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Get to grips with your gut health at Christmas

If you celebrate the festive season, many of us can tend to ‘overindulge’, and our diets and eating habits change. Many social aspects of festive celebrations revolve around food and drink, and this can feel...

11th December 2025

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Sharan’s Crohn’s disease story

In 2001, Sharan woke up one day with diarrhoea and abdominal pain. She thought it was the heavy, spicy Indian food she had at her cousin’s wedding, but her symptoms didn’t stop. By 2002, she...

4th December 2025

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1st to 7th December: Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week

Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week takes place in December each year. Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis and microscopic colitis are the three main conditions classed as an Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).

1st December 2025

Pull up a chair, let’s talk guts this festive season.

Many people with digestive conditions or symptoms don’t want to feel like a ‘pain’ to others. As we head into the festive season, with dinners, parties and family gatherings on the horizon, it can feel...

29th November 2025

Get to grips with poo testing!

Getting your poo tested by a commercial company may be interesting if you are curious about what bacteria are in there. But it shouldn't be used to find out why you're not feeling well or...

27th November 2025

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Your ‘That Gut Feeling’ Autumn/Winter 2025 magazine is here!

We’d like to thank you, our readers, for giving such valuable and insightful feedback to our magazine after our Spring/Summer 2025 edition. Thanks to you, we’ve got a new name, a refreshed design and can...

25th November 2025

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Richard’s acute pancreatitis story

Pancreatitis turned Richard’s life on its head, overnight. He has become a type 3c diabetic and has pancreatic enzyme insufficiency (PEI).

25th November 2025

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Beth’s acute pancreatitis story

In August 2023, Beth started waking up at night with pain. She was finally sent for an ultrasound scan and her gallbladder was described as ‘a bag of marbles’. In December 2023, she was admitted...

22nd November 2025

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Andrew’s pancreatitis story

“I can’t describe him in three words, because there were two Andrews, before pancreatitis and after. Before, he was happy, athletic, and full of energy. After, he was a shadow of his former self.”

19th November 2025

Chris’ chronic pancreatitis story

In December 2024, Chris started having severe abdominal pain that wouldn’t go away. Throughout 2025, the abdominal pain kept moving from one side to another, and it became excruciating. He was finally diagnosed with gallstone...