TheFirstYear:CeliacDisease:CeliacDiseaseandLivingGluten-free

Thisisatimelynewadditiontothetop-selling"FirstYear"series-apatient-expert'sstep-by-stepguidetolivingwellwithcoeliacdisease.Astaggeringonepercentofthepopulationsufferfromcoeliacdisease,aconditionwithmajorlifestyleimplications.Coeliacsareunabletodigestgluten(aproteinfoundinwheat,barley,andrye)asittriggersanautoimmuneresponseinthebody-meaningthatcommonfoodstuffslikebread,pasta,cerealsandnumerousproductswhichincludehiddengluten-containingproductsintheiringredientsareoutofthequestion.Now,in"TheFirstYear:CeliacDiseaseandLivingGluten-Free",coeliacsuffererJulesShepardexplainseverythingyouneedtolearnanddouponacoeliacdiagnosis,includingthequestionstoaskyourdoctor,howtocopewithcoeliacsymptoms(whicharewide-ranging),howtochangeyourdiet,thefoodsyoucaneat,brandsandrestaurantsthatoffergluten-freefoods,sourcesofhiddengluten,andwhattoexpecteverystepofthewaytoleadahealthy,fulllife.Thebookalsocoverscoeliacdiseaseinchildrenandincludeseasygluten-freerecipes.