Center for Celiac Research and Treatment

08/18/2025

💚 Yesterday was Senior Citizens Day and today is myth-busting Monday. DYK? 25% of celiac cases are diagnosed in those who are over 60 years old.

08/13/2025

Thank you to Gluten Intolerance Group for these tips for a gluten-free picnic →

Share Sunshine. Blanket. Picnic basket full of delicious food. Picnics are the perfect way to soak in the summertime. Picnics that include both gluten-containing food with gluten-free dishes, however, could put a damper on things because of the potential of unwanted cross-contact. How can you keep g...

08/12/2025

New Boston college student? Or are you a parent or guardian taking your newbie undergrad student to campus this week? We've got a list of -free dining options in various neighborhoods. Dietitian approved! Many cuisines!
RESTAURANT GUIDE LINK: https://tinyurl.com/3nydsykz

08/11/2025

Looks like a great, back-to-school webinar from Gluten Intolerance Group. Free!

08/11/2025

🛩 We all know that celiac disease is *not* a food allergy. However, for domestic and international airline trips, many of us feel the challenges when we travel. Good news! Allergic Living has just published its two-part "Airlines and Allergies Guide." Guides (below) feature:
✈️ 15 international airlines and their respective provisions around food restrictions
✈️ Hot pre- and in-flight tips, including tips to avoid cross contact - helpful for those of us with celiac disease and non-celiac sensitivity (NCGS).

Allergic Living's Airlines and Allergies International Guide: inside which global airlines do and do not accommodate food and pet allergies.

08/07/2025

🎧 Want a new Thursday story? Today, our Center Director Maureen Leonard, MD, MMSc, chats with Mike and Cam at the Celiac Project.
🎧 Dr. Leonard shares her own celiac story and journey
🎧 The latest on the CDGEMM study + the factors that may contribute to the development of celiac disease
🎧 Other celiac news and breakthroughs
🎧 Dr. Leonard's tips for living with celiac disease

Celiac Friendly Docs Mass General Brigham Mass General Brigham for Children 🎧 Listen to EP 430
LINK → https://www.celiacproject.com/the-podcast/

08/06/2025

- Center Director Maureen Leonard, MD, MMSc, was among yesterday's expert presenters at Celiac Disease Foundation Culinary Medicine Webinar, “Celiac Disease and Parenthood: Navigating Fertility, Pregnancy, and Breastfeeding.” Among the known 200 possible celiac symptoms are those related to fertility and pregnancy (see below).

Sample topics from webinar:

➡️ Research on celiac's potential impact on fertility, pregnancy and breastfeeding
➡️ Related and specific nutritional needs and considerations
➡️ Current nutritional research and support for parent and baby.

08/05/2025

- You or your child headed to college soon? Our clinical dietitian has these great questions to ask to make sure your student has consistent access to gluten -free foods--on and off campus.

08/04/2025

- Your child newly diagnosed with celiac disease? Or starting at a new school this year? As well as school lunches, let's talk about those in- and after-school social events. This article from Stanford Medicine Children's Health offers useful tips:
🍕 Pizza parties and other in-classroom fun
⛹️‍♀️ How children and teens can learn to self-advocate
🎂 Holidays, birthdays and cultural events
👍 Parent and caregiver advocacy (on behalf of your child).
LINK →

Children with celiac disease often worry about being left out of social situations that include food, so learning self advocacy is important.

08/01/2025

Let's close out the week with music and from this mini concert for patients, caregivers and our colleagues here at Mass General Brigham for Children. 🎼Oh! And notice how Kayce, our facility dog, is lapping up all the love, while also paw-tapping along to the music? Here's wishing our community a restful weekend. 🎼

07/31/2025

- Today's Thursday story comes from Beyond Celiac, where Bionqua details her personal celiac journey. Bionqua believes that increased awareness could have shortened her time from symptoms to celiac diagnosis (22 years).
How long before you were diagnosed?

Explore stories of celiac disease diagnosis. Bionqua's story: I was sick all the time with things like infections, bronchitis, laryngitis ...

07/30/2025

💚 It's International Day of Friendship. Got a friend who's been diagnosed with celiac disease? Here are some tips for when you're hosting the meal or that good-buddy buffet:

▶ Ask them for their fave meal and if they'd like to share the recipe for you to make
▶ If using your own recipe, pre-send it to them to ensure it's really -free
▶ Clean all utensils and cookware (avoid cross contamination)
▶ Make the gluten-free items first

Your turn: How do *your* friends support you in your celiac or NCGS journey❓