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Unmasking One of the Most Underdiagnosed Autoimmune Diseases Do you suffer from gastrointestinal complaints fatigue headaches joint pain anemia andor itchy skin conditions Have you consulted numerous doctors and been prescribed drugs and diets that have only temporarily alleviated some symptoms If so you may have celiac disease a hereditary autoimmune condition that affects nearly one in every hundred people percent of whom remain undiagnosed and untreated If you are one of these people the real answer to your medical problems may lie in this book Dr Peter Green director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University and internationally renowned expert on the disease together with Rory Jones an accomplished science writer who was diagnosed with the disease in and has been researching it ever since have written the first and only authoritative guide on how celiac disease is properly diagnosed treated and managed The disease is triggered by gluten a protein found in wheat rye and barley Gluten damages the lining of the small intestine so that it cannot properly absorb food Without essential nutrients the entire body begins to suffer Complications from celiac disease can include infertility depression liver disease other autoimmune diseases such as type diabetes and thyroid disease and even cancer This is a disease that you do not outgrow At present the only way to treat it is to follow a lifelong gluten-free diet This revised and updated edition contains the most current information on celiac disease gluten intolerance and gluten sensitivity It examines the diseases many manifestations and includes an entire section devoted to coping with the psychological aspects of living with a chronic illness and the gluten-free diet There is new information about testing for the disease a closer look at the causes as well as related conditions the latest scientific research toward a cure an updated guide to ingredients and safe grains and an expanded list of gluten-free manufacturers and national and international support groups An inside-out examination and explanation of celiac disease this is a must-read for both patients and the medical community.