Celiac Disease For Dummies (eBook)

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."

Introduction.

Part I: Dealing with the Diagnosis of Celiac Disease.

Chapter 1: Finding Out You Have Celiac Disease.

Chapter 2: Celiac Disease and You.

Chapter 3: Diagnosing Celiac Disease.

Chapter 4: Screening for Celiac Disease.

Chapter 5: What Type Am I? Looking at the Forms of Celiac
Disease.

Part II: How Celiac Disease Can Make You Feel.

Chapter 6: Symptoms of Celiac Disease.

Chapter 7: Conditions Caused by Celiac Disease.

Chapter 8: Conditions Associated with Celiac Disease.

Chapter 9: Celiac Disease and Cancer.

Part III: Treating Celiac Disease.

Chapter 10: Treating Celiac Disease with a Gluten-Free Diet.

Chapter 11: Exploring Other Nutritional Considerations.

Chapter 12: Are You Responding to Your Gluten-Free Diet? (And
What to Do If You Aren't).

Part IV: The Long-Term: Living and Thriving with Celiac
Disease.

Chapter 13: Alternate and Complementary Therapies.

Chapter 14: Celiac Disease and Pregnancy, Children, and
Beyond.

Chapter 15: Ongoing Care of Celiac Disease.

Chapter 16: What the Future May Hold.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 17: Ten Frequently Asked Questions.

Chapter 18: Ten Tips for Living Successfully with Celiac
Disease.

Chapter 19: Ten Myths, Misperceptions, and Falsehoods about
Celiac Disease.

Part VI: Appendixes.

Appendix A: Web Sites Worth Visiting.

Appendix B: Organizations for People with Celiac Disease.

Index.

"For the newly diagnosed and those who want to learn more about the disease, Celiac Disease For Dummies is a valuable resource. . . . It will be among the go-to books for newly diagnosed celiacs for many years to come. . . . Celiac Disease For Dummies will easily inform and engage readers." (GIG (Gluten Intolerance Group) Quarterly)

"The latest 'Dummies' book to broach the subject of celiac disease
is a refreshing take on a serious condition because it provides,
along with all the medical facts and helpful hints, a huge dose of
respect for the patient and humour. If you are looking for an
excellent overall reference on all aspects of celiac disease,
written in non-medical, approachable language, this is it."

--Janet Dalziel, President, Canadian Celiac Association