Fully Revised and Updated
An indispensable guide on how to safely alter your diet, manage your symptoms, and adjust to living gluten-free
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder characterized by an inability to digest gluten, a protein found in wheat and other grains that affects as many as 1 in 133 Americans. Written by a nurse, dietician, and clinical pharmacist, Celiac Disease, Second Edition provides everything you need to know to live a healthy wheat-free and gluten-free lifestyle including how to:
- recognize and treat the most common symptoms
- eat gluten-free and avoid hidden glutens, especially in common medications
- prepare your kitchen and prevent cross-contamination
- cook and bake gluten-free including delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes for breads, breakfasts, main courses, and desserts
- dine out, travel, and entertain safely
- tackle the emotional issues of having celiac disease
- raise a child with celiac disease
and much more.
Containing the most up-to-date research and packed with tips, resources, and a one-week meal plan to make going gluten-free easy, Celiac Disease gives you everything you need to live fully and richly while maintaining a gluten-free lifestyle.
Autorentext
Steve Plogsted, PharmD is a pharmacist at Columbus Children's Hospital in Columbus, OH. He specializes in the prescription and over the counter medication needs of patients with celiac disease. He has spoken at numerous regional and national conferences on the topic of medication and the celiac patient.
Inhalt
Preface
1. What Is Celiac Disease?
2. Diagnosis
3. A Healthy Gluten-Free Diet
4. Complications
5. Tackling the Emotional Side
6. Raising a Celiac Child
7. The Gluten-Free Kitchen: Eating and Baking Gluten-Free
8. Eating Out
9. Managing Celiac Disease
10. Gluten in Medications
Resources
Index