Celiac Disease
Subtitle: a hidden epidemic
Publisher: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 333
ISBN-13: 9780061728167
Description: 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.
Table of contents: title: Part 1 : Is the food you eat eating you?; title: Normal digestion; title: The digestive tract in flames : celiac disease; title: How does celiac disease affect you?; title: How do I know if I have it? The diagnosis of celiac disease; title: Differential diagnosis : Why is celiac disease underdiagnosed?; title: Why do people get celiac disease?; title: Part 2 : Related conditions and complications.; title: Neurological manifestations; title: Malignancy; title: Osteoporosis; title: Depression; title: Dermatitis herpetiformis and other skin diseases; title: Diabetes; title: Infertility; title: Autoimmune and other related conditions; title: Part 3. Understanding and treating celiac disease : medical management.; title: What you need to know and do after diagnosis; title: Why symptoms persist : I'm on a diet and not getting better; title: Follow-up testing; title: Part 4 : The diet : do you eat to live or live to eat?; title: What living gluten-free really means : the basics; title: Reading labels; title: Cooking without gluten; title: Eating in the real world; title: Family occasions; title: The medicine cabinet and cosmetics; title: Is your gluten-free diet healthy?; title: Part 5 : Living with celiac disease.; title: Dealing with children and young adults who have celiac disease; title: Adults : coping with change; title: Research : finding a cure; title: Myths and unexplored areas; title: Appendixes.; title: A guide to ingredients; title: Explanation of grains; title: Books and articles of interest; title: Medical contact information; title: National and international support groups; title: Publications and resources; title: Glossary