Receiving a diagnosis of coeliac disease changes everything. Suddenly, you are asked to give up a staple ingredient found in countless foods, medicines, and everyday products. This book is not a clinical textbook or a collection of recipes: it is a compassionate, grounded companion for your first year living gluten-free. Written by health writer Barnaby Langdale Lascelles, it walks you through the practical, emotional, and social shifts that follow diagnosis. You will learn how to read labels with confidence, set up a kitchen that protects your health, navigate restaurants and family gatherings without anxiety, and manage the nutritional gaps that often accompany the condition. The book does not promise that it will be easy, and it does not suggest that any single diet or mindset can reverse a lifelong autoimmune response. Instead, it offers real strategies for the hard days, honest guidance on when to seek medical help, and a steady reminder that managing coeliac disease is not a failure—it is a skill you can develop. Part of The Long-Term Condition Library.
About the author
Barnaby Langdale Lascelles writes for The Long-Term Condition Library.
