“Gastrointestinal Health”, by Steven Peikin

Peikin, Steven R. Gastrointestinal Health: a Self-help Nutritional Program to Prevent, Cure, or Alleviate Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Ulcers, Heartburn, Gas, Constipation, and Many Other Digestive Disorders. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1991. Print.

Despite the long names with similar words in them, this book is quite different from the last.  This is the one with “nutritional program” in the title, which made all the difference.  What I needed when I got home from the hospital, still in considerable pain and afraid to eat any mouthful of any food at all, was a sense of control.  This book gave me comfort and a plan.

I can’t say that I really tried many recipes in the book, but they gave me a framework to work within as I started eating regularly again.  I would recommend it for anyone suffering from GI issues who wants more advice than just “eat healthy”.  In some cases, like heartburn, what you eat directly affects your disease – so it’s worth your while to have a detailed