Living Well With Gastroparesis

Millions of people worldwide are living with gastroparesis, a life-altering condition that impairs digestion and causes chronic gastrointestinal symptoms. Unfortunately, due to a lack of adequate information, support, and guidance, many people who have been diagnosed with gastroparesis are left feeling confused, frustrated, and alone. No more. In this comprehensive guide, Crystal Zaborowski Saltrelli, a Certified Health Counselor and gastroparesis patient-advocate, addresses every aspect of life with the condition. The easy-to-understand information and practical advice will help you better understand gastroparesis, become your own advocate, and develop a comprehensive management plan.

“[Karen] understands our issues and has come up with pleasing flavors and textures that are gentle on our tummies.” – Colleen Beener, G-PACT Operations Director and Gastroparesis Advocate While diet alone cannot cure Gastroparesis, carefully managing what you eat can help control your symptoms. The Gastroparesis Cookbook incorporates healthy, whole foods into Gastroparesis-friendly recipes, alongside tips and supportive stories from people managing Gastroparesis. Managing your meals with Gastroparesis is tasty and easy, with: Over 100 easy-to-prepare, nutritious Gastroparesis-friendly recipes, including several family-friendly and slow cooker versions. A simple two-week Gastroparesis meal plan for easing symptoms. Helpful cooking and shopping tips to cut down on prep time. Recipes for managing coexisting conditions like diabetes, GERD, IBS, and more. Real-life stories and advice from members of the Gastroparesis Patients Association for Cures and Treatments (G-PACT). Make the foods you eat count. The Gastroparesis Cookbook shows you how to eat smart every day, every meal.

From a certified nutrition consultant, a customizable approach to overcoming symptoms of gastroparesis through a personalized nutritional program. With no identifiable cause, no known cure and life-sapping symptoms, gastroparesis can make you feel helpless. But you’re not! The Gastroparesis Healing Diet empowers you to tame your symptoms by taking total control of your diet. Featuring a step-by-step program that you personalize for your specific needs, this helpful handbook offers: • A guided elimination diet for identifying triggers • Carefully formulated yet amazingly delicious recipes • A plan to stock your pantry with nutrient-dense foods • Tips and tricks for dealing with flare-ups • Shared stories from others with gastroparesis • Advice on reducing stress and finding support

Certified Health Coach and Gastroparesis Expert Crystal Saltrelli has helped thousands of people around the world learn to live well with gastroparesis. In this brand new edition of Eating for Gastroparesis: Guidelines, Tips & Recipes, Crystal sets forth practical, easy-to-understand dietary modifications to help alleviate your symptoms...without compromising your nutrition and overall health. You'll learn Crystal's ten guidelines of Eating for Gastroparesis, as well as how to choose gastroparesis-friendly food at home, in restaurants, and while socializing. Through extensive food lists, answers to all of the most frequently asked questions, dozens of helpful tips, and over 75 nutrient-rich recipes, you'll discover that a gastroparesis diagnosis does not have to mean the end of healthy, enjoyable eating. "Crystal's books are a gold mine to anyone living with gastroparesis. It is the first resource I direct my patients to, whether newly diagnosed or not. I personally use many of Crystal's recommendations and resources to manage my own gastroparesis and to help others navigate this new way of eating and living. I trust Crystal's information, as she digs deep to provide accurate and up-to-date information for her readers." - Angela Moeding, Registered Dietitian

True stories, questions and answers by 15 women about managing and living with gastroparesis and other motility disorders.

Gastroparesis, a condition in which the stomach digests food too slowly or not at all, can develop as a side effect of diabetes, digestive surgery, cancer treatments, eating disorders, endocrine or neurological problems or certain medications. If you have gastroparesis, your doctor will place you on a diet that doesn't strain your digestive system.A smoothie appropriate for the full liquid phase of the gastroparesis diet is not the same as one you may get from a restaurant, juice bar or coffee shop. These smoothies should consist primarily of fluid and yogurt. The yogurt can be fruit-flavored, made from regular or plant milk, sugar-free, frozen or in the form of kefir, but it cannot contain chunks of fruit or ingredients like granola. Use milk, plant milk, water or juice as the fluid. For additional flavor, add extracts such as vanilla or almond extract, fruit syrup, flavored gelatin powder or pudding mix. To give the smoothie a thicker consistency, you can blend the mixture with ice or with frozen, very ripe bananas.

This book empowers readers to not only comprehend their condition and options, but to use this knowledge to take back control of their own health and improve their quality of life. Written by an accomplished medical professional with chronic gastroparesis, the author uses her experiences to bridge the gap between doctors and those whom they serve.

Dr. Aviv guides readers through healthy dietary choices with targeted recipes, helping them balance their bodies and minds for optimal health and break acid-generating habits for good. Do you suffer from abdominal bloating; a chronic, nagging cough or sore throat; postnasal drip; a feeling of a lump in the back of your throat; allergies; or shortness of breath? If so, odds are that you are experiencing acid reflux without recognizing its silent symptoms, which can lead to serious long-term health problems, including esophageal cancer. In The Acid Watcher Diet, Dr. Jonathan Aviv, a leading authority on the diagnosis and treatment of acid reflux disease, helps readers identify those often misunderstood symptoms while providing a proven solution for reducing whole-body acid damage quickly and easily. His 28-day program is part of a two-phase eating plan, with a healthy balance of both macronutrients (proteins, carbs, and fats) and micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, antioxidants), that works to immediately neutralize acid and relieve the inflammation at the root of acid reflux.