--Free at Last! is a must-read for anyone who thinks they have tried it all. This book truly is life-changing. Catsos' practical advice and realistic approach is inspiring and empowering; it offers the IBS-sufferer something that is so often elusive--hope!"--Niki Strealy, RD, LD, the Diarrhea Dietitian About the Author
Patsy Danehy Catsos is a registered dietitian in private practice; her special area of interest is gastrointestinal health. Her trailblazing book, IBS--Free at Last! (Pond Cove Press, 2009), introduced U.S. health care providers and consumers to FODMAP-restricted diet therapy for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Patsy is the editor of the blog IBSfree.net, and an expert contributor to Sharecare.com, an interactive social Q/A platform created by Jeff Arnold and Dr. Mehmet Oz in partnership with Harpo Studios, HSW International, Sony Pictures Television, and Discovery Communications. Ms. Catsos earned a B.S. in Nutritional Science from Cornell University and an M.S. in Nutrition at Boston University. She completed her internship at Boston's Beth Israel Hospital. She is a professional member of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of American and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly known as the American Dietetic Association); she is past-president of the Maine Dietetic Association.
- Paperback: 180 pages
- Publisher: Pond Cove Press; 0002- edition (April 11, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0982063520
- ISBN-13: 978-0982063521
- Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
For the last two years, I have been on a quest to find the right diet for myself that will accommodate all my food restrictions, not worsen my digestive symptoms and actually will allow me to maintain or lose those creeping middle aged pounds. A tall order for any diet.
Going gluten and dairy free may have actually unmasked or worsened my IBS symptoms! The Paleo diet (greens and meat) fit my food restrictions and made me feel energetic (I lost weight for a few weeks). Unfortunately, a gradual worsening of IBS symptoms led to a desperate state after about 6 months. Then I learned about soluble vs. insoluble fiber impact on IBS and I brought back all the soluble fiber that Paleo had eliminated (potatoes, rice, beans, etc. ). My IBS symptoms were mostly relieved (Whew!) but I miss the light and energetic feeling I had on Paleo. The Blood Type Diet makes sense to me because as a blood type A, I should be mostly vegetarian, which fits with how I used to eat before all this IBS started. However, the Blood type diet is more difficult due to so many specific "no-nos" - like tomatoes and peppers! What's life without a little spice?!
My IBS still seems to come and go and I'm not sure why. So now I found Patsy Catsos book IBS-Free at Last! 2nd Edition on Kindle. This book is not about food restriction or rigid philosophies. It is a road map to personalize your own diet. If you have certain food philosophies you ascribe to, you can incorporate them into this diet. Once you learn which types of carbohydrates are problematic for you personally, you can avoid what you want or choose to challenge your system and bear the consequences. At least you'll have a good idea what caused any problems so you can make better choices for yourself.
IBS: Free at Last! Change Your Carbs, Change Your Life with the FODMAP Elimination Diet, 2nd Edition
This is an update to my original review:
September 2012
It has been 4 months since I received my copy of IBS: Free at Last! and what a difference the 4 months has made! I thank Patsy Castsos for providing the framework that allowed me to succeed in being FREE from IBS pain and now FREE from IBS medications! And if being pain free wasn't a great enough gift, I have also been able to lose 50 lbs in just 4 months. I do understand that weight loss is NOT the intention for this book, especially since many IBS sufferers are underweight and cannot afford to lose weight. But in my particular case, eliminating high FODMAP vegetables has allowed me to enjoy fresh vegetables and finally succeed in eating a well rounded diet that allowed me to lose weight. I do believe that 20-30 lbs that I lost were connected to the bloat and water retention of IBS and being that I am IBS free, those pounds are staying off! The time it takes to follow the elimination phase of this program is time worth spent. I know it seems daunting and impossible to eliminate things like garlic, onions, wheat and even broccoli. But, I have and I am so glad I did. It turns out that for me, these 4 ingredients were the main part of my previous diet. What was a salad without red onions? How would I cook without garlic? I have learned to have a varied diet, full of nutrients, without being sick. Now my salads are full of a variety of low FODMAP vegetables and I can actually eat as much salad as I want ... a huge change for me!
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