- Written by one of the world's leading celiac disease doctors
- Comprehensive coverage of medical, social and psychological aspects of celiac disease
- Clearly written, well-organized, easy to understand
- Not easy to find in bookstores -- usually must be ordered by mail
- An authoritative guide intended to help patients "know what...to ask their physicians and how to understand the answers"
- Covers diagnosis, management, and the latest research
- Covers complications, related disorders, coping with psychological aspects, and adjusting to the gluten-free diet
- Available in hardcover or as an E-book
Dr. Green, director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University in New York, is one of the world's foremost celiac disease experts. In just over 300 pages, he and Ms. Jones provide 28 chapters with detailed, medically correct explanations of celiac disease, its symptoms, the tests performed to diagnose it, and the gluten-free diet. They discuss genetics, related illnesses (including neurological manifestations, malignancies, osteoporosis, depression, diabetes, fibromyalgia, thyroid disease and other autoimmune disorders), complications, research, and day-to-day lifestyle issues facing adults, adolescents, and small children with celiac disease.
Chapters are helpfully broken down into manageable sections. For example, the chapter on Infertility is broken down as follows: What Causes Infertility; The Relationship to Celiac Disease: Effect on Females; The Relationship to Celiac Disease: Effect on Males; What Causes Infertility in Celiac Disease; The Effect of the Gluten-Free Diet; Next Steps.
There are chapters with advice for parents, frequently asked questions, a selected bibliography, medical contact information, and much more. The book is encyclopedic, authoritative, and remarkably easy to read.
Celiac Disease: A Hidden Epidemic should be required reading not just for patients but for every healthcare provider who treats people with celiac disease. If you're a patient who can buy only one book about celiac disease, this should be the one.
