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Download printable version (262.7KB pdf) UPDATE – JUNE 2024: READ MORE HERE OVERVIEW You might have noticed supply issues with pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT), sometimes also called pancreatin. This situation has progressed. It has...
16th April 2024
What is a faecal-immunochemical test (FIT test)? You may know that the NHS offers national bowel cancer screening checks, by sending you a home kit. This home kit requires you to collect a small sample...
3rd April 2024
You might know of the Guts UK charity legend, Colin the Inflatable Colon, but if this is your first time hearing of him, fear not, because you are in for a treat! Let’s get to...
20th March 2024
Tell us a bit about you “I’m Mia and I’m 32. I’m a housewife, living in Birmingham and I’m originally from Sheffield. I was very career focused but due to my health, this took a...
13th March 2024
What is it that stops us from talking about our digestive health, or poo, as openly as we’d talk about having a cold, a headache or back pain? After all, our poo is an indication...
7th March 2024
If you have followed us for a while, you will know Guts UK are passionate about investing in researchers of the future. To keep the bright, enquiring minds of tomorrow as our ‘guardians of the...
27th February 2024
We’ve all heard of gallstones, but what are they, why are they made and who do they affect? What are gallstones? When produced, gallstones live in the gallbladder, which stores bile for us between meals....
24th February 2024
Digestive symptoms can be confusing and overwhelming. You may not know when to ask for help or where to turn. Today, we’re talking you through the differences between vomiting and regurgitation, and what symptoms to...
22nd February 2024
In November 2023, during our Kranky Panky Pancreatitis Awareness Campaign, Guts UK gave 16-year-old Lola the opportunity to share her story with a room full of pancreatic specialists. It took guts. This is Lola’s speech....
16th February 2024
5th-9th February 2024 Feeding Tube Awareness Week falls in early February each year. There are misconceptions surrounding why people might need a feeding tube, or even judgement. People with digestive diseases can need a feeding...
8th February 2024
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