You Don't Have to Live with Cystitis
by Larrian Gillespie
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Book Reviews of You Don't Have to Live with Cystitis
Book Review: A MUST BUY FOR IC SUFFERERS!
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow I was so relieved to read this book after suffering my entire life with Interstitial Cystitis! Answers to questions I have always had were answered and easily explained in terms anyone could understand. Reading this book was like a trip down memory lane for me. Suddenly I was remembering my childhood and all the times I would rush home from school because I had to use the restroom and then when I got there nothing! Then being sick for hours and the next day I was fine. I was in and out of doctor's offices my entire childhood. I felt broken...that is the best way to describe myself. I was broken. Somehow everyone else had parts that worked but me! When I read each chapter, and believe me if you suffer from IC you do not want to put this book down because you can relate to just about every chapter in the book, you are amazed at how the body works and why you suffer the way you do. Eating the right foods can ease the discomfort and eating the wrong foods can trigger it! The book does not cure you of your IC but it does educate you on how to control it and live a symptom free life. I ordered and started reading the book because I was in a terrible flare up of symptoms and after reading the book and making some dietary changes I am happy to say that the symptoms have all but gone and I am hopeful that I will be able to control them in the future when they return. The book gives you hope that IC is manageable and life is once again a good thing!Book Review: Finally, help for the horrible pain of Interstitial Cystitis
Summary: 5 Stars
If you have ever suffered from any type of bladder problems or pain, you won't want to miss this opportuntity to learn more about how to overcome some of the symptoms of the dreaded disease of Interstitial Cystitis. I was diagnosed with this condition in 1988 after four very long years of suffering and going from doctor to doctor. Then I met Larrian Gillespie and found that my symptoms weren't in my head as many of the other doctors had told me, but that indeed IC was my problem. After reading this wonderful book, I was able to put into practice many of the recommendations and lifestyle changes that she suggested. The diet hints were especially helpful, as many of my symptoms worsened when eating the wrong foods. Living with this condition is not easy, but with understanding from a kind and caring physician, making the required changes in your diet and lifestyle, it is a condition that you can live with. As a registered nurse, I appreciated the medical reasoning presented in this book, but even someone with no medical background will enjoy the wit and humor that Larrian has brought to this subject. I've learned to live with my condition and you can too. Don't miss this opportunity to help yourself to better health and less pain as a result of this sometimes debilitating disease. Thank you, Larrian so much for caring for the needs of so many, many suffers from this condition.Book Review: An outstanding book based on medical studies and research!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am the medical author of a book on kidney stones. Often, patients with cystitis can end up with struvite (or infection) kidney stones from frequent bladder infections resulting in kidney infections. These types of kidney stones have caused patients to die! Struvite stones can fill the entire kidney cavity. Dr. Larrian Gillespie's book is The #1 Resource for Women who want a better quality of life...and who want to separate fact from myth. If you are serious about preventing the continuation of this painful condition, then this book is for you! Dr. Gillespie is an outspoken advocate on women's health issues. Her understanding of the way women's bodies function, and the relationship of disease to nutrition makes this book a important addition to the intelligent woman's home library bookshelf. Also highly recommended for cnsumer medical libraries. I found the chapters and information on an anti-cystitis diet, an explanation of how anti-oxidants can help and a special chapter on how antibiotic treatment can affect your hormones outstanding. The book is also useful for understanding cystitis in children, during pregnancy and menopause. Dr. Gillespie's compassion for women, her wonderful sense of humor, and ability to teach patients in consumer-friendly language (not Dr. Speak!) make this THE book on cystitis!Book Review: There are better and more current books now available for IC!
Summary: 1 Stars
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I'm not aware of any IC support group leaders who currently suggest this book to newly diagnosed patients simply because it is older, out of date and provides information which, today, would be considered controversial. Spinal surgery, for example, is rarely considered today for interstitial cystitis and, of course, only for patients who have a proven spinal defect that could be influencing their bladder function. Rather, the most common therapies are non-surgical, such as the use rescue instillations, antihistamines, etc. etc.
The author certainly deserves credit for bringing the importance of diet to the forefront. She brought attention and publicity to the IC movement and helped to build awareness for IC.
For newly diagnosed patients looking for up to date information on IC, I strongly suggest the book "The IC Survival Guide" by Robert Moldwin MD (New Harbinger Publications), as a much better choice. It is written by a well respected doctor by both patients and the medical field. He is known world wide as a leader in the IC research movement and his book is the #1 recommended resource today by patient groups around the world.
Book Review: Must-Read Book for Anyone with IC or Cystitis!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a ground-breaking book written by a doctor who truly understands both bacterial and interstitial cystitis. Before the 1st edition of this book, the medical world was virtually silent on the subject, telling women it was all in their heads! Dr. Gillespie shows a deep understanding of the all-too-common and frequently mis-treated and/or over-medicated cystitis (urinary tract infection). Further, Dr. Gillespie virtually forced the medical world to learn about interstitial cystitis (IC) and to begin research into more humane and effective methods of treating it. Dr. G is a personal hero for me. Her book has provided guidance in my dealings with IC,where unfortunately most doctors still don't know what IC is. This book can help the patient to make decisions about treatments that can affect their body for many years to come. This book has helped me to minimize the occurrence of bacterial cystitis. And while my IC is incurable, this book has provided insight and helpful methods to make the condition less debilitating. Thanks for this ground-breaking book!!!