Oh Crumbs - The Gluten Free Podcast

• Liz Purvis - Celebrating Coeliacs of Colour & Advocating for Equal Representation

  This week we spoke to Liz Purvis, an awesome content creator who is a gluten free content creator in the US who is advocating for better representation and health equality in coeliac disease. We spoke to Liz about how she founded the Celiacs of Color Collective, and about studies which suggest coeliac disease is under diagnosed in people of colour.Liz also talked about her GERD and IBS diagnoses and how she’s on a mission to visit every single gluten free bakery across the States. Sarah and Laura xxUSEFUL LINKS: Oh Crumbs Instagram: www.instagram.com/ohcrumbspodcast Oh Crumbs Facebook: www.facebook.com/ohcrumbspodcastFIND LIZ: Find Liz on Instagram @yeet.that.wheat - To find out more about the Celiacs of Colour Collective check out her post here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4OSB-VPbOg/?hl=enYou can also register your interest in the Celiacs of Color Collective here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdE3otq_3bOUYIn5jepqxa5FdDdfSh1gvH-_x9B0tj1dp35dw/viewformFIND LAURA: Find recipes, travel guides and more at: www.mygfguide.com/ (or find her on socials @myglutenfreeguide. Find her book Eat & Enjoy Gluten Free on Amazon and all good booksellers.FIND SARAH: Find recipes, coeliac tips and more at: www.theglutenfreeblogger.com/ (or find her on socials @GFBlogger) Find her book Delicious Gluten Free Meals on Amazon and all good booksellers.‘Black people with celiac disease have an increased risk of not being diagnosed’ - Beyond Celiac: https://www.beyondceliac.org/research-news/black-people-with-celiac-disease-have-an-increased-risk-of-not-being-diagnosed/Beyond Celiac article for coeliac teens: https://www.beyondceliac.org/celiac-news/top-tips-for-teens-with-celiac-disease/]Coeliac UK Connect for 16-19-year-olds: https://www.coeliac.org.uk/information-and-support/living-gluten-free/coeliac-uk-connect/#:~:text=CoeliacUK.,young%20person%20with%20coeliac%20disease Coeliac UK Teen Virtual Club: https://www.coeliac.org.uk/information-and-support/living-gluten-free/teen-virtual-club/ Sarah’s top tips for students: https://www.theglutenfreeblogger.com/top-five-tips-for-surviving-university-as-a-gluten-free-student-on-a-budget/Love It Gluten Free Bakery, Atlanta: https://www.loveitglutenfree.com/#/Okie Dokie Donuts, Philadelphia: https://www.okiedokiedonuts.com/Vervain Cafe: https://www.verveinecafe.com/ Oh Crumbs is a podcast gluten free podcast brought to you by coeliac bloggers Sarah Howells and Laura Strange. If you like it, please leave us a rating on the platform you're listening to, and follow us @ohcrumbspodcast on socials.

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• Mel Persson - MasterChef and Raising The Standard of Gluten Free Food

  This week we had an awesome chat with the wonderful Mel Persson, a gluten free author and the first coeliac Masterchef contestant! We loved hearing all about Mel’s experience on the show and how she has transitioned into creating the most insanely good gluten free recipes - including croissants, pasta and dumplings!!Mel’s on a mission to really raise the bar for gluten free food and we had such a laugh talking to her. She was also really candid about how she initially struggled on a gluten free diet, something we’re sure a lot of you can relate to, and the differences between gluten free in the UK and Australia.If you enjoy this episode, please could you spare a few moments to leave us a rating on the platform you’re listening on? It really helps support the podcast and help us to spread awareness about coeliac disease and gluten free life! Thank you so much!!Sarah and Laura xxUSEFUL LINKS: Oh Crumbs Instagram: www.instagram.com/ohcrumbspodcast Oh Crumbs Facebook: www.facebook.com/ohcrumbspodcastFIND MEL: Catch Mel aka The Very Hungry Coeliac on Instagram @theveryhungrycoeliac and pre-order her new book, Gluten Free Feasts, out August 28th, 2025: https://amzn.to/43wkpny. Buy her first book, The Very Hungry Coeliac, here: https://amzn.to/4kpUTpP FIND SARAH: Find recipes, coeliac tips and more at: www.theglutenfreeblogger.com/ (or find her on socials @GFBlogger) Find her book Delicious Gluten Free Meals on Amazon and all good booksellers.FIND LAURA: Find recipes, travel guides and more at: www.mygfguide.com/ (or find her on socials @myglutenfreeguide. Find her book Eat & Enjoy Gluten Free on Amazon and all good booksellers.Laura’s Gluten Free Cornwall Guide: https://www.mygfguide.com/gluten-free-cornwall/Sarah’s piece on Costa Coffee’s drinks: https://www.theglutenfreeblogger.com/costa-coffee-gluten-free/Oh Crumbs is a podcast gluten free podcast brought to you by coeliac bloggers Sarah Howells and Laura Strange. If you like it, please leave us a rating on the platform you're listening to, and follow us @ohcrumbspodcast on socials.

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• Becky Adlington - How recurrent miscarriages led to coeliac disease diagnosis

  This week on Oh Crumbs we speak to Olympian swimmer Becky Adlington about her coeliac disease last year. We talked about how her diagnosis came about, adjusting to life on a gluten free diet, the amazing free from community and how she now feels like a totally new person! PLEASE NOTE: This interview contains conversation about miscarriage and baby loss. In this episode Becky talks about how her coeliac diagnosis came about after miscarriage and the stillbirth of her daughter Harper, and how she has been campaigning to raise awareness of recurrent miscarriage as a symptom. She also explains how she has been campaigning for support for parents who have experienced baby loss with the charity Petals (link below).Becky took us through her whole journey adapting to being gluten free, from the difficulties of eating out and worrying about whether or not to test her children for coeliac, to the cost of gluten free food and her thoughts on the prescription ‘postcode lottery’ in the UK. Oh, and of course in true Sarah and Laura style, we also discussed opening our own Wasabi farm. So tune in to find out what that’s all about!!If you enjoy this episode, please could you spare a few moments to leave us a rating on the platform you’re listening on? It really helps support the podcast!Sarah and Laura xxUSEFUL LINKS: Oh Crumbs Instagram: www.instagram.com/ohcrumbspodcast Oh Crumbs Facebook: www.facebook.com/ohcrumbspodcastFIND BECKY: Find Becky on Instagram @beckadlington FIND SARAH: Find recipes, coeliac tips and more at: www.theglutenfreeblogger.com/ (or find her on socials @GFBlogger) Find her book Delicious Gluten Free Meals on Amazon and all good booksellers.FIND LAURA: Find recipes, travel guides and more at: www.mygfguide.com/ (or find her on socials @myglutenfreeguide. Find her book Eat & Enjoy Gluten Free on Amazon and all good booksellers.Petals Charity: https://www.petalscharity.org/ Tommy’s Charity: https://www.tommys.org/baby-loss-support Request a Baby Loss Certificate: https://www.gov.uk/request-baby-loss-certificate Coeliac UK information on screening family members for coeliac: https://www.coeliac.org.uk/information-and-support/coeliac-disease/getting-diagnosed/screening-for-coeliac-disease/ Coeliac UK info on testing for coeliac disease in children: https://www.coeliac.org.uk/healthcare-professionals/diagnosis/how-to-test-children/The Wasabi Company: https://www.thewasabicompany.co.uk/ Biffen’s Kitchen in Croyde: https://biffenskitchen.com/ Study on Kissing and Coeliac Disease: https://celiac.org/2025/05/04/kissing-study-2025/ Sweet Mandarin Gluten Free Chinese Restaurant (Manchester): https://glutenfreechinese.com/ Oh Crumbs is a podcast gluten free podcast brought to you by coeliac bloggers Sarah Howells and Laura Strange. If you like it, please leave us a rating on the platform you're listening to, and follow us @ohcrumbspodcast on socials.

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• Nick Trott - Prescriptions, New Treatments and A Cure For Coeliac Disease?

  Happy Oh Crumbs Day!! This week we caught up with coeliac specialist gastroenterologist dietitian Nick Trott, who is based in Sheffield, the leading centre in the UK for coeliac disease. We covered a lot of ground in this episode, from post-coeliac-diagnosis support and advice on supplements, to some new studies on the horizon looking into possible new treatments and even potential cures for coeliac disease.We chatted about what support people should get post-coeliac-diagnosis in an ideal world, supplements such as calcium and vitamin D, annual reviews for coeliac disease, bone density scans, and what options to look at in the event of a negative coeliac diagnosis.We also talked about the importance of gluten free prescriptions and how we can keep raising our voices to ensure anyone who needs them can get access - including some success stories where prescription access has been reinstated in areas of the UK, wohooo!And the question on everyone’s lips - will there be a cure for coeliac disease one day? We talked to Nick about some of the recent studies into a coeliac cure and new potential treatments, and what the realistic timeline could be for any of these becoming available to coeliac patients. If you enjoy this episode, please could you spare a few moments to leave us a rating on the platform you’re listening on? It really helps support the podcast and help us to spread awareness about coeliac disease and gluten free life! Thank you so much!!Sarah and Laura xxPS Special thanks to guest editor Alba for her excellent work putting together this episode.USEFUL LINKS: Oh Crumbs Instagram: www.instagram.com/ohcrumbspodcast Oh Crumbs Facebook: www.facebook.com/ohcrumbspodcastFIND NICK: Find him @gastro_rd on Instagram or @trott_nick on X (Twitter, for us oldies).FIND LAURA: Find recipes, travel guides and more at: www.mygfguide.com/ (or find her on socials @myglutenfreeguide. Find her book Eat & Enjoy Gluten Free on Amazon and all good booksellers.FIND SARAH: Find recipes, coeliac tips and more at: www.theglutenfreeblogger.com/ (or find her on socials @GFBlogger) Find her book Delicious Gluten Free Meals on Amazon and all good booksellers.Infographic on the Clinical Trial Process from Beyond Celiac: https://www.beyondceliac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Clinical-Trial-Process-Infographic-from-Beyond-Celiac.pdf More Info on Calcium and Coeliac Disease: https://www.instagram.com/p/DH1Gq57Mg8y/?igsh=MTdlaDI2OWNjdHRpOA%3D%3DCoeliac UK's Calcium Leaflet: https://www.coeliac.org.uk/document-library/141-a-guide-to-calcium/Drug Development Pipeline for Coeliac: https://www.beyondceliac.org/research/drugdevelopment/drug-development-pipeline/?utm_source=chatgpt.com (from Beyond Celiac)Find your local Coeliac UK group: https://www.coeliac.org.uk/local-groups/ Coeliac UK’s self-assessment tool for coeliac disease: https://isitcoeliacdisease.org.uk/ Oh Crumbs is a podcast gluten free podcast brought to you by coeliac bloggers Sarah Howells and Laura Strange. If you like it, please leave us a rating on the platform you're listening to, and follow us @ohcrumbspodcast on socials.

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• Kerry Blunt - Coeliac Disease in Children: Tackling Schools, Sleepovers and Family Dinners

  OH CRUMBS SEASON 2 EPISODE 1 - FEATURING KERRY BLUNT (aka Mum of The Coeliac Princess, Immy)Oh Crumbs - The Gluten Free Podcast. A podcast about all things gluten free, coeliac disease and staying positive despite your dietary requirements. By gluten free bloggers Sarah Howells and Laura Strange. This week we spoke to Kerry Blunt, Mum to our favourite 4-year-old Instagram superstar Immy - aka @the_coeliac_princess. This was SUCH a good insight into life parenting a coeliac child! From Immy’s diagnosis after a scary A&E trip, to prescriptions, starting nursery and school, residential trips, play dates, sleepovers and more. Kerry also shared lots of gems about cooking gluten free for the whole family, navigating eating out and family holidays, and how she helps host a local coeliac group as a safe space for gluten free kids and their parents to connect. Whether you have a coeliac child or gluten free yourself, Kerry has SO many tips and tricks we loved hearing about so we hope you’ll find this episode super helpful and relatable!If you enjoy this episode, please could you spare a few moments to leave us a rating on the platform you’re listening on? It really helps support the podcast and help us to spread awareness about coeliac disease and gluten free life! Thank you so much!!Sarah and Laura xxUSEFUL LINKS: Oh Crumbs Instagram: www.instagram.com/ohcrumbspodcast Oh Crumbs Facebook: www.facebook.com/ohcrumbspodcastFIND KERRY AND IMMY: Find Kerry and daughter Immy on Instagram @the_coeliac_princessFIND SARAH: Find recipes, coeliac tips and more at: www.theglutenfreeblogger.com/ (or find her on socials @GFBlogger) Find her book Delicious Gluten Free Meals on Amazon and all good booksellers.FIND LAURA: Find recipes, travel guides and more at: www.mygfguide.com/ (or find her on socials @myglutenfreeguide. Find her book Eat & Enjoy Gluten Free on Amazon and all good booksellers.Individual Healthcare Plan: For a copy of Kerry’s IHCP plan, email us on [email protected] and we’ll send it to you.Coeliac UK’s self-assessment tool for coeliac disease: https://isitcoeliacdisease.org.uk/ Oh Crumbs is a podcast gluten free podcast brought to you by coeliac bloggers Sarah Howells and Laura Strange. If you like it, please leave us a rating on the platform you're listening to, and follow us @ohcrumbspodcast on socials.

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