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Magda’s gastritis story

Magda describes her gastritis symptoms as being like someone is inside her stomach with a razor blade, pouring acid onto it. Keen to raise awareness and funds, Magda shares her story and fundraising challenge to...

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David’s Hirschsprung’s disease story

David was diagnosed with Hirschsprung’s disease when he was just a few months old. In January 1986, he had surgery to form an ileostomy and has since had it reversed. He wants to raise vital...

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Rachel’s Crohn’s disease story

Rachel lives with Crohn’s disease and has also had a temporary stoma. For Rachel, running the London Landmarks Half Marathon for Guts UK helped her to show that people living with digestive conditions can still...

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Let’s Talk Guts: Are you in?

Join the conversation this July and help us break down the stigma that so often surrounds digestive health. Together, we can all start to feel more comfortable talking about out guts.

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Sehba’s coeliac disease story

Sehba’s symptoms began during her GCSE and A-Levels. It got to the point where she kept having stomach aches, he hair was falling out, and she felt really tired despite getting eight hours of sleep....

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