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Celiac Awareness Month

Orange and green banner reads, "Celiac awareness month 2025. Treatments and a cure—we're working on it."

Beyond Celiac envisions a future where a treatment or cure allows people to eat without fear of gluten; a world beyond celiac. Our goals for Celiac Awareness Month are to educate about celiac disease, diagnosis, and safe living, and imagine the impact of a potential treatment for those currently living with or affected by this autoimmune condition.

You can celebrate Celiac Awareness Month by attending a local or virtual event, taking time to educate loved ones about this autoimmune condition, donating to the cause, or enjoying delicious, gluten-free (GF) food from a GF bakery, restaurant, or company. 

Below you’ll find resources you can use to support the community throughout May. Get all the latest updates by following us online (Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok) or subscribing to our monthly newsletter.

Together for a cure,
—The Beyond Celiac Team


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Events

Step Beyond Celiac

Sign up for our virtual Step Beyond Celiac! Each May, our community members lace up their running shoes to walk, run, or roll 3.1 miles (5K!) toward a cure for celiac disease.

WHEN: Anytime in May
WHERE: Anywhere in the world!
WHO: You and your loved ones!

All proceeds go toward research for treatments and a cure for celiac disease!

Don’t forget to share photos of you completing Step Beyond Celiac—tag us on social media @beyondceliac or email your photos to [email protected].

The Step Beyond Celiac (SBC) shirt is purple, with the SBC logo and the yellow words, "Eyes on the Prize"

In-Person Events

Looking to meet others with celiac disease? Check out the following in-person events:

Check out our Events page to find more details on all celiac-centric events happening this May.

Virtual Events

The gluten-free community is everywhere! Join these events from wherever you are:

  • Gastro Bites session with the American Gastroenterological Association
  • Town Hall on the neurological effects of gluten in patients with celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity. This event is proudly sponsored by certified gluten-free Crunchmaster crackers!

Check out our Events page to find more details on all celiac-centric events happening this May.


Ways You Can Step Up for the Celiac Disease Community!

Here are easy ways that you can help raise awareness and support the celiac disease community this month.

  1. Sign up for our Step Beyond Celiac.
  2. Attend an event in-person or virtually.
  3. Start a Facebook fundraiser
  4. Follow us on socials. We post regularly to Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, LinkedIn and Youtube.
  5. Share our posts or resources on social media.
  6. If you read misinformation online about celiac disease or the gluten-free diet, politely comment with facts. They may be new to the diet or disease! You can always direct them to our website BeyondCeliac.org to learn more.
  7. Submit a Voices of Celiac story. We collect these stories to highlight how unique an individual’s journey to a diagnosis can be.
  8. Donate to Beyond Celiac.
  9. Host a gluten-free party. Food can be delicious AND gluten-free! Invite your friends or family to enjoy a totally gluten-free spread for everyone to enjoy. This is also a good opportunity for them to learn more about the diet or CD.
  10. Donate gluten-free foods like breads, pastas or baking mixes to a food bank.
  11. Shop charitably by purchasing food or products through our Getting Started Store. Affiliate links benefit our research efforts.
  12. Join a clinical trial.
  13. Get your family tested for celiac disease, even if they don’t have symptoms.
  14. Buy something from our Zazzle store to show support and raise awareness. 
  15. Support your local gluten-free bakeries and restaurants by eating there once a month.
  16. Write a restaurant review to help out others with celiac disease.
  17. Get our discount on Find Me Gluten Free Premium—Find Me Gluten Free is the #1 app for locating gluten-free restaurants with over 1 million reviews around the world. They’re offering $5 off your first year of Premium AND they’re donating an additional $10 to Beyond Celiac with every new membership. Get the Deal Now!
  18. Buy a celiac disease plushie from Giant Microbes—a portion of proceeds go toward our research efforts!

The Global #ShineALightOnCeliac Movement

A photo of Niagara falls lit up green for Celiac Awareness Day.

This May, we are pleased to once again take part in the international Shine a Light on Celiac campaign. #ShineALightOnCeliac brings together celiac-related organizations from across the globe—spanning four continents—to raise awareness of celiac disease by lighting up landmarks green, which is the unofficial color of the celiac disease community. The image to the left is Niagara Falls lit up green last May.

Visit the Shine a Light on Celiac page to see a list of landmarks and learn more about the initiative! 


Share Facts on Social Media

Download any of the graphics below and share them to your social media account. We’ve also written sample posts that you can copy and use in your posts—please feel free to edit the captions to suit your personality and accounts! If you’re not much for words, we’ll be posting the graphics to our social media accounts as well, so you can reshare at your convenience.

Graphics

Click or tap on any of the graphics to download them to your device

A microscope next to the words, "Celiac Awareness Month. Currently, the only treatment for celiac disease is a strict, lifelong gluten-free diet, but Beyond Celiac is committed to finding a cure by 2030—and there are 16 drugs in clinical trials as of May 2024."
A globe next to the words, "Celiac Awareness Month. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease affecting at least 1% of the world population."
A clock next to the words, "Celiac Awareness Month. Celiac disease can be triggered at any age, from the very young to the very old."
Various doctor tools, like a stethoscope, next to the words, "Celiac awareness month. There are over 250 symptoms associated with celiac disease, which can affect the GI system, bones, and even brain. Some patients have no symptoms at all."

 

Sample Instagram Caption

May is Celiac Awareness Month. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that damages the small intestine and has no cure, no pill, no treatment—nothing except the gluten-free diet. Nonprofit @BeyondCeliac wants to change that, and this month, I’m joining them in imagining what a world beyond celiac could look like: Less stress, more enjoying the moment. Less restriction, more spontaneity. Less fear, more fun. Help me create a world beyond celiac by donating to the cause or learning more about the disease at beyondceliac.org/giving

#celiac #celiacawarenessmonth #glutenfree #celiacdisease #chronicillness

Sample Facebook Post

May is Celiac Awareness Month. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that damages the small intestine and has no cure, no pill, no treatment—nothing except the gluten-free diet. Nonprofit @BeyondCeliac wants to change that, and this month, I’m joining them in imagining what a world beyond celiac could look like: Less stress, more enjoying the moment. Less restriction, more spontaneity. Less fear, more fun. Help me create a world beyond celiac by donating to the cause or learning more about the disease at beyondceliac.org/giving

Sample LinkedIn Post

May is Celiac Awareness Month. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that damages the small intestine and has no cure, no pill, no treatment—nothing except the gluten-free diet. Nonprofit Beyond Celiac wants to change that, and this month, I’m joining them in imagining what a world beyond celiac could look like: Less stress, more enjoying the moment. Less taking PTO for doctor’s visits, more taking PTO for vacation. Less restriction, more spontaneity. Help me create a world beyond celiac by donating to the cause or learning more about the disease at beyondceliac.org/giving

#healthcare #InvisibleIllness #WorkLife

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