BODY / NUTRITION

Gastronomical Distress

BY CLAUDIA BOYNTON

Fighting colon cancer was only part of the battle; this survivor then had to learn how, and what, to eat all over again

For three years after surgery for colorectal cancer there were very few foods I could eat without having to make an Olympic dash to the bathroom. But at last, a physician specializing in nutritional biochemistry and metabolism offered hope.

Turns out, my intestines were so inflamed that instead of being ridged on the inside, they were somewhat smooth, causing food to glide right through without being slowed for digestion. I would have to learn how, and what, to eat all over again. ...

[THIS STORY APPEARS IN FULL IN THE SPRING 2008 ISSUE OF HEAL]