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My Life As Invisible Intestines (with Intense Indigestion) is book # 20 in the The Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle series.When Wally first becomes invisible (thanks to the handy-dandy OOPS Machine) it's great fun. Now he can do whatever he wants, like defending Opera by humiliating a bully, or helping the local football team come back from a 0-54 score. Then, of course, there's always giving Wall Street a hand in making her first million. . . . But the fun and games are short lived when everybody from a crazy ghost buster, to the FBI, to the 59 ½ Minutes TV show, to the neighbor's new dog (a cross between a grizzly bear and a Tyrannosaurs Rex) begin pursuing him. Soon Wally is stumbling and staggering through his greatest misadventure ever . . . until he finally learns that cheating and taking short cuts in life are not all they're cracked up to be. Until he learns that honesty really is the best policy.

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Designed to help the millions of people who suffer daily from digestive ailments, this straightforward guide contains a wealth of advice from a medical practitioner who advocates natural healing techniques. This back-to-basics approach examines the age-old and modern causes of poor digestive health, including the increasing use of chemicals and additives in the typical Western diet. Special diets and eating out are given special attention. The safe, natural practices outlined in this book will reveal the path to recovery and make digestive distress a thing of the past. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

Thank you Dr Mansfield for making my wife buy this book for me...
To be fair I never really considered my bowel a problem until my wife gave me this book as a present for Christmas last year with words that encouraged me to find a solution to the constant trumpeting that my bowels were subjecting my surroundings to.

The idea of eating my sandwich in 3 stages based on what food group they belonged to was to say the least alien to me in the beginning but I decided to try a few of his suggestions and they worked wonders.

My advice is that you would need to buy this book if you are looking for natural ways to manage your symptoms. And if you don't feel the symptoms that bad, consider the people around you that suffers under your windy disease too! ... Read more

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In clear language, free of medical jargon, with healthy doses of humor and many easy-to-understand examples, Dr. Henry D. Janowitz provides you with everything you need to know about indigestion, offering sound advice on how to avoid problems and soothing the fears of those in distress. He shows you how to prepare for a visit to the doctor--what the physician needs to know, what tests you might undergo, and what the latest diagnostic techniques are (including MRI and endoscopy). Dr. Janowitz then zeroes in on specific problems of the esophagus, stomach, gall bladder, liver, and pancreas. He outlines the causes of peptic ulcers and discusses the best methods of prevention and treatment, shows how to distinguish between chest pain originating in the esophagus and the anginal pain of heart disease, and surveys such problems as gallstones, pancreatic disorders, jaundice, malabsorption, maldigestion, and food allergies. He also examines the effects of aging on the upper digestive tract and, in a final chapter, illuminates the role of stress in functional indigestion. A reliable guide to extremely common medical complaints, Indigestion is must reading for anyone suffering from heartburn, ulcers, gall bladder disease, or any number of common gastrointestinal ailments. ... Read more

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Very sound guide and advice for upper GI problems
In clear, jargon-free language, with healthy doses of humor and many easy-to-understand examples, the author of Your GutFeelings and Good Foods for Bad Stomachs, Dr. Janowitz offers everything you need to knowabout indigestion, providing soundadvice on how to avoid problems andsoothing the fears of those in distress. I found this book very helpful andwill be for anyonesuffering from any number of gastrointestinal ailments,from Crohn's to constipation to ulcers to GERD. A very good overall guidetoupper intestinal health.

Good Guide to Upper GI Health
In clear, jargon-free language, with healthy doses of humor and many easy-to-understand examples, the author of Your Gut Feelings and Good Foods for Bad Stomachs, Dr. Janowitz offers everything you need to know about indigestion, providing sound advice on how to avoid problems and soothing the fears of those in distress. I found this book very helpful and will be for anyone suffering from any number of gastrointestinal ailments, from Crohn's to constipation to ulcers to GERD. A very good overall guide to upper intestinal health ... Read more

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Very, very short book - almost pocket sized.
This is a tiny book and although I like the idea of having a positve outlook and including your faith in your illness, I didn't find the book to be helpful with my indigestion. ... Read more

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Good if you are newly diagnosed
For me, this book was way too basic. I have had GERD for a few years and have had a lot of discussions with doctors, gastroenterologists, etc. about how to manage it. I have tried all the lifestyle and diet modifications with little success, and hoped to find out about some natural alternatives to improve my stomach health. Unfortunately, this book had very little to offer for someone like me. It focused on the diet and lifestyle modifications, then spent only a page on what to try if those things don't work. The simplistic "You don't have to live with acid reflux if you just eat right and change your lifestyle" message really bothered me, because for some of us it just isn't true. And for those of us who need more, the book didn't help at all.

I still rated it 2 stars because if you're newly diagnosed with GERD/acid reflux or if you think you might have it, this book would be a great introduction to the lifestyle and diet changes that do help many people. Don't expect much - the acid reflux section is short. But if you're just looking for the basics, slightly more than you get from a typical doctor's office pamphlet, this book may help you.

Helpful if you're newly diagnosed
For me, this book was way too basic.I have had GERD for a few years and have had a lot of discussions with doctors, gastroenterologists, etc. about how to manage it.I have tried all the lifestyle and diet modifications with little success, and hoped to find out about some natural alternatives to improve my stomach health.Unfortunately, this book had very little to offer for someone like me.It focused on the diet and lifestyle modifications, then spent only a page on what to try if those things don't work.The simplistic "You don't have to live with acid reflux if you just eat right and change your lifestyle" message really bothered me, because for some of us it just isn't true.And for those of us who need more, the book didn't help at all.

I still rated it 2 stars because if you're newly diagnosed with GERD/acid reflux or if you think you might have it, this book would be a great introduction to the lifestyle and diet changes that do help many people.Don't expect much - the acid reflux section is short.But if you're just looking for the basics, slightly more than you get from a typical doctor's office pamphlet, this book may help you. ... Read more

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This groundbreaking book unleashes a brilliant new plan for permanently curing heartburn by relieving the root cause of the problem: low stomach acid. ... Read more

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End Antacid Dependency
A new remedy came on the market promising 14 days of heartburn relief.I rushed to the drugstore the day it hit the shelves.As advertised, I had 14 days of blissful remission.

My suffering relieved, I relived the days when heartburn was impossible.There was a time I could gulp jalapeno peppers like candy.I could eat a double order of Nick's Famous Coney Island Dogs piled with onions, washed down with a (small) pitcher of beer.I laughed at heartburn.

When the 14 days ended, the heartburn returned with a vengeance, worse than ever.Warning labels proscribed continued use of the remedy.There has to be a better way, I concluded, and started researching heartburn online.This book turned up among the search results.

Following the book's advice, I swallowed a spoonful of fresh lemon juice to combat an attack of heartburn.The lemon juice caused some alarming turmoil in my stomach, but the heartburn subsided.I had some lemons on hand, so I squeezed them into glass bottles of drinking water.I put the juice of half a lemon in each quart bottle.

For the next few months, I drank lemon-spiked water.The heartburn abatedfrom day one.I didn't need to take the acid tablets the book recommends.

I am a beer and coffee lover, so there were occasional flareups.I might forget to take the onions out of my gyro.I fought these flareups with chewable papaya enzyme tablets, which work better than any antacid.

My shopping habits changed.Instead of buying antacids in jumbo bottles, I bought lemons by the 5-pound bag.I squeezed one or two lemons a day into my drinking water.

Eventually, water didn't taste right without lemon.I ended my lemon water addiction.In 3 years, the heartburn has not returned.I've been working on the same bottle of papaya enzyme while eating and drinking practically anything I want (except onions).

I've had a puzzling response from fellow sufferers when I have suggested this book.People don't want to hear about it.They get the idea that it's some kooky, possibly dangerous, health fad.Strangely, they seem reluctant to give up their trusty antacids.They'd rather keep fighting a losing battle than take a chance on a simple cure that sounds counterintuitive.MORE stomach acid will cure heartburn?

I consider myself lucky to be open to alternatives.I turned to this book only because I was so fed up with years of riding the antacid merry-go-round.If you are serious about ending antacid dependence, this book has the answer.

You have to be patient while the authors lay out their theories and research findings.For the doubting medical community and readers leery of jarring unconventional ideas, the authors take several chapters to make their case.

Actual advice for heartburn sufferers can be summarized in a few pages. A few pages that can make your life a whole lot better.

try it!
Ive been on hard core acid suppressent drugs for years and had huge problems every time i tried to go off them. Within a week i would have to start taking them again. Anyway i started reading this book and immediately stopped taking the nexium and started using superzymes. I dont quite understand how this works exactly but it does. Im just so relieved to not have to rely on those drugs anymore! Give it a go!

I must be the only one...
whose heartburn was made worse by taking more acid.I suspect that much heartburn is caused by stress, which produces TOO MUCH stomach acid.It's always suspicious when EVERY review is 5 stars.

Excellent read
This book was recommended by my Internist as a must read. He was so right as this book was all about my problems and answered all my questions. The research was a plus as I always check my facts.I in the future I too will recommend this book.

Revolutionary book!
As a medical student, I've found this book to be spectacularly insightful and important. The book is simple, yet profound in it's explanations. The conclusions are logical and strongly substantiated.

Very important book. ... Read more

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The role of humility in the Christian life, treated with humor ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Semana, published by Spanish Publications, Inc. on November 3, 2000. The length of the article is 507 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: ¿Sufre usted de indigestión?(TT: Do you suffer from indigestion?)
Author: Silvia Jiménez
Publication: Semana (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 3, 2000
Publisher: Spanish Publications, Inc.
Volume: 6Issue: 401Page: 29

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Caught in 1990s twenty-something angst, Ricky Haws and his friends try to break out of the humdrum by starting their very own jazz band. There’s Ricky, the quiet one; Jack, the artistic one; Brandon, the tough one; Mary, the good one; and Kevin, the sly one, along with a supporting cast of welcome and not-so-welcome fellows. Quickly rocketing to the top of the local music scene, the band battles bad reviews, even worse local club owners and their own past in this recent-nostalgia tale of friendship and dreams. ... Read more