Boston Children’s Answers: Raising Celiac
Boston Children’s Answers: Raising Celiac is a monthly podcast from the Celiac Disease Program at Boston Children’s Hospital dedicated to raising the standard of education, awareness, and research on celiac disease and related autoimmune conditions. In each episode, the program’s education director, Vanessa Weisbrod, speaks with national and international experts about the complexities of this chronic genetic condition and its connection to many other autoimmune diseases.
Every episode of the Boston Children’s Answers: Raising Celiac podcast is accredited by Boston Children’s Continuing Education Department for 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ for physicians, 0.5 contact hours for nurses, 0.5 ACE CE continuing education credits for social workers, and 0.5 CEUs for registered dietitians.
- Update frequency
- every 40 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 21
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Can You Get Glutened from a Kiss? What the Science Says...
Can kissing someone who just ate gluten make you sick if you have celiac disease? It's one of the most frequently asked—and least understood—questions in the celiac community. In this episode of Rais…
Thu 14 Aug 2025
A Safer Slice: Can Wheat Be Engineered to Prevent Celiac Disease?
Could science reshape wheat to make it safer—and possibly prevent celiac disease? In this episode of Raising Celiac, we talk with Maria Rottersman, a doctoral researcher at UC Davis, about groundbrea…
Thu 19 Jun 2025
Gluten-Free Schooling: Navigating Challenges and Triumphs for Children with Celiac Disease
When 7-year-old Eliana returns to school after her celiac disease diagnosis, she faces more than a new diet—she faces isolation and a lack of support in all elements of school life. In this episode o…
00:22:14 |
Thu 17 Apr 2025
State of Celiac Disease in Latin America
In this episode of Raising Celiac, we explore the state of celiac disease in Latin America with renowned expert Dr. Julio Bai. From Argentina’s groundbreaking gluten-free food law to the barriers in …
00:33:53 |
Thu 20 Mar 2025
Potential to Use IL-2 for Celiac Diagnosis
In this episode of Raising Celiac, we dive into the evolving science of celiac disease diagnosis with Dr. Jason Tye-Din, a leading gastroenterologist and researcher from Melbourne, Australia. Join us…
00:36:08 |
Thu 19 Dec 2024
Predicting Celiac Disease in Type 1 Diabetes
In this episode of Raising Celiac, we explore Emily’s journey of being diagnosed with both type 1 diabetes and celiac disease. Despite the absence of early digestive symptoms, subtle signs led her fa…
00:34:08 |
Thu 14 Nov 2024
Best Practices in Biopsies for Celiac Disease
This episode of the Raising Celiac Podcast looks at best practices in biopsies for celiac disease. Historically, confirmatory biopsies were obtained from the distal duodenum only, rather than the duo…
00:32:13 |
Thu 18 Apr 2024
Advocacy in Celiac Disease
Advocacy efforts can lead to the development of legislation and regulations that protect the rights and well-being of people with celiac disease. This includes advocating for accommodations in school…
00:30:44 |
Thu 15 Feb 2024
If You Can’t Afford Gluten-Free Food, You Can’t Treat Celiac Disease
Food insecurity is a massive problem in the celiac disease community. Currently there is no treatment for celiac disease except for the gluten-free diet. Without access to gluten-free food, there is …
00:47:34 |
Thu 16 Nov 2023
Could a Drug Cure Celiac Disease?
There are a number of drugs in clinical trials for celiac disease. Some of them are designed to help patients with ongoing symptoms of celiac disease. Others will protect against small amounts of glu…
00:50:58 |
Thu 19 Oct 2023
The Burden of Living with Crohn’s and Celiac Disease
Studies have largely debated the extent of the connection between Crohn’s disease and celiac disease, but all conclude that Crohn’s is more common in those with celiac than in the general population.…
00:54:38 |
Thu 21 Sep 2023
Laws and Regulations that Govern Celiac Disease
There are approximately 74 million school-age children in the United States alone, thus an estimated 740,000 school children who require a gluten-free diet for celiac disease. Celiac can cause signif…
00:52:31 |
Thu 17 Aug 2023
Well Treated Celiac, But Still Got Thyroid Disease?
Hashimoto disease is an autoimmune disorder that can cause hypothyroidism, or underactive thyroid. It’s closely linked to celiac disease. With Hashimoto, the immune system attacks the thyroid gland, …
00:36:19 |
Thu 20 Jul 2023
Impact of Chronic Disease on Quality of Life
Living with a chronic disease is extremely challenging, especially when every single bite of food every single day of your life requires thought and care. Hypervigilance in relation to celiac disease…
00:45:53 |
Thu 15 Jun 2023
Crossroads of Dermatitis Herpetiformis and Celiac Disease
Dermatitis herpetiformis in an intensely itchy skin condition caused by a reaction to gluten ingestion. Most patients with dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) also have celiac disease. Though, oddly enough…
00:43:25 |
Thu 18 May 2023
Did Gluten Cause My Headache?
There is a well documented increased risk of experiencing headaches with celiac disease. One study found the prevalence of headaches in adults with celiac disease was 26 percent and in children with…
00:36:04 |
Thu 20 Apr 2023
Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Celiac Disease. What Can I Eat?
The association between eosinophilic esophagitis (EOE) and celiac disease is still controversial and its prevalence is highly variable. Like celiac disease, one of the treatments for EOE is the elimi…
00:31:42 |
Thu 16 Mar 2023
What Came First, Celiac or Type 1 Diabetes?
There is a well-established link between type 1 diabetes and celiac disease that was first discovered over 60 years ago. The estimated prevalence of celiac disease in patients with type 1 diabetes is…
00:36:38 |
Thu 16 Feb 2023
The Intersection of Celiac Disease and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Like celiac disease, ulcerative colitis is a chronic autoimmune disease where the body mistakenly attacks itself. Similarly to celiac, it may be triggered by a combination of genetic and environmenta…
00:27:24 |
Thu 19 Jan 2023
The History of Celiac Disease
Celiac disease is a genetically-mediated autoimmune disease that can affect any system of the body. The only treatment is a lifelong gluten-free diet. In people with celiac disease, gluten damages th…
00:26:58 |
Thu 15 Dec 2022
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