Crohn's and Colitis the Flare Stopper(TM)System.: A Step-By-Step Guide Based on 30 Years of Medical Research and Clinical Experience

Helpful, I advise everyone with IBD to read this

The author has had decades of experience with this illness and has received all of what orthodox medicine has to offer (except surgery). She details the strengths and weaknesses of the medications and has found alternatives which she describes in detail. For instance, one simple one is boiling flax seeds, cooling the mixture, and eating the gel that develops (minus the seeds), which soothes the GI system. This is easy to do and cheap. And she has many other tested solutions. She has nothing to sell! (One reviewer said she did, but there is nothing about selling in this book--so the reviewer must have confused this with some other book). All the recipes for us to do are clearly described and the ingredients are simple, e.g, Lemon Balm tea. The book is somewhat of an encyclopedia of methods, and it is not a light read. You will want to dip into it looking for specific solutions. Some IQ is needed. It is just that there is so much material that this is more of a reference book, like an encyclopedia. Many, many solutions and aids are presented, which we desperately need, and this author has been in the trenches with this for decades. I have not run into any other book or paper which gives such a huge, detailed overview of treatments and solutions. Everyone with Crohn's/Colitis would benefit from checking this out and would find, imo, at least one treatment which helps.

The book seems amazing at first glance, but the treatment I learned after is quite controversial and they shouldn’t be making the claims they are making. The author is not an expert.

I found Galina’s book, Crohn’s & Colitis the Flare Stopper System, to be so informative. I have Crohn’s disease and to have a resource like this in my hands and to reference is very helpful. In her book, she shares her personal colitis story, how she fully recovered and the extensive clinical research she has done. The book explains possible causes of IBD. My advice is to not get overwhelmed by this information. She’s educating us and I truly feel that knowledge is power! She walks you through the Flare Stopper Diet program in an easy to read format. She also provides recipes and detailed instructions. It works! If you have Crohn’s or Colitis, I highly recommend this book to have on hand for when you have a flare and to get your health back on track.

I'm upset that so many doctors have treated my IBD as "having no cause", or that it just comes out of nowhere - wtf is that? I want to know the actual CAUSE of my problems...which this book helped me understand. Now I know better what's happening with me and WHY and what I can do to NOT be tied to medication forever. I don't want pills. I don't want surgery. I just want to be NORMAL and healthy. In this book, the steps are clear, the recipes are good, and the process is intense, but hey, I guess IBD is intense. There are lots of good books out there, but I really like that the author went through it herself & treats clients, so I guess I feel like my frustration is understood. In a world that feels upside-down, this is a welcome handbook to help understand my body and work through the long process of healing. All I want is a natural way to heal that's based in science - and this book delivers that.