24 May 2026 02:00
How To Navigate College With Coeliac Disease & Creating Gluten Free Humour: Creator of College Celiac, Casey Cromwell
A Gluten Free Podcast Episode 237 My guest on today’s episode is the creator of The College Celiac, Casey Cromwell. We’ll talk about how she navigated celiac disease as a teenager in college, creating much-needed comedy-focused gluten free content online and not only providing support for the gluten free community but finding support and healing from this community herself. What we’ll cover:* Casey’s coeliac disease symptoms * Casey’s celiac disease diagnosis * The biggest struggle for Casey during her diagnosis * Casey’s advice for someone going through a coeliac disease diagnosis right now * Defining Fibromyalgia and Casey’s symptoms in the lead up to diagnosis * The gluten free diet’s role as a possible management strategy for Fibromyalgia* Casey’s college experience as a coeliac in the first year * Making gluten free food in a shared kitchen setup * Preventing cross contamination* Navigating the social elements in college with coeliac * How Casey included herself in social events around food without feeling left out * Casey’s experience of getting glutened at college * Casey’s inspiration behind starting her blog and how it transitioned into her current content * Connecting with the coeliac and gluten free community through Casey’s content * How Casey comes up with her memes and content * Casey’s relationship with being online and how being a gluten free content creator has become her full time job* The positives to come out of Casey’s coeliac and content creation journey * Resources Casey recommends for people living with coeliac disease * Biggest change Casey would like to see in the coeliac and gluten free space Links
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