"Eating Isn't Always Easy: Ben's Story about his Eosinophilic Esophagitis" by Nancy S. Rotter, Ph.D. and Qian Yuan, M.D., Ph.D.
“Eating Isn’t Always Easy: Ben’s Story About His Eosinophilic Esophagitis” (ISBN 1466440732), a children’s book by Nancy S. Rotter, Ph.D. and Qian Yuan, M.D., Ph.D. tells how the title character is diagnosed and learns to live with a chronic gastrointestinal disorder.
Eosinophilic Esophagitis, or EoE, makes eating food difficult for many children and, when misunderstood or not adequately treated, can make life very challenging and emotionally distressing. In this book, young readers with EoE learn about the condition through the eyes of Ben – what it means, how it is diagnosed and treated and how Ben can learn to lead a healthy and enjoyable life despite it. They experience the many feelings Ben has throughout the process and learn that they are not alone in feeling frustrated or sad about what they are experiencing.
“We consistently observe that parents struggle with explaining EoE to young children,” says Rotter. “Through the book we hope to give families a language to be able to communicate better about the diagnosis and treatment process.”
The authors, a clinical psychologist and a pediatric gastroenterologist, were inspired to write the book because of the limited information available for young children about this condition. Written to engage and educate in an entertaining way, the book is intended for young readers and for parents to read to their children.
“Eating Isn’t Always Easy: Ben’s Story About His Eosinophilic Esophagitis” is available for sale online at Amazon.com and other channels.
About the Authors: Nancy S. Rotter, Ph.D., is a licensed pediatric psychologist, with over 20 years of clinical experience. She is a senior staff psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and assistant clinical professor in Child Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Rotter works in the Food Allergy Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she collaborates with allergists, gastroenterologists, and nutritionists in the treatment of children with food allergies and eosinophilic gastrointestinal conditions. When she is not working, she enjoys gardening, antiquing and creating art from the old things she collects. She lives in Boston with her family.
Qian Yuan M.D., Ph.D., specializes in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, is the Clinical Director of the Food Allergy Center at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Mass. and assistant clinical professor in Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. Yuan has worked with several distinguished professors at Harvard Medical School for allergy-related basic research and is actively involved in clinical studies on food allergies, at the MGH Food Allergy Center, particularly on eosinophilic esophagitis. He is a member of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Yuan resides in Sharon, Mass., with his wife, and two daughters.
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Nancy S. Rotter, Ph.D.
E-mail:
Phone: (617) 724-6300
Qian Yuan, M.D., Ph.D.
E-mail:
Phone: (617) 726-8705
Website: www.massgeneral.org/children/specialtiesandservices/food_allergy/default.aspx
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