Author Description

After ten years of practice in Indianapolis, Indiana, treating thousands of patients with hemorrhoidal problems, colon and rectal specialist Rama M. Jager, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S., has published a guide to hemorrhoids and their prevention. This book addresses a condition that individuals sometimes suffer with for 30 years before seeking treatment. The fear of discussing this sensitive subject can be so deep-rooted that some individuals self-diagnose and treat the rectal pain and bleeding as if it were hemorrhoids and later die from colon cancer. This suffering and misguided self-care is unnecessary and can be curtailed with the proper information contained in HEMORRHOIDS: A Book for Silent Sufferers. Included in the book: historical information about treatment of hemorrhoids; suggestions to prevent hemorrhoids; daily food consumption recommendations, explanations of conventional, laser, and photocoagulation methods in the treatment of hemorrhoids; glossary of terms; and an updated listing of Board Certified Colon and Rectal Surgeons throughout the United States. To order contact Colon & Rectal Care, Inc.; ATTN: Communications; 7430 N. Shadeland Ave., Suite 200; Indianapolis, IN 46250 or call 317-841-8090 ext. 21.