Coeliac Disease is a digestive problem caused by gluten intolerance, which makes the body unable to digest everyday foods, such as anything containing wheat. It as a serious, and common, health problem.

The symptoms include serious weight loss, pain, fatigue and depression, which can affect every aspect of our life and your body's natural resilience. But there is good news - many people report enormous improvements as a result of following the gluten-free diet.

This book gives the whole picture, for anyone who has, or feels they might have, coeliac disease. It explains what coeliac disease is, why it happens and what can trigger it. It sets out the diet, including simple nutritional recipes and expert nutritional advice for sufferers, and there are sections for special groups of sufferers, such as older people, who can go undiagnosed".

Contents

Acknowledgements

Preface (2003)

Introduction

How to find out whether or not you have coeliac disease

What is coeliac disease?

The connections between coeliac disease and other conditions

Talking about coeliac disease

The importance of a gluten-free diet

Living in a gluten-free world

Gluten-free cooking

Getting rid of those gluten-free blues