The author writes about life prior to the surgery, and how he had to avoid certain foods that would trigger problems, but that he also had to try to pack as many nutrients as he could into whatever he ate in order to maintain a healthy weight. (I’ll be the first to admit that I have a limited knowledge of this disease, and that my understanding about it is basic, so by all means visit this Crohn’s Disease page to learn more about it.) My initial reaction to this book? Thank God I don’t have Crohn’s! This disease attacks the digestive system, causing many digestive problems and those who suffer from it can have blockages requiring surgery – some life-threatening such as the author had. In the process of reflecting on what life means to him without food, he also examines his marriage and the role that food played in his childhood. In The Man Who Couldn’t Eat, Jon Reiner recounts his months without eating as a result of Crohn’s Disease.
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