Our London Marathon 2024 Ballot
Chris (one of Guts UK’s 2021 London Marathon runners) We’re thrilled to announce we have 4 places in the London Marathon 2024! These sought after places aren’t easy to secure, so we are over the moon...
7th July 2023
Our latest news
Read recent news and updates about our work at Guts UK Charity.
World IBD Day 2023
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) are a group of digestive conditions that are characterised by chronic inflammation of the digestive system. On World Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Day every year (19th May), patient organisations come together...
19th May 2023
World Barrett’s Oesophagus Day 2023
Each year, the 16th May marks World Barrett’s Oesophagus Day. Barrett’s oesophagus affects around 10% of those with persistent heartburn. What is Barrett’s oesophagus? Barrett’s oesophagus is the term used for a potentially pre-cancerous condition...
16th May 2023
Living with a digestive condition during Ramadan
Sofie, who has previously shared her experiences of living with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) before, has shared her experience of what it’s like living with IBS during Ramadan. “I love the month of Ramadan. It...
20th April 2023
Microscopic Colitis Awareness Week 2023
Microscopic Colitis Awareness Week 2023 (17-23rd April): The incidence (number of new cases) of microscopic colitis has doubled from 2009 to 2016. Although 17,000 new cases of microscopic colitis are diagnosed each year in the...
17th April 2023
Bowel Cancer Awareness Month 2023
April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. If caught in the early stages, there is a greater than 90% chance of a cure. What is Bowel Cancer? Bowel cancer develops from polyps (a tiny bump of cells...
5th April 2023
IBS Awareness Month 2023
April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month. Figures vary, but it is thought that 1 in 20 of us in the UK have IBS. What is IBS? IBS is thought to be caused by...
1st April 2023
Stamping out the stigma surrounding our guts
Guts. We all have them, around 25ft of them. But we don’t like to talk about them, so when something goes wrong, we don’t know where to turn to get help. Collaboration is key: Guts...
6th March 2023
Oesophageal Cancer Awareness Month 2023
February is Oesophageal Cancer Awareness Month. Oesophageal cancer is the 8th most common cancer worldwide. A UK-wide survey carried out by the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce (LSCT) found that the awareness of symptoms of these cancers...
1st February 2023
Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day 2023
Guts UK is a founding charity member of the Less Survivable Taskforce (LSCT). The LSCT was set up by a group of charities all aiming to double survival rates of the six less survivable cancers...
11th January 2023
