A must-read for anyone with gluten intolerance, food sensitivities, a "nervous" stomach, or chronic fatigue. End your medical odyssey, get the right diagnosis, and learn how to live a gluten-free life.
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ISBN: 9780061728167
ISBN: 0061728160
Physical Description:xvi, 333 p. : ill ; 24 cm.print
Edition:Rev. and updated ed., 1st William Morrow ed.
Publisher:New York : William Morrow, 2010.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Is the food you eat eating you? Normal digestion ; The digestive track in flames: celiac disease ; How does celiac disease affect you? ; How do I know if I have it?: The diagnosis of celiac disease ; Differential diagnosis: Why is celiac disease underdiagnosed? ; Why do people get celiac disease? -- Related conditions and complications. Neurological manifestations ; Malignancy ; Osteoporosis ; Depression ; Dermatitis herpetiformis and other skin diseases ; Diabetes ; Infertility ; Autoimmune and other related conditions -- Understanding and treating celiac disease: medical management. What you need to know- and do- after diagnosis ; Why symptoms persist- I'm on a diet and not getting better ; Follow-up testing -- The diet: do you eat to live or live to eat? Why living gluten-free really means: the basics ; Reading labels ; Cooking without gluten ; Eating in the real world ; Family occasions ; The medicine cabinet and cosmetics ; Is your gluten-free diet healthy? -- Living with celiac disease. Dealing with children and young adults who have celiac disease ; Adults: coming with change ; Research: finding a cure ; Myths and unexplored areas.