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Celiac Disease For Dummies

by (author) Ian Blumer & Sheila Crowe

Publisher
Wiley
Initial publish date
Mar 2010
Category
Allergies
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780470160367
    Publish Date
    Mar 2010
    List Price
    $27.99
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780470676288
    Publish Date
    Feb 2010
    List Price
    $27.99

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Description

The everyday guide to understanding and treating Celiac disease
Celiac Disease For Dummies is the ultimate reference for people with the disease and their family members. The book helps readers identify symptoms of the disease, and explains how doctors definitively diagnose celiac disease. It outlines how celiac disease affects the body, and what its consequences could be if untreated. The authors explain how celiac disease is treated, not only through the elimination of gluten from the diet, but with additional nutritional measures and alternative and complementary therapies.

  • Provides practical, helpful hints for raising children with Celiac disease
  • Also written by Ian Blumer: Diabetes for Canadians For Dummies and Understanding Prescription Drugs for Canadians For Dummies
  • Full of anecdotes and helpful tips, here is an invaluable guide to living with, and controlling, Celiac disease

Written by two practicing physicians, the book also offers practical, helpful guidance for parents of children with celiac disease, whose treatment may be a particular challenge.

About the authors

Ian Blumer, M.D. grew up in Montreal, did his post-graduate training in Toronto and London, Ontario, and has set up practice in internal medicine in Ajax. He has a subspecialty interest in diabetes and thyroid disease. Dr. Blumer and his wife (a rheumatologist) have three children.

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Editorial Reviews

"For the newly diagnosed and those who want to learn more about the disease, Celiac Disease For Dummies is a valuable resource. . . . It will be among the go-to books for newly diagnosed celiacs for many years to come. . . . Celiac Disease For Dummies will easily inform and engage readers." (GIG (Gluten Intolerance Group) Quarterly)