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Your Child with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
When a child has inflammatory bowel disease, the family has many concerns: Why is my child sick? What can we do to help him get better? What does the future hold for her? In this book, an expert team of pediatric gastroenterologists explains the symptoms, diagnoses, and treatments associated with Crohn disease, ulcerative colitis, and indeterminate colitis to help parents and children cope with the challenges of IBD.
The authors' empathy and experience are evident throughout as they answer such questions as:
• What are inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn disease, and ulcerative colitis?• Is there a cure for IBD?• How is IBD going to affect my child's daily life?• Will my child's diet change?• Can my child still play sports?• Will my child need surgery?• What are the side effects of commonly prescribed medications?
The book also provides parents with practical advice on how to tell their children about their IBD and discusses the challenges children may face at school and in their social lives, especially as they grow older. Additional information on IBD medications, complementary treatments, and further reading round out this comprehensive and reliable resource.
The authors' empathy and experience are evident throughout as they answer such questions as:
• What are inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn disease, and ulcerative colitis?• Is there a cure for IBD?• How is IBD going to affect my child's daily life?• Will my child's diet change?• Can my child still play sports?• Will my child need surgery?• What are the side effects of commonly prescribed medications?
The book also provides parents with practical advice on how to tell their children about their IBD and discusses the challenges children may face at school and in their social lives, especially as they grow older. Additional information on IBD medications, complementary treatments, and further reading round out this comprehensive and reliable resource.
304 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2010
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August 7, 2014
This book was very helpful with my daughter's recent IBD diagnosis. I appreciate the thoroughness of the information and the fact that that the tone isn't alarmist (unlike some online sources). This book really covered all aspects of the illness and even answered many questions I didn't even know I had yet. Thank you!
January 5, 2014
By far, the best book about pediatric IBD in the stores. My group gives this book out to all our new pediatric IBD families - great for parents and for adolescents. Extensive, detailed, and up-to-date - highly recommended!
November 18, 2014
A Must read for any parent or caretaker of a child with IBD!!
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