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• Identify the symptoms of celiac disease • Understand the possible causes • Treat the disease through nutrition • Look out for associated diseases and complications

Ian Blumer, MD Sheila Crowe, MD

Contents at a Glance
Introduction ................................................................ 1
Chapter 1: Finding Out YouHave Celiac Disease .......................................................... 9 Chapter 2: Celiac Disease and You ................................................................................ 23 Chapter 3: Diagnosing Celiac Disease ........................................................................... 45 Chapter 4: Screening for Celiac Disease....................................................................... 71 Chapter 5: What Type Am I? Looking at the Forms of Celiac Disease ...................... 79

Part III: Treating Celiac Disease ............................... 171
Chapter 10: Treating Celiac Disease with a Gluten-Free Diet ................................... 173 Chapter 11: Exploring Other Nutritional Considerations ......................................... 195Chapter 12: Are You Responding to Your Gluten-Free Diet? (And What to Do If You Aren’t) ................................................................................. 209

Chapter 13: Alternate and Complementary Therapies ............................................. 227 Chapter 14: Celiac Disease and Pregnancy, Children, and Beyond......................... 239 Chapter 15: Ongoing Care of CeliacDisease .............................................................. 257 Chapter 16: What the Future May Hold ...................................................................... 281

Part V: The Part of Tens ........................................... 297
Chapter 17: Ten Frequently Asked Questions............................................................ 299 Chapter 18: Ten Tips forLiving Successfully with Celiac Disease .......................... 309 Chapter 19: Ten Myths, Misperceptions, and Falsehoods about Celiac Disease ........319

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Part IV: The Long-Term: Living and Thriving with Celiac Disease ............................................... 225

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Chapter 6: Symptoms of Celiac Disease........................................................................ 93 Chapter 7: Conditions Caused by Celiac Disease ...................................................... 111 Chapter 8: Conditions Associated with Celiac Disease............................................. 131 Chapter 9: Celiac Disease and Cancer ......................................................................... 159

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Part II: How Celiac Disease Can Make YouFeel ........... 91

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Part I: Dealing with the Diagnosis of Celiac Disease ....... 7

Part VI: Appendixes ................................................. 327
Appendix A: Web Sites Worth Visiting ........................................................................ 329 Appendix B: Organizations for People with Celiac Disease ..................................... 339Index ...................................................................... 345

Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................. 1
About This Book .............................................................................................. 1 Conventions Used in This Book ..................................................................... 2What You Don’t Have to Read........................................................................ 3 Foolish Assumptions ....................................................................................... 3 How This Book Is Organized .......................................................................... 3 Part I: Dealing with the Diagnosis of Celiac Disease.......................... 4...