The first year : celiac disease and living gluten-free : an essential guide for the newly diagnosed / Jules E. Dowler Shepard.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This is a timely new addition to the top-selling "First Year" series - a patient-expert's step-by-step guide to living well with coeliac disease. A staggering one percent of the population suffer from coeliac disease, a condition with major lifestyle implications. Coeliacs are unable to digest gluten (a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye) as it triggers an autoimmune response in the body - meaning that common foodstuffs like bread, pasta, cereals and numerous products which include hidden gluten-containing products in their ingredients are out of the question.Now, in "The First Year: Celiac Disease and Living Gluten-Free", coeliac sufferer Jules Shepard explains everything you need to learn and do upon a coeliac diagnosis, including the questions to ask your doctor, how to cope with coeliac symptoms (which are wide-ranging), how to change your diet, the foods you can eat, brands and restaurants that offer gluten-free foods, sources of hidden gluten, and what to expect every step of the way to lead a healthy, full life. The book also covers coeliac disease in children and includes easy gluten-free recipes.