Read recent news and updates about our work at Guts UK Charity.
September is achalasia awareness month. Achalasia is a condition that affects the nerves and muscles of the oesophagus (food pipe), mainly at the lower end where it meets the stomach. Achalasia hinders the passage of...
August is gastroparesis awareness month. Gastroparesis literally translates to paralysis of the stomach. Gastroparesis is a chronic (long lasting) disorder where the stomach does not empty the contents in a normal way. The nerves that...
5th August 2022
On 26th June 2022, Guts UK launched our second #GUTSelfie Awareness Campaign. During this unique campaign, we send temporary tattoos and a sign to those with digestive diseases who want to talk about their guts....
26th June 2022
This week is Dietitian’s Week, 20th to 24th of June. This week is to celebrate and help raise the voice and visibility of this crucial and often overlooked role within the NHS. We sat down...
20th June 2022
Today is World Digestive Health Day, a much anticipated day in Guts UK’s calendar – and the one day in which we shine the brightest! Guts UK is the UK’s charity for the digestive system...
26th May 2022
On World Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Day every year (19th May), patient organisations come together from all over the globe to raise awareness of Crohn’s disease & colitis. What is IBD? Inflammatory Bowel Diseases are...
16th May 2022
...of people with Barrett’s oesophagus don’t progress to develop oesophageal cancer, but they will still require monitoring. This is because those with Barrett’s oesophagus are more likely to develop oesophageal...
15th May 2022
On Coeliac Disease Awareness Week, Guts UK is raising awareness of this condition – in particular the delay to diagnosis. Research has shown that on average, it takes 13 years to get a diagnosis of...
9th May 2022
April is irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month. IBS is a disorder in the gut-brain interaction. In IBS, it is thought that the gut and the brain ‘over communicate’, causing symptoms like abdominal pain, bloating,...
1st April 2022
April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. Bowel cancer is one of the most common cancers in the UK. Almost 9 out of 10 people diagnosed are diagnosed when they are over the age of 60....
31st March 2022
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