The First Year: Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed

by Sklar, Jill; Sklar, Manuel

• ISBN13: 9781569245323
• ISBN10: 1569245320
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-05
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books

Summary

Guides newly diagnosed patients providing answers and advice that will help them come to terms with their condition and the lifestyle changes that accompany it. It offers treatment options, dietary choices, fertility issues, holistic alternatives, and much more.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xiii
Manuel Sklar
Introduction	xv
Day 1
Living: It's Not Your Fault	1	(5)
Learning: What is IBD?	6	(7)
Day 2
Living: Grieving: Are You Sure?	13	(6)
Learning: What the Tests Tell Us	19	(8)
Day 3
Living: Acceptance and Hope	27	(5)
Learning: The Workplace, the Law, and IBD	32	(6)
Day 4
Living: Finding Solace and Support	38	(7)
Learning: How the Diseases Work	45	(6)
Day 5
Living: Assembling Your Health Care Team	51	(11)
Learning: The Intestinal Complications of IBD	62	(7)
Day 6
Living: When to Call the Doctor	69	(4)
Learning: The Ailments that Accompany IBD	73	(13)
Day 7
Living: Coping with Pain	86	(5)
Learning: Genetics and Other Causative Factors of IBD	91	(10)
First-Week Milestone	101	(42)
Week 2
Learning: The Role of Medication in the Treatment of IBD	103	(10)
Living: Living with the Effects of Medication	113	(6)
Week 3
Learning: Drugs that Help, Drugs that Hurt	119	(5)
Living: Compliance	124	(4)
Week 4
Learning: Vitamins, Herbs and Other Essential Nutrients	128	(8)
Living: Seeking Alternative Therapy	136	(7)
First-Month Milestone	143	(62)
Month 2
Learning: The Role of Nutrition	145	(4)
Living: What Can I Eat?s What Should I Avoid?	149	(10)
Month 3
Learning: Non-ostomy Surgical Options	159	(7)
Living: Surviving Surgery and Other Hospital Stays	166	(7)
Month 4
Learning: The Ostomy	173	(6)
Living: Coping with the Ostomy	179	(6)
Month 5
Learning: Cancer and IBD	185	(5)
Living: Surviving the Colonoscopy and Other Awful Tests	190	(9)
Month 6
Learning: Sex and Fertility	199	(3)
Living: Intimacy Issues	202	(3)
Half-Year Milestone	205	(70)
Month 7
Learning: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Lactation	207	(8)
Living: Coping with Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Recovery with IBD	215	(3)
Month 8
Living: Living Daily Life	218	(8)
Learning: Remission: Life Beyond Disease	226	(4)
Month 9
Living: Travel and IBD	230	(5)
Learning: Insurance and IBD	235	(9)
Month 10
Living: Children and IBD	244	(9)
Learning: Treatments for Children with IBD	253	(4)
Month 11
Learning: Understanding Research	257	(7)
Living: Participating in Research	264	(5)
Month 12
Living: Moving On	269	(3)
Learning: Finding a Cure	272	(3)
Glossary	275	(6)
For Further Reading	281	(2)
Resources	283	(2)
Acknowledgments	285	(2)
Index	287