Chronic Digestive Disorders

The book explains different types of digestive disorders and how they are caused. It discusses how many of the popular fixes offered by gastroenterologists make it worse. It then offers solutions to the problem instead of quick fixes. After a tour of the digestive system and case studies, it lays out self-help treatment plans.

I have IBS and GERD. Even after surgery on my esophagus, I continue to have issues. How I wish I would have read this book years ago. I learned so much about the lack of nutrients causing my problems. We are told to avoid sugar, flour, etc. but this book enlightens us not on the food choices but on the overall nutrients needed in our bodies to function. I found this statement to be quite profound: “Far too little emphasis in the medical profession is put on nutrition and diet. The body is not sick due to lack of drugs, but it can be sick due to lack of dozens of nutrients that the body requires in the daily diet. Digestive disorders are fully preventable.”

The author states “Your daily diet and lifestyle routine may cause... nutritional imbalances, but this may be of little significance and is usually a result of environmental factors stress levels and precise quality of diet. Health problems however can start to manifest themselves when chronic nutrient deficiencies develop due to long-term poor dietary choices and imbalanced digestion with a lifestyle incompatible with good health.”

While some of the language may seem technical to a layperson, I recommend plugging through to obtain a vast array of information towards truly understanding our problems with digestion.


I received an eBook ARC in exchange for an honest review. This is no way affects my opinion or rating of this book.

This is a very informative book about a variety of digestive disorders. The author also discusses what we can all do in order to keep our guts healthy, going into detail about food and our eating habits as well as supplements and lifestyles. In an age of fast food and highly processed foods I’m sure there is something of benefit in here for everybody.

There are a number of case studies dealing with specific digestive problems and showing how the author, in her clinical work, has managed to help the people involved to improve their digestive health. She shows how a disrupted digestive system can have much further reaching health consequences than just in our guts.

A good all round book on digestive disorders and digestive healing. The language used is not too technical or medical, but there is a lot to take in.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.

I was just diagnosed with gastroparesis and this book has helped me to understand the dynamics of what is going on in my “gut”. There is great advice and tips to follow. I hope I will now be able to manage my disease. Thanks to Matador and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

I found this a very informative read. They delved not only into IBS but also other disorders that can cause issues with the digestive system. It gave simple straight forward advice as well as explaining the reasons for these illnesses in a simple honest way.