Teen's Guide to Gut Health

(Paperback)

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The discomfort and embarrassment of IBS and other digestive disorders are hard enough for adults to deal with. For teens, it can be difficult to diagnose digestive diseases, challenging to navigate school and the cafeteria, and all-around isolating and stressful. As a registered dietician, Warren has helped teens transition their diets and seen the success of following a low-FODMAP diet to end the symptoms of IBS, Crohns, colitis, and other digestive diseases.

With an emphasis on clarity and positivity, not deprivation, teens will learn how to find relief. The 30 easy-to-follow recipes are gluten-free (with vegetarian options) so teens can feed themselves meals they would want to eat. There is also a chapter to the concerns of real teens, answering questions, advice-column-style no matter how embarrassing!

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"A beneficial guide for teens serious about digestive health."--School Library Journal

"Rachel Meltzer Warren handles this delicate topic with honesty and humor, delivering an empowering plan of action that's heavy on evidence-based, practical solutions to redirect readers from the rabbit hole of unvetted, fad-driven online advice."
--Tamara Duker Freuman, MS, RD, CDN, clinical dietitian, contributor, U.S. News World Report

"This unique book will help you manage your IBS in a school setting, including specific strategies for managing your social life, access to the bathroom, cafeteria, dorm living and going out to eat with your friends. I love the laugh-out-loud scripts for talking to parents about IBS!"
--Patsy Catsos, MS, RDN, LD, author of The IBS Elimination Diet and Cookbook

"What a terrific resource! This comprehensive guide covers all the bases. Complete with delicious recipes and sample meal plans, this is the go-to GI guide for all teens and young adults."
--Faye Berger Mitchell, RDN, LDN, editor-in-chief, foodieoncampus.com

"For any teen who is struggling to understand what's going on in their gut, this book is a must read!"
--Nancy Sidnam, MS, RDN, creator of The Wellie Project

"A Teen's Guide to Gut Health will prove to be a life-changing resource for adolescents who are looking to get their young lives back to normal."
--Dr. Barbara Bolen, coauthor of The Everything Guide to the Low-FODMAP Diet

Author Bio

Rachel Meltzer Warren, MS, RDN is a New York area-based nutrition writer, educator, and counselor. In her private practice as a nutrition counselor, she specializes in helping young people as well as adults and families. She is the author of the book The Smart Girl's Guide to Going Vegetarian and is a consultant for Harlem Children's Zone where she develops and teaches programs on nutrition and wellness. She has contributed to Women's Health, Shape, Vegetarian Times, Good Housekeeping, and more.

William D. Chey, MD, AGAF, FACG, FACP, RFF, is Professor of Medicine, Director of the GI Physiology Laboratory, and Co-Director of the Michigan Bowel Control Program at the University of Michigan. He also runs a clinical research group, serves as Co-editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Gastroenterology, and is on the Board of Trustees of the American College of Gastroenterology and the Board of Directors of the Rome Foundation and Advisory Board of the International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD).