Review: How to not let Colitis kick your butt
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 13, 2012
When you have a colitis flare, your butt really drags.  Colitis has kicked my behind several times. My father died from a compromised heart and health conditions that resulted from the colitis medications prescribed over a lifetime. I don't want to kick my bucket the same way. I'm just going to tell you that Colitis is not fun to experience nor is it fun to read about. Who wants to read about their inflammed innards and all the other symptoms when you have lived them? This was not a pleasant book to read because it reminds me of the trauma of a Colitis flare. When I came out of the hospital from the next to last flare, I decided it was time to find a new way.  This book is a comprehensive list of ways to cope with colitis. I learned quite a few that I did not know of. After my last flare, I put myself on a fluid diet that lasted almost six weeks.  I wish I had had this list so that I could have had more possibilities. I had never thought of bringing my food to room temperature, or eating rice congee.The only thing I wish this author had done was hold my hand a little bit more as I read through this, continuing to remind me it is possible to reduce the pain, and to really help our body return to health. This is a great compendium of ways to deal with Colitis. I will keep this book as part of my emergency arsenal.