The book has helped memore than anything else i've tried, as no medications seem to help me.The basic guideline of it is that every meal should begin with a soluble fibre base - be that pasta, rice, bread, potato etc. Soluble fibre soothes the intestine cutting down on the D *for me*. It gives a list of common triggers (gassy veg like cabage, onions etc, insoluble fibre eg nuts, raw fruit and veg etc, red meat, dairy and fat found in basically junk food, cakes, biscuits and traditional cooking methods)and then shows ways of incorporating these into our diet safely so that you still get the nutrients needed.It also encourages smaller portions of food breaking away from our western 3 meals a day thing - although i still have three mainmeals, i just snack in between and eat more slowly.It's hard to stick to sometimes when all you want is a mars bar, but it's definitely made me understand my condition better and realise what an impact food has on my tummy.Before i started it i was getting attacks of D really often, and had lost alot of weight, and was generally feeling really ill all the time. Now, i still have symptoms pretty much every day, but i'm coping with them better, and i'm gradually spending less time locked in the loo, crying my heart out over being so ill and depressed.Oh, and the good news is, you can still have your sweets! Things which are sugar based, but that don't contain fat are fine (well, for our tummies even if not for our teeth!).I got the book off of Amazon.co.uk but you can order a copy from eatingforibs.com. Hope it helps - i think it's really worth giving a go xxx