Constipation Books

Excellent book on anything you need to know about any problem with the Didestive system. I read so many books about the topic due to finding out that I have LPR. This book was one of the best. I also found Renew your life and Gut solutions by B.Watson very good.

I FIND THIS BOOK USEFUL IN THE SENSE THAT IT ADDRESSES COMMON QUESTIONS MOST OF US TEND TO HAVE ABOUT FOOD, EATING, DIGESTIVE HAZARDS AND RELATED ILLNESS.

I have read & referenced a number of books on digestive health. This book is excellent. It is one of the first that clearly & quickly gives you the information you need on food but also the medical exams to detect digestive health problems. Also, the book does a great job of giving you the advantages and disadvantages. For example, the authors talk about a food and then caution on potential problem. The authors talk about medicines like proton pump inhibitors, antacids, milk of magnesium and then give you the advantages and disadvantages. The authors talk about medical tests and how they are conducted, how to prepare, questions to ask your doctor, etc... The book is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to prevent a digestive problem, or suspects that they have a digestive problem, or is living with a digestive problem or recovering from one.

Along with common sense, constipation is the most fairly distributed thing in the world - especially in the "civilized" world. Who among us can boast of never having ben constipated?

Nevertheless, widespread as it may be, constipation is not a disease in itself, but rather a symtom characterized by insufficient movement of the bowel. This insufficiency may be in frequency (stools spaced very far apart in time but normal-looking) or in amount (stools of normal frequency but insufficient in volume or abnormal in consistency). At times both deficiencies are present.

In some cases, constipation is a warning symptom, the telltale sign of an organic disease. Conversely, constipation may itself constitute the entire problem. It is this second category that concerns us....

Since the eighteenth century, many new chemical preparations have been introduced for the treatment of constipation. However, despite progress made in the study of physiology and chemotherapy, nothing radically different has been proposed. The explanation is quite simple: there is no miracle treatment for constipation. The only real therapy lies in giving sufferers more insight into their disorder and getting them to cooperate with the doctor in their treatment, without resorting to means that are both harmful and prevalent.

If we can manage to teach constipation sufferers about their affliction and keep them from fallling into the most common errors, this book will have achieved its aim.
--- excerpts from book's Introduction

This book contained a tremendous amount of useful information for me. I enjoyed reading each part of it and did not put it down until I finished it. I have a very good GI doctor that I trust. But, I could never imagine, I could have got that much accurate and scientific information in a very simple format even in 10 or more visit to my doctor's office. Thanks a lot for putting together this helpful guide.

As a parent of two children with Hirschsprung's Disease, this book has been extremely informational. It covers all aspects of the disease from developement to surgeries/treatments and future complications.

Although it is a little tough on the pocket book, this book is one of the best investments we have ever made. Well worth it for any physician or parent wanting to learn more about Hirschsprung's Disease.

This book is a must have for your self and doctor's alike! Information from A-Z........ After searching and searching I finally found a book with answers. When my local doctors wouldn't listen or ran out of answers this is the only Doctor that knew what was happening to me ! I traveled from New York to Charleston to see him and would do it again ! You will not want to put this book down and you will want to share it with your doctor. Tammy N. Rochester NY

The information in this book is solid, easy to read, and practical. It can be implemented, as our family did implement it. I am grateful because my daughter no longer struggles with constipation on an ongoing basis. I no longer fear butter and have not struggled with my weight, either since getting the fiber out. I never would have eaten butter in the past AT ALL but I've had no problem now, as I have employed a low fiber, low carb diet. I have been delighted that I am not bloated off and on anymore, either. My husband likes my basic cooking. The author is very up front about the transition that it will take and gives tools to accomplish it. This works. Don't be discouraged -- there is hope.

I have been suffering from sugar addiction, binge eating disorder and depression for long enough to know what sweets and other forms of carbs are doing to your body and mind. It's like a foggy cloud comes over you until you clear this nastiness out of your system. Atkins diet has worked well for me (I wasn't overeating on it at all), but constipation was one of the problems, so I'd quit it for a while and restart again. Every time I stop Atkins, with the very first dosage of sugar my body would go into diarrhea mode literally within 15 minutes.

I think this book clearly makes sense, it's well supported by facts, and is written with passion that only true believer and advocate can exhibit.
I think the author has a lot of guts (pun somewhat intended) to pull us into a controversial discussion and bring our attention to our digestive, and overall health.

I noticed that Americans in general, though being for the most part health-obsessed, don't know the basics which we learned in my country from the very early age. In example, pasta, bread and potatoes were considered low quality foods and only truly poor people were having those in their diet constantly, because those were the cheapest groceries you could get. Here, pasta is a part of the food pyramid and is considered healthy. I remember in my childhood, every time I ate pasta, I had painful stubborn constipation bout for days.

Anyway, those are just some musings that I attempted to put together to make a point - do what makes sense, listen to your body, do your homework, and you will find that everything is this book is written to put you back on track.

I particularly enjoyed the opening, where the author introduces us to "forefathers" of the fiber madness.

For years, I thought that by eating Fiber One and Psyllium I was doing my body a favor. As I gradually weaned myself off processed foods and starting eating fresh & fermented fruits and vegetables, good fats like coconut oil & butter, homemade Kombucha & Kefir, low and behold I found that I didn't need all that fake stuff to keep everything moving.

This book describes a condition most of us who eat the Standard American Diet are afflicted with and don't realize it - "disbacteriosis". When fiber eliminates the friendly bacteria throughout our digestive system, we are exposed to a whole host of problems.

Highly recommended for anyone suffering from all digestive related illnesses. As well as for folks who want to avoid them.

A fabulously informative book for those seeking knowledge on how to achieve optimal digestive function, and a must read for those interested in the repair and recovery of the entire GI system.
As a person who suffers from chronic constipation I found the author's advice extremely effective and perhaps even life saving. I have resolved much of the suffering I encountered and have improved by about 90%. I continue to use the recommended recovery supplements, eat a healthy tasty diet, and am free of all fiber supplements which I had used for many years.
The author's writing is clear, easy to read, thorough, and even fun for the delicate topic of digestion and elimination. There is plenty of room to tailor the program to one's specific needs or preferences.
This book helped me realize how resilient the digestive system is, and how proper nutrition is more beneficial than the fiber fix. I am forever thankful to the author Konstantin Monastyrsky.
georgia

Eat your fiber, get your whole grains, you need to make sure you eat your fruits and veggies to promote good digestive health. Has anyone ever bothered to ask if all that advice is prudent or not? Well, Konstantin Monastyrsky has done the research on fiber and it's not as essential as we have been led to believe. In fact, he contends that fiber is not only NOT good for you, but it can wreak havoc as a "menace" on your health.

The book goes on to talk about all the horrific conditions that consuming high amounts of fiber can lead to and it's quite graphic for those of you who have queasy stomachs. But what made my stomach turn the most was how incredibly ignorant Monastyrsky was about the low-carb diets such as Atkins and South Beach.

An avid zero-carb diet supporter, he describes these more traditional low-carb diets as a "passing fad" and dismisses them completely. Since I lost 180 pounds consuming that Atkins "fad," I think it is quite arrogant of him to come down so hard on a way of eating that is very clearly helping a lot more people than he thinks. It looks like fiber isn't the only "menace" we learn about in this book!

This book is worth buying, (or perhaps not worth buying) based on the series of pictures taken by Dr. Jensen in the back of the book. Warning, these pictures are the most disgusting things you've seen. It is ropes of stuff that have been living in people's bodies causing them to get sick.

Dr. Jensen's book has inspired many people to do cleanses. Although the high colon cleanses he describes are intense, and maybe not the best for people who are very sick, the idea of cleansing the intestines through a natural fast has helped many people get healthier. If you want to try an effective bowel cleansing program, that you can set up at home to rapidly remove some caked on intestinal plaque, this book is for you.

Review by Ramiel Nagel author of Healing Our Children: Because Your New Baby Matters! Sacred Wisdom for Preconception, Pregnancy, Birth and Parenting (ages 0-6) and Cure Tooth Decay: Heal and Prevent Cavities with Nutrition

My wife and I tried the system outlined in this book six years ago with great results. My health at the time was good, but my wife was battling an on going atopic allergic disease which resulted in large raised weeping patches of skin on her abdomen. These eczema like patches were up to ten by ten inches in size, extremely irritated and quite painful. Numerous tries at tradtional diagnosis and treatment with dermatologists brought some relief, but never a cure.

On the recommendation of a friend we bought Dr. Jensen's book, a colema kit, all the recommended vitamins and supplements and gave it a go. Not the most pleasant undertaking, but we had tremendous results. The skin disease my wife had been battling for nearly a year resolved and resolved completely. I just lost weight and felt really good.

Three years ago my adult daughter came down with similar symptoms. After she tried the traditional medical route for several months we finally convinced her to try Dr. Jensen's therapy. It worked and completely cleared her symptoms. Her physician was very surprised and actually a bit dumbfounded as to what had happened.

This book is an authoritative reference on bowel care, written in a very convincing and captivating manner. It is not a book to just read, but to actually use and apply for improving your health. It explains very clearly how a colonic irrigation should be done (called "colema" here), which may entail some additonal expense for people who want to get started right away on the program (the colema board is the most important piece of hardware required, it costs around $250, but I found it is absolutely worth it, because it is so easy to clean and store; the supplements for the 7-day cleanse are more-or-less common, and they run another tens of dollars or so). Everything described in the book works exactly as advertised, a very stubborn eczema on my right hand cleared up almost completely after the 7-day cleanse, and yes, what comes out of you during the colema is extremely ugly and smells like death. I have used Dr. Jensen's program as the starting point in a more complex detoxification program in conjunction with saunas, because of some nasty symptoms that no doctor could explain or cure, and it has helped me tremendously, good luck to you, too, help is at hand.

While I bought several of these books about 12 years ago, I never read the updated version. I can tell you I did do a shortened version of his colon cleanse (I didn't use every item he suggested). Not only did I relieve myself of many physical issues (back pain, dizziness, ab pain, sinus pressure), I lost about 12 lbs in a week. I was a fitness trainer at the time so I really wasn't in bad shape but if my body can still heal while in shape, it just tells you how bad we abuse our body even with "so called" health products on the market today. If you don't even do the cleansing, I recommend just to read, you should know information on healing the body internally. Great book, ahead of its time. Its an eye opener.

The main message in this book is colonics cures everything. No need to read the book as you just have to know that. Very repetitious. His basic health concepts are good. He has since passed from this earth and did not know that now we have herbs and tonics to clean the colon honoring the body while not putting anything foreign into the body or working against the flow of the body. I have had clients become quite sick from them and do not recommend colonics. Ordered some of his other books and hope that they are not about colonics as well.

Book is very easy to understand and follow. Has good suggestions on how to stop having disgestive problems and how to get your digestive system back on track.

I'm about half way through this book.
It is filled with lots and lots of information
on digestion and health, in general.
Many great ideas for how to change diet and
lifestyle to create better health, starting
in the gut.

One of the most helpful, informative books I have read. The suggestions really work. Highly recommend as an aid in healing.

This book is very thorough. It covers in depth the right foods, the wrong foods, what certain foods, supplements, and drugs do to digestive tract. It covers some history of digestive diseases, food alergies, home treatment, etc. The author makes no promises that this information will solve your particular digestive problem, however, she present the information honestly.

I recommend this book highly!

I thought the angels had answered my prayers when I saw this book at my local pharmacy. It is packed absolutely chock full with great, easy to understand information about digestion, the mind-gut connection, and various digestive diseases. I know "natural medicine" seems crunchy granola and therefore easy to dismiss, but logic (and many well-designed studies) make many of the recommendations in this book hard to refute, and definitely worth trying. As someone who has been to dozens of traditional doctors and has still not found relief for my gut, being given more information and options for treating these distressing problems is a godsend and not to be sneezed at. However, after reading it cover-to-cover, I still have questions.
My main issue: I have symptoms of several of the problems talked about in the book, and unfortunately the treatments for these problems are often contradictory. I really should eat more yogurt and other cultured products for the beneficial flora--unless I have candidiasis or a food allergy. I should eat whole grains for the fiber--unless I'm allergic or have candidiasis. I should drink water right before I go to bed--unless I have reflux. The list goes on and on. I have NO IDEA which of my stomach problems I should tackle first and which things I can try for one problem that won't significantly worsen another problem. I find I'm so confused that I really want to visit the clinic that Ms. Berkson talks about working at, but she gives no contact info in the book and I was unable to find anything online. Barring that, I would have really appreciated some information for how to FIND a clinic like that one, or a doctor who will work with me to find holistic and natural remedies.
Having said that, I still think this book is an excellent resource that is well-written, well-organized, and well worth reading.

My son went through a bout of constipation, then fear of using the potty for number 2, this book made him feel better that he was not the only one.

This book really helped my daughter with her bathroom problems. It is a must have for any family that is having "pooping" issues. Children can relate to this book and they realize that they are not the only one with bathroom problems and they also understand what is going on in their body.

I like the book and think it is a good resource, but it didn't all of a sudden help my son to go poop in the potty. Would I recommend it, yes! It is definitely worth a try if your child is having potty training issues. But don't necessarily expect it to be the perfect cure.

It Hurts When I Poop!: A Story for Children Who Are Scared to Use the Potty I was reaching the end of my rope. Just when I thought soiled underwear was behind us forever, my 5 year old daughter started refusing to go poop. I would catch her clenching to keep it in. When I asked her why she said it was because it hurt to go. What a nightmare! She got more and more backed up until it started leaking out into her underwear. I started to worry she was going to have to undergo some horrible, embarrassing, emotionally scarring procedure at the Dr. office. I tried begging, I tried bribing, I tried explaining. I tried fiber chews, I tried to get her to take laxatives. I tried to sneak laxatives into her food (unsuccessfully) still she refused. Desperate, I scoured the web and found this wonderful, wonderful book. We read it as soon as we got it and she loved it. I never would have believed it, and I hadn't really held out much hope, but almost right away she was going in the potty and eating "soft poop" foods. She still wants to hear the story almost every night. It's been nearly a month and (knock on wood) no more poopy pants! If your child has a pooping problem you HAVE to try this book!

This is my first every review on Amazon.com. I have never felt compelled to write a review until now. I bought this book for my son (3 1/2) who has had chronic constipation due to withholding (stool retention) for close to a year. This book really helped him release his fear of pooping and understand that pooping is a normal bodily function. I read this book to him and he had his first poop in the potty the next day. Now, granted, we were doing many other interventions (dietary and behavioral) along with reading this that I believe helped him overcome his fear of pooping, but this book was a MAJOR help. Thank you, thank you!