Good Food for Bad Stomachs

By Henry D. Janowitz

Book Overview

Every day, in magazines and books, on TV and the radio, we are flooded with advice on what foods to eat. Some of this advice is nonsense--trendy weight-loss regimes, which can actually be harmful--and some is contradictory, as even scientists will vacillate on such subjects as animal versus nonanimal fat, saturated versus unsaturated fatty acids. There are a few good books that cover nutrition in general and even some that tackle specific health goals, such as eating for a healthy heart. But there's no book available on the area of the body most immediately affected by the food we eat--the gastrointestinal tract. Now, Henry Janowitz, M.D., author of the best-selling Your Gut Feelings and Indigestion, provides a thorough guide to healthful eating, one tailored especially for those who suffer from--or have a family history of--heartburn, peptic ulcers, gallstones, gastritis, colitis, cancer of the colon, or other gastrointestinal disorders.
Good Food for Bad Stomachs begins with the elements of a realistic, reasonable diet. Dr. Janowitz suggests that most of us need to increase our intake of fiber dramatically (up to 30 grams or more a day), and this is especially true for people with most gastrointestinal disorders. We should also lower our consumption of fat, avoid obesity at all costs, reduce our reliance on caffeine, alcohol and tobacco, and supplement our daily diet with vitamins. The book then turns to specific gastrointestinal disorders. Dr. Janowitz examines the major disorders one by one, covering the full spectrum of gastrointestinal ailments from esophagitis and swallowing disorders to cancer of the colon and rectum, describing symptoms and causes, recommending food we should eat to avoid the disorder, and outlining both dietary and medical approaches to treatment. He talks about inflammation and ulcers of the stomach and duodenum, peptic ulcers, gastritis, gallstones, pancreatitis and liver diseases; discusses dietary allergies and food intolerance, and the problems associated with aging; deals with such pedestrian complaints as intestinal gas, travelers diarrhea, and constipation; and gives special attention to the inflammatory bowel diseases, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, on which he is a renowned expert.
Covering everything from low-fat cookbooks to the fiber content of common foods, this information-packed book is filled with easy-to-follow charts and tables to help you plan a healthy diet. Good Food for Bad Stomachs is a dependable guide to healthy eating written by one of the most respected experts in gastroenterology today. Dr. Janowitz explains everything in clear laymen's language spiced with humor, humanity, and the insights of a master clinician with over 50 years of experience.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195126556
• ISBN13: 9780195126556
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Good Foods for Bad Stomachs by Janowitz

The author discusses the all-important food pyramid consistingof fats & oils used sparingly, milk, yogurt, cheese (2-3 servings), vegetable soup (2-4 servings) and pastas/breads.Nuts may be eaten to lower cholesterol. Approximately 70 grams a day of unabsorbed carbohydrates enter the colon absorbed by colonic bacteria. The absorption is into methane, hydrogen andCO2. Antioxidants fight free radicals. The ideal diet seeks tohave the patient limit coffee and most alcohol drinks except foran occasional wine.The book has value in the arsenal of weaponsin the health care reference library. I would supplement this work with research applicable to grains for celiacs and personswho do not process grains efficiently in the body.

Another excellent book by Dr. Janowitz

Janowitz performs a real service with his books. Good Food is an accurate, detailed discussion of IBS and diet. It covers a lot of ground so it probably cannot be easily read in one sitting. It's the kind of reference book that you'll go back to time and time again. The index is very well done so it's very useful.Really a well done book on IBS and diet.

Excellent Guide to Eating for Those with GI Problems

This new book is long overdue for those of us with digestive problems who never know what to eat and are always trying to maintain good nutrition. The first part the book reviews the elements of a realistic, reasonable diet necessary for overall good health (chapters include "Is There an Ideal Diet?" and "The Do's and Don'ts"). The larger second part of the book, looks at digestive disorders and the role of diet in preventing, causing, or treating them, including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and IBD (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis). The central question of the book is how to treat digestive diseases, like IBS or IBD, and still eat healthy foods? The section on food and IBD, includes advice about caffeine and alcohol, lactose and dairy products, fiber (when to take it and when to avoid it), vitaman supplements, food supplements, enteral nutrition, kidney stones in IBD, and more. Dr. Janowitz's dietary recommendations are practical and should help those of us with less than stellar digestive tracts to eat better and find improved health. A superb book and sure to be as popular as his previous books, Indigestion and Your Gut Feelings.

Outstanding Guide to Diet and Digestion

This new book is the latest offering by renown IBD gastroenterologist Dr. Henry Janowitz. This book blends both traditional and alternative approaches to the subject of digestive disorders, food and healing. I think it's long overdue for those of us with digestive problems who never know what to eat and are always trying to maintain good nutrition. The first part the book reviews the elements of a realistic, reasonable diet necessary for overall good health (chapters include "Is There an Ideal Diet?" and "The Do's and Don'ts"). The larger second part of the book, looks at various digestive disorders and the role of diet in preventing, causing, or treating them. He examines the role of food in disorders of the digestive tract, including ulcers, heartburn and GERD, gallstones, liver disease, malabsorption, food intolerance and food allergies, diarrhea and constipation, intestinal gas, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and special emphasis given to IBD (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis). The central question of the book is how to treat digestive diseases, like IBD, and still eat healthy foods? The section on food and IBD, includes advice about caffeine and alcohol, lactose and dairy products, fiber (when to take it and when to avoid it), vitaman supplements, food supplements, enteral nutrition, kidney stones in IBD (how to avoid them), and more. Dr. Janowitz's dietary recommendations are practical and should help those of us with less than stellar digestive tracts to eat better and find improved health. A superb book and sure to be as popular as his previous books, Indigestion and Your Gut Feelings

Summary from the dust jacket

In Part I of _Good Food for Bad Stomachs_ begins with the elements of a realistic, reasonable diet. Dr. Janowitz suggests that most of us need to increase our intake of fiber dramatically, and this is especially true for people with most gastrointestinal disorders. We should also lower our consumption of fat, avoid obesity at all costs, reduce our reliance on caffein, alcohol and tobacco, and supplement our daily diet with vitamins. In Part II, the book turns to examine specific gastrointestinal disorders and the role of food and healing. Covering the full spectrum of gastrointestinal ailments from esophagitis and swallowing disorders to colon cancer and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis). He describes symptoms and causes, recommends foods we should eat to avoid the disorder or heal them, and outlines dietary and medical approaches to treatment. He talks about inflammation and ulcers, gastritis, gallstones, pancreatitits, and liver disease; discusses dietary allergies and food intolerance, and the problems of digestion and aging; deals with complaints such as intestinal gas, diahrea, constipation; and gives special attention to inflammatory bowel disease or IBD, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, on which he is a renowned expert. The book covers everything from gluten-free diets to the fiber content of common fods, includes easy to follow charts and tables to help you plan a healthy diet. _Good Foods for Bad Stomachs_ is a dependable guide to healthy eating written by one of the most respected experts in gastroenterology today. Dr. Janowitz is Clinical Professor of Medicine at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and is past president of the American Gastroenterogical Association