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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shepard, Jules E. Dowler.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Celiac disease--Popular works.

Celiac disease.

Gluten-free diet--Popular works.

Gluten-free diet.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A step-by-step guide to adjusting to life with celiac disease, including gluten-free recipes, for the 3 million Americans afflicted with this increasingly diagnosed condition.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Day 1; Learning: What Is Celiac Disease (in Plain English)?; Living: How Do You Know If You Have Celiac Disease?; Day 2; Learning: Taking the Tests; Living: The Importance of Being Tested; Day 3; Learning: "What Exactly Is Gluten and Why Doesn't It Like Me?"; Living: "How Can I Have a Disease I Have Never Heard Of?"; Day 4; Learning: Everything You Never Wanted to Know about Your Intestines (and Were Hoping You Wouldn't Need to Ask!); Living: "You're in Control": Susie Delaney's Story; Day 5

Learning: The History of Celiac Disease (and Its Current Statistical Prevalence)Living: My, How Times Have Changed!: Barbara Hudson's Story; Day 6; Learning: "Why Me? Why Now?"; Living: The Essential Ingredient to Living Gluten-Free; Day 7; Learning and Living: A Simple, Healing Five-Day Meal Planner; First-Week Milestone; Week 2; Learning and Living: Your New Gluten-Free Kitchen in Seven Easy Steps; Week 3; Learning and Living: Shopping Gluten-Free in Six Easy Steps; Week 4; Learning: Seeking Support; Living: How Others Found Help . . . and You Can, Too

Growing a Support Group: Patricia A. Minnigh's StoryFinding Help after a Move: Sarah and Cody's Story; First-Month Milestone; Month 2; Learning: Sticky Situations; Dining and Dating: Susie Delaney's Story; Living: Overcoming College Challenges; Fixing the Dining Hall: Chrissy Andrews's Story; Overcoming College Challenges while Living Gluten-Free: Julianne Valle's Story; Month 3; Learning: Can You Drink Alcohol?; Living: Dining Out Again-Safely and Enjoyably; Month 4; Learning: Talking with Friends about Celiac Disease; Spread the Word: S. Drew's Story

Living: A Blessing in Disguise: Kathleen Barrett's StoryMonth 5; Learning: Celiac and Infertility; Living: Discovering You're Celiac after Pregnancy; New Baby + New Diagnosis = Healthy Future: Tanya Hanshew's Story; Month 6; Learning: Entertaining and Being Entertained; Living: Gluten-Free Recipes for a Crowd; Half-Year Milestone; Month 7; Learning: Your Child and Celiac Disease; Living: Parenting a Child with Celiac: Angie Dabbs's Story; Month 8; Learning: Kids' Birthday Parties; Living: Gluten-Free Recipes Perfect for Kids and Parties; Month 9; Learning: Handling the Holidays

A Whole New Gluten-Free Approach to the Holidays: Chrissy Andrews's StoryLiving: Favorite Gluten-Free Holiday Recipes; Month 10; Learning: Advanced Gluten-Free Baking; Living: Baking and Breaking Gluten-Free Bread; Month 11; Learning: "I Need a Vacation!"; Travel Just Got Easier!: Bonnie Sysko's Story; Food Restrictions Will Not Hold Me Back!: Chrissy Andrews's Story; Living: My Best Travel Tips: Michele Wallick's Story; Month 12; Learning: What If You Don't Feel Better Yet?; Living: Looking Back and Looking Forward; Annella McLaughlin's Story; Glossary; Appendix I: Frequently Asked Questions

Appendix II: Gluten-Free Baking Q&A

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-7867-2716-0

OCLC:

794663436