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Book Reviews of A New IBS Solution
Book Review: Absolutely brilliant book.
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is a must for all IBS sufferers. The no dairy nor sugar is the answer. Changed my life. Just read it and do what it tells you.Book Review: An expensive treatment.
Summary: 3 Stars
I've been treated according to the protocol in this book. Every reader should be aware of the extreme cost of the testing and treatments. The breath test at Cedars Sinai is $850. Xifaxan costs $1,000. Yes, I have insurance, but am still going to pay 30% myself. I was desperate as many of you reading this book will be for a solution. My suggestion is to try natural remedies first if you don't have the resources (i.e. about $2,000+ for clearing up your IBS or SIBO). Try a no carb diet for a couple of weeks to "starve" the bacteria (as was suggested by another health practitioner) and natural antibiotics such as grapefruit seed extract, coconut oil, colloidal silver etc. (just google sibo and natural cure etc.) plus possibly parasite herbs (green hulls of black walnut, clove, wormwood, etc.). I did get some relief from these things before caving and going the traditional route. I believe these folks mean well, but can't help but also think that they may be cashing in on this expensive disease by being a spokesperson for Salix and Cedars. I guess that's their prerogative when they have discovered the only cure in town.Book Review: An extremely insightful book for the IBS sufferer
Summary: 4 Stars
I learnt a lot of technical yet practical information about the illness from just one reading and much more on several later revisions. Being informed is being empowered. The information contained within may be considered by many as misguided or misinformed. But the reality is that there is not even one statement made in the book which is not backed up by evidence and logic.
For too long there has been a strong stigma in the medical field that a "cure" (in the pure simplicity of the word) couldn't possibly exist for IBS. In fact the very idea that IBS is labeled a syndrome says it all. A syndrome is complex, multi-problematic and is affected by countless external factors. The idea that there exists a treatment of ten days that could very well remove all symptoms of suffering by removing the source of the problem seems far too incredible and avant-garde to be deemed plausible. Therein actually, lays the problem with almost all current treatments in the west for IBS, which treat the symptoms not the cause.
There are many people who will obviously not respond to the protocol presented, but there will also be a large percentage that will. It would be a shame if the medical profession does not begin to accept or at least accommodate room for the concepts presented by Mark Pimentel.
Mark, thank you for this book, you may have very well given me something to live for again.
Book Review: Be sure to know the cause before using this treatment
Summary: 3 Stars
My Specialist prescribed the medical tratment metioned in this book based on his positive experience with other patients. Unfortunately I got much worse to the point where pain prevented me from sleeping.My problem was as a result of one dose of the strong antibiotic zithromax and it seems that my experience is in agreement with the other reviewer that you should not use this if your problem is caused by antibiotics. It took me several weeks to recover and get back to the situation I was in before taking this medicine.
I am giving the book 3 stars because it does work for some , mainly those whose IBS was caused by problems other than taking antibiotics . This is based on the results obtained by the specialist I went to.
For those struggling with IBS and a last resort I recommend reading an article in the journal of "practical Gastroentorology" August 2007 entitled " Clinical ramifications of malabsorption of fructose and other short chain Carbohydrates" where they postulate that some IBS may be caused by inability to absorb excess fructose and short chain carbohydrates. I had better results with this approach
Book Review: Cedars-Sinai Protocol for Treating IBS
Summary: 5 Stars
NOTE: This is a book for IBS, not IBD!!! Chapter 6--The Cedars-Sinai Protocol for Treating IBS is worth the price of the book. For those who want medical information (blood testing, celiac testing, thyroid testing, bacterial overgrowth, lactulose breath testing), this is for you. It also contains a five-day menu plan. Most importantly, this doctor also considers "The Best of Both Worlds," (Chapter 7), that combines medical information with alternative therapies. The book includes a glossary of terms and cites research from professional journals.