This week (2nd-8th October) is the World’s First Diverticular Disease Awareness Week! Have you heard of it? Diverticular disease affects 1 in 3, increasing to 1 in 2 people during their lifetime. Diverticula are permanent...
2nd October 2023
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 interrupts food and fluid...
1st September 2023
Gastroparesis awareness month has come around again… but how many people have ever heard of the condition, or know what symptoms to look for? What is gastroparesis? Gastroparesis literally translates to “paralysis of the stomach”....
31st July 2023
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
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
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
From the 15th to the 20th of May it is Coeliac Disease Awareness Week. Approximately 1 in 100 people in the UK have coeliac disease. Our friends at Coeliac UK say only 36% who have...
8th May 2023
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 (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
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
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