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. 

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Sarah and Laura xx

PS Special thanks to guest editor Alba for her excellent work putting together this episode.

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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%3D

Coeliac 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/ 

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