News and events

Our London Marathon places for 2022!

Chris (one of Guts UK’s 2021 London Marathon runners) We’re thrilled to announce we have 6 places in the London Marathon 2022! These sought after places aren’t easy to secure, so we are over the...

16th June 2022

World Digestive Health Day 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

World IBD Day 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

World Barrett’s Oesophagus Day 2022

Each year, the 16th May marks World Barrett’s Oesophagus Day. Barrett’s oesophagus affects around 10% of those who suffer with persistent heartburn… but have you heard of it? What is Barrett’s oesophagus? Barrett’s oesophagus is...

15th May 2022

Coeliac Disease Awareness Week 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

Liverpool Pancreatic Forum 2022

On the 17th June 2022, the Liverpool Pancreatic Forum will return in-person for the first time since COVID-19. Guts UK were delighted to hear that the Liverpool Pancreatic Forum group were returning for their 7th...

3rd May 2022

Touring toilet cubicle aims to abolish the poo taboo!

Guts UK is delighted to announce that from the 5th to the 8th April, we’ll be visiting Northampton, Liverpool and London… in style! With our friends at Fybogel, we’ll be in touring toilet cubicles (also...

4th April 2022

Microscopic Colitis Awareness Week 2022

Our theme for Microscopic Colitis Awareness Week 2022 (4-8th April) is women and microscopic colitis, as women are 700% more likely than men to suffer with the condition. Today, we have launched a brand new...

3rd April 2022

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month 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