"I think this is the most detailed, accurate, best researched, most objective and beautifully written account of this topic I have come across...by quite a long way! It is a huge amount of work, laid out in a clear and accessible way and is a really informative text for both patients and healthcare staff. I myself would love a copy of this as a reference text for teaching and staff training."

Dr. Robert Heuschkel, MBBS, MRCPCH, Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK

"This easy-to-read book comprises a comprehensive and balanced assessment of the role that enteral nutrition plays in the management of Crohn's disease in children and adults. Enteral nutrition has been a forgotten and neglected treatment for Crohn's disease in many parts of the world — this book should help to change this, and will help many people (patients and health professionals alike) to understand a little more about this therapeutic option."

Associate Professor Andrew S Day, Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Sydney Children's Hospital and University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

"This book will help patients, families, and healthcare practitioners as a practical resource and should enthuse them about the importance of nutrition in Crohn's disease and its relevance to children, young people, and adults. It will encourage practitioners to offer, and patients to expect to have offered, enteral nutrition as a primary therapeutic option, and as continued nutritional support when other treatments are required."

R. M. Beattie, FRCPCH MRCP, Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Nutrition, Southampton General Hospital, England, UK

"Easy to understand for a lay reader and particularly a Crohn's disease patient. I really do think this book will be valuable to patients and their families."

Professor Colm Ó'Moráin, DSc, MSc, MD, MA, Dip. Imm., FACG, FEBG, FRCP, FRCPI, FTCD, Consultant Gastroenterologist, The Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, Professor of Medicine, Dean of Health Sciences, Trinity College Dublin

"The book is designed for the patient and family with Crohn's disease and provides not only a detailed role of the use of enteral nutrition in this disease but also a summary of other therapies. The information given is evidenced-based and balanced in the claims for the role of enteral nutrition. The author avoids the use of medical jargon or explains the jargon where appropriate. There are illustrative case histories to which patients can relate. I would certainly recommend it to all patients with Crohn's disease and colitis. Patients with irritable bowel syndrome who are wondering about nutritional therapy will also get information."

Khursheed N. Jeejeebhoy, FRCP(C), Ph.D., Staff Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Professor of Medicine, Nutritional Sciences and Physiology, University of Toronto

"...A readable, well-documented book that will be of value in consumer-health collections."

Library Journal (from review by Janet M. Schneider, James A. Haley Veterans' Hosp., Tampa)

"The book is easy to read and is detailed, accurate and well researched....It is a must read for all professionals involved in treating Crohn's disease."

Dietetics Today (from review by Hazel Duncan, Paediatric Dietitian, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital)

"Beat Crohn's! Getting to Remission with Enteral Nutrition is skillfully written by Margaret A. Oppenheimer, an expert in enteral nutrition. For anybody who may be considering this treatment option, it will be an invaluable guide to implementing the diet and comparing it to other treatment options."

Take Charge (the members' magazine of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America)

"The author does a very clear job of explaining the basics about how to deal with Crohn's from a nutrition angle. However, she also discusses the pros and cons of the traditional doctors' methods. Her book will appeal to people who want a more natural approach to dealing with Crohn's but want something which has been approved by the traditional medical community. Her presentation is very easy to follow and to use as a reference later." NathanaelS, June 9, 2009

"Beat Crohn's by Margaret A. Oppenheimer reads almost like a book in the For Dummies series. Simple explanations (without all the medical jargon) for a very complicated condition make for a quick, easy read. The reader is assumed to have knowledge of Crohn's, so the author moves immediately into descriptions of the various medical interventions commonly used in treatments. She compares the viability of steroids, biologics, and immunomodulators to the use of enteral nutrition and speaks of the combination of both drugs and enteral nutrition. Oppenheimer describes the ways in which a very simple method of liqiud nutrition (either alone or as a supplement to a regular diet) can possibly lead to remission for someone suffering from Crohn's disease. Often times this is when medicines have failed already and doctor's are ready to resort to the first of many surgeries. She makes a good case for a treatment that is often used in other countries, but seems to have fallen by the wayside in the U.S. Anyone who has tried other methods to get control of their Crohn's and has been disappointed may want to give this book a try. They will find plenty of information on different methods of enteral nutrition, statistics showing its effectiveness, lists of sources for obtaining the nutrition formulas available, and a massive bibliography for just about everything you could want or need to know about Crohn's." grem458, June 9, 2009

"I've lived with Crohn's for 10 years and I am glad to have this information. I think that if someone is in a full blown flareup and isn't responding to medication, it might be worth it to try this. It would be extremely difficult, for sure. After I had surgery (I had one inch of intestine removed, not a lot compared to many of the people discussed in this book), I was put on complete paraenteral feeding (through an IV) for six days, and I wasn't hungry at all, but this isn't quite the same. I honestly don't know if I could do it. Oppenheimer does discuss the pros and cons of enteral nutrition, and I think, at least in my case, it's not really a viable option. But I have responded to medication. If I hadn't, I can say for sure that two or three weeks of drinking your nutrients is a MUCH better option than surgery. Your body is not the same afterwards, trust someone who's been there. In any event, it's good to educate yourself as much as possible, and Oppenhemier has done her research well. Check it out, it may not be the best option for you, but at least it's a viable one." waitingtoderail, June 14, 2009

"This book is incentivizing others to consider this method (enteral nutrition) of treatment in order to reach remission from Crohn's Disease, and in my opinion she does an excellent job of it. Having a family member with this disease, created an interest in learning more about Crohn's Disease. I found this book not only interesting material, but also thorough, without being "heavy". I liked that the author provided the information needed to look up the specific research study sources in an appendix rather than spreading them throughout the book. The author also had an appendix (glossary) of medical terminology in the back of the book which was very helpful and efficient. I am looking forward to sharing this book with my family member whom is suffering from UC/IBS." annacamp, June 23, 2009

"Margaret Oppenheimer in Beat Crohn's: Getting to Remission with Enteral Nutrition makes a good case for giving enteral nutrition a try for Crohn's disease. Although it does not work for everyone, it has a better success rate than many other treatments and may result in longer periods of remission than other treatments. She has written a comprehensive study about Crohn's disease, enteral nutrition, other treatment options, and various diets and their impacts on Crohn's. Even if you decide after reading her book not to try enteral nutrition, you will have learned a tremendous amount about the disease, including personal stories by other victims of Crohn's. It is written for the medically informed layman. Her comments are supported by extensive research citations. The data are very well organized. She writes beautifully, and the pages turn quickly. It's the best study of a disease that I've read for a long while. If you have Crohn's, ulcerative colitis or Irritable Bowel Syndrome or know someone who does, this is a must read." cvjacobs, June 28, 2009

"I might have IBD so reading about Crohn's was of interest to me. It spells everything out very well for the layman. Tons of information on different treatments other than going the eternal nutrition way, then later explaining if it would help in other gastro-intestinal disorders. This book has a lot going for it, and even has website links for further research." timidmagick, June 10, 2009

"I have several family members with Crohn's, and after reading this book passed it on to them. It is a terribly debilitating disease in its severe form, and getting sufficient nutrition is difficult. Enteral nutrition is not something their treating physicians had mentioned, and my relatives were happy to get this book. Easy to read, packed with information." journeys, Jul 26, 2009