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This article is from the Inflammatory Bowel Disease FAQ, by Susan Blank smb@panix.com with numerous contributions by others.

3.0 I want to read as much as I can about this illness. Have any books been written on the subject of IBD or IBS?

Here's a list of books written on one or the other or both of
these subjects. Some of the books are reviewed; special thanks to
Sheila Ruffell for taking the time to review them and giving me
permission to use her reviews.

"The Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Fact Book", edited by
Peter A. Banks, M.D.; Daniel H. Present, M.D.; and Penny Steiner,
M.P.H. (Scribner's, 1983) -available from CCFA. ISBN 0-684-17967-9
(hardcover). Can be purchased online at www.ccfa.org

"Treating IBD: A Patient's Guide to the Medical and Surgical
Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease", Lawrence J. Brandt and
Penny Steiner-Grossman (Raven Press, 1989) -available from CCFA. ISBN
0-88167-532-6 (paperback). Can be purchased online at www.ccfa.org


This book was sponsored by the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of
America, and is a good overall reference book on all aspects of the
diseases. If you are new to IBD and want more information on drugs,
treatments, possible complications, types of surgery, etc. this book
is an excellent source from the medical perspective. Reading a similar
book as a newly diagnosed patient, I was somewhat aghast at the
possible range of complications. Six years later, having met and
survived many of them, I think it probably did help to know in advance
what could happen and what the alternatives for handling the problems
are.
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"The New People ...not Patients- A Source Book for Living with
Inflammatory Bowel Disease", Penny Steiner-Grossman, M.P.H.,
Peter Banks, M.D. and Daniel H. Present, M.D.
(Kendall/Hunt Publishing, 1992) -available from CCFA. ISBN 0-8403-7029-6
(trade paperback). Can be purchased online at www.ccfa.org


"Managing Your Child's Crohn's Disease or Ulcerative Colitis",
Keith Benkov, M.D. and Harland Winter (Mastermedia, 1996).
Available from CCFA. ISBN 1-57101-023-0 9 (hardcover).
Can be purchased online at www.ccfa.org

 

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