Celiac/Coeliac Disease results from an immune (allergic) reaction to gluten, a protein found in wheat and related grains and present in many foods that we eat.

Please note: This logo is used internationally to represent gluten-free products.

Celiac Education
see also Celiac Web Sites & Organizations below.

• Mayo Clinic on Digestive Health
  616.34 Ma
  
• Kids with Celiac Disease : a Family Guide to Raising Healthy, Happy, Gluten-Free Children
  618.9239 Ko
  
• Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2003
  REF. 616.075 Ti
• Mayo Clinic Family Health Book REF. 613 Ma

Cookbooks and Magazines:

As a celiac and the foremost authority on the gluten diet for over twenty years, Betty Hagman's books are the best place to start if you have been medically diagnosed as celiac:

• More from the Gluten-free Gourmet: 641.563 Ha 1993.
• The Gluten-free Gourmet Dessert Cookbook 641.5631 Ha 2002
• The Gluten-free Gourmet Bakes Bread : More than 200 Wheat-free Recipes
  641.563 Hag 1999 (owned by Ale library)
• The Gluten-free Gourmet Cooks Fast and Healthy
  641.5631 Ha 2000.

Other titles owned by the library include:

• Cooking Gluten-Free: A Food Lover's Collection of Chef and Family Recipes
  Without Gluten or Wheat / Karen Robertson 641.5631 Ro
• Gluten-free Baking : More than 125 Recipes / Rebecca Reilly 641.5631 Rei
• The Gluten-free Cookbook : Over 50 Delicious and Nutritious Recipes /Anne Sheasby 641.563 Sh
• Gluten-free Diet : A Comprehensive Resource Guide / Shelley Case 641.5631 Ca

Magazines:

Sully's Living Without is not a typical health magazine nor does it solely cater to celiacs; its goal is "to support and educate readers with allergies and food and/or chemical sensitivities."
One-Year Subscription (4 issues) $23
Sully's Living Without, Inc.
P.O. Box 2126
[As yet the library does not own but this is subject to change.]

Websites and Organizations

Local support group: Contact: Beth Ryan 740.366.5561

The Celiac Disease & Gluten-Free Diet Support Page
www.celiac.com
The best online resource by far has everything from diagnosis, research, to the most-up-to-date news and diet. Center for Celiac Research University of Maryland
http://celiaccenter.org Celiac Sprue Association/United States of America
http://www.csaceliacs.org
Provides history of the disease, lists common names (up to 14) used for the same condition celiac Sprue. Also eexplains how lactose intolerance may be a factor for some celiacs and how to find out if your medications are gluten-free.

 The Celiac Disease Foundation www.celiac.org
The Celiac Diease Foundation is a non- profit organization which describes its mission thus "to inform, assist, and support people with information about CD [Celiac disease] . . . distributing reliable, up-to-date information about the disease and the gluten-free lifestyle to assist individuals . . . [to] understand and cope with the disease."

How do I find items for my gluten-free diet?	Remember trying local health stores first means you do not have to pay shipping. Some local supermarkets (Kroger and Meijers) now carry some products, especially bread mixes.

Local Sources

Comfrey Corner 621 South 30th Street Heath, OH 43056

Wild Oats Community Market 1555 W Lane Ave Columbus, OH 43221