Visit the Microscopic Colitis Foundation Website
I was one of the lucky ones, I found this site about two weeks after being diagnosed with CC. I have used what I've learned here to understand my condition and begin my lifestyle changes. The largest is the GF diet, the next largest is learning how to deal with a flare so I don't end up in another dangerous situation.
I find myself reading here and marveling at the level of knowledge that the participants exhibit. I speculate about who is a medical professional and using little hints I know there are a few here that are connected to the medical/nutritional field but most seem to be just ordinary people, like me, who have taken the initiative and proceeded to take charge of their health and treatment. I am in awe!
In this way by being inspired by all of you I began to look around for good books with information on living gluten free. I have looked around here and not seen anything that indicated a forum on books...there is one for websites but not books...(that I found) so, Tex, if I missed it please move this post to the appropriate forum, Thank You.
I ordered a book which I want to recommend to newbies like me. It's the 2nd edition of Living Gluten-Free for Dummies, by Danna Korn...perfect description of myself. I'm a dummy about all this and I need extra help to get up to speed. This book is helping me to do just that. The author lives gluten free herself and her writing style is very enjoyable...breezy but informative.
She touches on everything from why go gluten free, the effects of gluten on those who are sensitive or have Celiac etc., to recipes, planning trips etc. A how to book for a dummy like me.
I recommend it to anyone new to living with this disease.
All the best and to our good health.
Gay
On the quest for information
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Hi GRB,
There isn't a book for Microscopic Colitis, at least not yet . . . Tex and Polly have thrown around the idea of writing one. This is important since gluten isn't our only issue. As for gluten free, I found The Gluten Free Bible by Jax Lowell very helpful when I first went GF. I haven't read Korn's book but heard it was very good. I really use Google the most to find info on GF products etc. The gluten free world is rapidly changing and I think books get outdated quickly.
We do have a few medical professionals on board, but even the non-medical people study this subject so much they end up knowing more than their doctors. If you have a question, just use the search option on this forum and type in the key words . . . chances are it has been discussed before. I am at a point where I don't really need a support group as I am managing well, but I hang around the forum because it it always rich with great information and lively discussions.
Take care,
Mary Beth
There isn't a book for Microscopic Colitis, at least not yet . . . Tex and Polly have thrown around the idea of writing one. This is important since gluten isn't our only issue. As for gluten free, I found The Gluten Free Bible by Jax Lowell very helpful when I first went GF. I haven't read Korn's book but heard it was very good. I really use Google the most to find info on GF products etc. The gluten free world is rapidly changing and I think books get outdated quickly.
We do have a few medical professionals on board, but even the non-medical people study this subject so much they end up knowing more than their doctors. If you have a question, just use the search option on this forum and type in the key words . . . chances are it has been discussed before. I am at a point where I don't really need a support group as I am managing well, but I hang around the forum because it it always rich with great information and lively discussions.
Take care,
Mary Beth
"If you believe it will work out, you'll see opportunities. If you believe it won't you will see obstacles." - Dr. Wayne Dyer
Thanks Mary Beth. I agree that the information here is what I consider 'up to date' and many of my google searches have mixed results, yet I learn. I'm finding Korn's book enjoyable and applicable even though it doesn't address MC specifically. I do think a book about MC would be an excellent thing! Hint, hint Tex and Polly. 
I will get a copy of The Gluten Free Bible because I can never have enough information...lol
I'm glad you are doing so well that you don't really 'need' the forum but still enjoy it. I hope that one day I can say that too. With that in mind, the mailman delivered my box for Enterolab this morning. I'm testing for dairy and soy because I already know about the gluten.
Be well,
Gay
I will get a copy of The Gluten Free Bible because I can never have enough information...lol
I'm glad you are doing so well that you don't really 'need' the forum but still enjoy it. I hope that one day I can say that too. With that in mind, the mailman delivered my box for Enterolab this morning. I'm testing for dairy and soy because I already know about the gluten.
Be well,
Gay
Hi Gay,
You are right, we don't have a forum devoted just to books. However, if you will search the archives of this board, using relevant key words, (such as living gluten free book), you will find a lot of book suggestions in past discussions. Since the GF diet has suddenly become sort of a "fad" among celebrites, there are many new books being written about it, as more people try to cash in on the trend.
I agree with Mary Beth about books becoming outdated quickly these days. The classics will always be classic, of course, but the propagation of knowledge is evolving faster and faster, as time goes on, so that books become obsolete much faster, as far as the factual information that they contain, is concerned. Cutting edge information used to be valid for years. Now the "cutting edge" seems to change on a weekly, and sometimes even a daily, basis.
Tex
You are right, we don't have a forum devoted just to books. However, if you will search the archives of this board, using relevant key words, (such as living gluten free book), you will find a lot of book suggestions in past discussions. Since the GF diet has suddenly become sort of a "fad" among celebrites, there are many new books being written about it, as more people try to cash in on the trend.
I agree with Mary Beth about books becoming outdated quickly these days. The classics will always be classic, of course, but the propagation of knowledge is evolving faster and faster, as time goes on, so that books become obsolete much faster, as far as the factual information that they contain, is concerned. Cutting edge information used to be valid for years. Now the "cutting edge" seems to change on a weekly, and sometimes even a daily, basis.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.