Celiac Disease For Dummies

by Blumer, Ian; Crowe, Sheila

• ISBN13: 9780470160367
• ISBN10: 0470160365
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-09
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

The ultimate, everyday guide to understanding and treatingCeliac diseaseFor the one in 133 North Americans affected by Celiac disease, the symptoms range from the invisible to the severe, and, if untreated, can be fatal. Written by two physicians specializing in gastrointestinal disorders, Celiac Disease For Dummies helps you identify its symptoms and explains how doctors definitively diagnose the disease. Offering treatments beyond the often-prescribed gluten-free cure, the book offers upbeat guidance on nutritional measures as well as alternative and complementary approaches to treating the disease. For those afflicted and their loved ones, here is a complete resource to understanding the disease's symptoms, causes, and possible consequences. Provides practical, helpful hints for raising children with Celiac disease Other titles by Ian Blumer: Diabetes for Canadians For Dummies and Understanding Prescription Drugs for Canadians For Dummies Full of anecdotes and helpful tips, here is an invaluable guide to living with, and controlling, Celiac disease.

Author Biography

Ian Blumer, MD, is a specialist in internal medicine in Ontario, Canada and has an appointment with the University of Toronto. Dr. Blumer lectures across North America and appears regularly on television, radio, and other media.

Sheila Crowe, MD, is a professor of medicine at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, specializing in digestive diseases including celiac disease. Dr. Crowe is named in "Best Doctors in America."

Table of Contents

Introduction

Dealing with the Diagnosis of Celiac Disease

Finding Out You Have Celiac Disease

Celiac Disease and You

Diagnosing Celiac Disease

Screening for Celiac Disease

What Type Am I? Looking at the Forms of Celiac Disease

How Celiac Disease Can Make You Feel

Symptoms of Celiac Disease

Conditions Caused by Celiac Disease

Conditions Associated with Celiac Disease

Celiac Disease and Cancer

Treating Celiac Disease

Treating Celiac Disease with a Gluten-Free Diet

Exploring Other Nutritional Considerations

Are You Responding to Your Gluten-Free Diet? (And What to Do If You Aren't)

The Long-Term: Living and Thriving with Celiac Disease

Alternate and Complementary Therapies

Celiac Disease and Pregnancy, Children, and Beyond

Ongoing Care of Celiac Disease

What the Future May Hold

The Part of Tens

Ten Frequently Asked Questions

Ten Tips for Living Successfully with Celiac Disease

Ten Myths, Misperceptions, and Falsehoods about Celiac Disease

Appendixes

Web Sites Worth Visiting

Organizations for People with Celiac Disease

Index

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