Hard to Stomach: Real Solutions to Your Digestive Problems

"Easy to read book, well set out with every conceivable problem covered that isn't a medical disease. It has sections on dysbiosis and fermentation detailing the difference between them and symptoms of each. It has a indispensable diet plan which WORKS! It throws up things you wouldn't even dream of thinking about such as the fact that you can autointoxicate yourself by eating certain products.

Unlike many of the books I have read on this subject, it has an useful index so you can pinpoint the section you want. It also has annotated diagrams for quick reference and a very useful bibliography.

Reading this book makes you piece things together like a good detective novel. It will change the way you look at food, eating and your digestion forever. It gave me a sense of control over my overeating: Rather than not eating something because it makes you fat, you'll look at something and say this will not digest properly and make me ill. Turning the onus onto your digestion helps by sidestepping the self-esteem issues with overeating. In short, the book teaches you to treat your stomach in the same way you should treat your vital organs.

I borrowed this book from the library so many times I went and bought it. It works excellently as a quick refernce guide to digestion discomfort and strange symptoms (e.g. bad breath, feeling 'spacey'). You wil go back to it time and time again and find yourself asking complete strangers if they had anal itching to go with their acne!"
~ Written on 2006-06-22

"I had been suffering with digestive problems for six months and had developed a gastric ulcer that occasionally bled, my energy levels were low and I had put on weight. I got this book from my local library and read it all the way through. I followed the dietary advice for my symptoms and all my problems cleared up within three months. Also, my energy levels returned and my weight stabilised.
The format of the book could be better and at times it was repetative but the dietary advice made sense and it worked. I will admit that the diet was not easy to adhere to but if you wish to sort out your digestive problems without undergoing invasive tests and taking pharmaceuticals then I would advise you to read this book and act upon its advice."
~ Written on 2006-02-04

"How long have you felt unwell, only to be told by the Doctor that there's nothing wrong with you? You've even been tested at hospital, with negative results; but YOU know something's up, but WHAT?

This book explains how symptoms are so easily missed by conventional medicine. It explores the knock-on effects of digestive disorders to many other (sometimes seemingly unrelated) parts of the body, and gives you a plan of action to solve the problem (AT LAST!)"
~ Written on 2002-10-02