Read recent news and updates about our work at Guts UK.
Guts UK is very proud to be funding research aiming to earlier diagnose oesophageal cancer using just a bag of breath! This research is being lead by Prof. George Hanna at Imperial College London, who...
28th November 2023
UPDATE – June 2o24: Read more here. At Guts UK, some members of our community rely on prescription pancreatic enzymes (Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy, PERT) to help them properly digest the food they eat. When...
28th November 2023
Guts UK has three charitable objectives: Provide expert information to patients Raise awareness of digestive health Fund research into the digestive system from top to tail; the gut, liver and pancreas How every £1 you...
1st November 2023
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
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