It Takes More Than Guts: Unprecedented book shoots straight about surviving and overcoming IBD and chronic illness

It Takes More Than Guts is a new book by Phillip Van Hooser in which he shares his personal journey as an IBD patient who survives and overcomes IBD and chronic illness. The book also serves as an educational tool, offering a glossary of terms, facts about treament and diet, and straight answers to difficult questions about IBD.

Marilynn T. Mobley
mtm@acornpr.com
770-578-6002

Susan Van Hooser
susanmvh@vanhooser.com
1-800-236-6765

It Takes More Than Guts:
Unprecedented book shoots straight about surviving
and overcoming IBD and chronic illness

Princeton, KY (PRWEB) October 6 2003--This year, more than 30,000 people will join the two million Americans already diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, also referred to as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease. A new book, "It Takes More Than Guts: Life-changing discoveries about surviving and overcoming IBD and chronic illness," offers sufferers a rare look into what it's like to be an IBD patient.

Author Phillip Van Hooser, well known speaker and master storyteller, shares his personal journey in vivid detail, taking readers on an emotional roller coaster ride through his two-year experience of physical, psychological and emotional pain, which ends, ultimately, in triumph.

As the story unfolds, the author shares valuable information drawn from extensive and comprehensive research into the symptoms, causes, treatment options, medications and diet that any Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis sufferer can benefit from.

This is the first book written by an IBD patient that combines a compelling personal story with educational information. The book includes a section called Just the Facts on IBD (which includes statistics, treatment options and diet), Just for Understanding (a glossary of medical terms often used with IBD patients) and Just Ask Phil (straight answers to difficult questions).

"This is a book I didn?t want to write," says Van Hooser, "but over time I realized this is a book I needed to write. It's the kind of book I wish had been available as I went through my own traumatic experience."

It Takes More Than Guts will be available to the public in January. Visit www.ittakesmorethanguts.com for more information. Ten percent of all profits from book sales will be donated to the Crohn?s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA).
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For a free review copy, contact Marilynn Mobley at mtm@acornpr.com or 770-578-6002 or Susan Van Hooser at susanmvh@vanhooser.com or 1-800-236-6765.