Celiac Disease For Dummies^?

by Ian Blumer; Sheila Crowe

• ISBN13: 9780470676288
• ISBN10: 0470676280
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-02-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

Celiac Disease For Dummies is the ultimate reference for people with the disease and their family members. The book helps readers identify symptoms of the disease, and explains how doctors definitively diagnose celiac disease. It outlines how celiac disease affects the body, and what its consequences could be if untreated. The authors explain how celiac disease is treated, not only through the elimination of gluten from the diet, but with additional nutritional measures and alternative and complementary therapies. Written by two practicing physicians, the book also offers practical, helpful guidance for parents of children with celiac disease, whose treatment may be a particular challenge.

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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