This book helps readers identify if they have undiagnosed celiac disease. For those already diagnosed the authors, joined by over 50 experts, share their knowledge of problems related to celiac disease and gluten-related disorders. Discover recommended treatments and lifestyle changes, and their outcomes. Learn proper nutritional guidelines and how to eat gluten free even while dining out or travelling, how to support a friend or family member and who should be tested and much more.

"This book details the struggle through misdiagnosis after misdiagnosis, the search for answers to what "gluten free" really means, additional medical issues along with celiac disease, and a connection between her past life of disordered eating to her new medically restricted diet"--Back cover.

A story about a happy, active five-year-old who finds out she has celiac disease, but learns how to control it by eating a gluten-free diet.

'Mommy, What is Celiac Disease?' is a new children's book which explains Celiac disease by using Q&A's through the eyes of a mother and child. This refreshing book exemplifies the positive outlook and attitude needed to live happily with this disorder and uses easily understandable dialogue. It explains to children that they have a condition that is very easy to treat with some simple dietary changes and reassures children that they will have a healthy, happy, normal life. It explains the effects of Celiac disease on the body with easy to comprehend terms, analogies and illustrations so the child can feel comfortable knowing what it means to be a Celiac.

Actress (Blue Bloods, Samantha Who?, Crash) and celiac spokesperson Jennifer EspositoÕs memoir of her diagnosis and coming to terms with her debilitating diseaseÑoffering hope to anyone who suffers from a chronic illness.

If I had not taken my health into my own hands I would have been a gold mine for Big Pharma. High Blood Pressure. Chronic Back Pain. Arthritis. Insomnia. Anxiety. Excessive sweating. Allergies. Insanely huge ulcers in my mouth misdiagnosed as herpes (this is a good one . . . stay tuned!) Ulcers in my nose misdiagnosed and treated as allergies. Not to mention the disaster that was my stomach. The list goes on and on. Everything that could be wrong with me, was. And my medical provider was more than willing to whip out her prescription pad to treat symptoms as if they were the actual disease. But I refused to believe that, after being relatively healthy my whole life, my body was simply falling apart from a whole bunch of diseases at the age of 35.This is the story of how I discovered what was wrong with me and finally received healing after decades of living with an undiagnosed autoimmune disorder. I am sharing this because it is estimated that 80% of people with celiac disease are undiagnosed. With over 200 identifiable symptoms-everything from stomach problems to skin issues, anxiety, enamel loss, and on, and on-celiac can be hard to nail down. Two people with the same disease can have very different symptoms. And medical professionals are generally not trained to look for it, at least not in the United States.I was lucky. I got better. Too many people are being treated for their symptoms instead of the autoimmune disease or food intolerance that is causing it. Maybe you're one of those unfortunate people, or maybe someone you love is. In Death by Gluten: How Undiagnosed Celiac Almost Cost Me My Life, I will explain how I finally solved the mystery of my waning health, and how others with undiagnosed celiac can reclaim their lives as well. Don't let your doctor brush your symptoms under the rug. When it comes to a disease that is largely ignored the way this one is, you must take your health into your own hands.

The definitive book on celiac disease, one of the most common and underdiagnosed autoimmune diseases in America. Do you suffer from gastrointestinal complaints, fatigue, headaches, joint pain, anemia, and/or itchy skin conditions? Have you consulted numerous doctors, and been prescribed drugs and diets that have only temporarily alleviated some symptoms? If so, you may have celiac disease, a hereditary autoimmune condition that affects nearly one in every hundred people—97 percent of whom remain undiagnosed and untreated. The real answer to your medical problems may lie in this book. Dr. Peter H.R. Green, director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University and internationally renowned expert on the disease, together with Rory Jones, an accomplished science writer who was diagnosed with the disease in 1998 and has been researching it ever since, have written this authoritative guide on how celiac disease is properly diagnosed, treated, and managed. The disease is triggered by gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley, which damages the lining of the small intestine so that it cannot properly absorb food. Without essential nutrients, the entire body begins to suffer. Complications from celiac disease can include infertility, depression, liver disease, other autoimmune diseases (such as type 1 diabetes and thyroid disease), and even cancer. This is a disease that you do not outgrow. At present, the only way to treat it is to follow a lifelong gluten-free diet. This revised and updated edition contains the most current information on celiac disease, gluten intolerance, and gluten sensitivity. It examines the disease’s many manifestations and includes an entire section devoted to coping with the psychological aspects of living with a chronic illness and following a gluten-free diet. It also includes a guide to ingredients and safe grains, a selection of gluten-free manufacturers, and a list of national and international support groups.