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
News and events
Is your diarrhoea definitely caused by IBS?
Figures vary widely, but it is thought that Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) affects approximately 1 in 20 of us in the UK. A third of people with IBS are classed as having IBS-D. IBS-D is...
13th March 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
In memoriam, in celebration: Alice Kington
It is with huge sadness that we announce the death of Alice Kington, Guts UK’s Finance Manager on November 8th 2022. Alice worked for many years at the British Society of Gastroenterology before becoming the...
5th December 2022
Achalasia Awareness Month 2022
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...
1st September 2022
Gastroparesis Awareness Month 2022
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
Our London Marathon 2023 Ballot: Now Open!
Chris (one of Guts UK’s 2021 London Marathon runners) We’re thrilled to announce we have places in the London Marathon 2023! These sought after places aren’t easy to secure, so we are over the moon to...
14th July 2022
Free Webinar: Bowel Habits & When to Seek Help
Guts UK has joined forces with Chronically Brown and the South Asian IBD Alliance (SAIA) to bring you: “Bowel habits: when to seek help”. This online webinar is your rare opportunity to tune into important...
1st July 2022
