| Edition |
Newly revised and updated. |
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First William Morrow paperback edition. |
| Description |
xx, 338 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part I: 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? -- Part II: Related conditions and complications. Neurological manifestations ; Malignancy ; Osteoporosis ; Depression ; Dermatitis herpetiformis and other skin diseases ; Diabetes ; Infertility ; Autoimmune and other related conditions -- Part III: Understanding and treating celiac disease: medical management. What you need to know--and do--after diagnosis ; Why symptoms persist--I'm on the diet and not getting better ; Follow-up testing -- Part IV: The diet : do you eat to live or live to eat?. What 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? -- Part V: Living with celiac disease. Dealing with children and young adults who have celiac disease ; Adults : coping with change ; Research : finding a cure ; Myths and unexplored areas. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Celiac disease.
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Celiac disease -- Diagnosis.
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Celiac disease -- Treatment.
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Celiac disease. (OCoLC)fst00850148
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Intestines -- Diseases.
(OCoLC)fst00977675
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
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| Added Author |
Jones, Rory, author.
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| ISBN |
9780061728167 (hardcover) |
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0061728160 (hardcover) |
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9780060766948 (paperback) |
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0060766948 (paperback) |
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