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Get to grips with prebiotics and probiotics!

We’ve all got guts. Around 25 feet of them, in fact. That’s a lot to get your head around! In this post, we’re carrying on from getting to grips with the gut bacteria, and getting to...

2nd October 2025

Sue’s diverticular disease story

This Diverticular Disease Awareness Week, Sue shares her experience with the condition. “The constant anxiety of not knowing when symptoms will flare up makes it an isolating illness. It affects every part of daily life...

29th September 2025

Sue (left) stands with her grandson with a backdrop of the Norwegian fjords.

Linda’s diverticulitis story

Linda first experienced pain on the left-hand side of her tummy, along with increased urgency to go to the toilet. A colonoscopy found diverticula (small pouches in the bowel wall.)

28th September 2025

Linda has short, straight, blonde hair styled in a bob, wears black rimmed glasses and wears a beige jumper, blue floral scarf and black trousers. She smiles at the camera, stood next to a narrow roller banner with a Guts UK navy background which has white text on it, reading

Rachael’s achalasia story

September is Achalasia Awareness Month. In January 2022, Rachael started to feel like food was stuck at the bottom of her oesophagus.

22nd September 2025

Rachael embraces her two children closely. They are sat on a wooden chair.

Safeguard our future for generations to come

Guts UK is proud to be part of the nationwide Remember A Charity in Your Will Week (8–14 September). Now in its 25th year, the campaign brings together charities across the UK to highlight just...

8th September 2025

Marking Hirschsprung’s disease awareness day

Monday 15 September is International Hirschsprung's Disease Awareness Day. Guts UK will be supporting this global initiative to help raise awareness and increase knowledge and understanding of the digestive condition.

5th September 2025

An illustration of a red haired boy wearing a striped green top. He has a feeding tube going into his nose. The illustration sits on a blue background with white text that reads: Hirschsprung's Disease Awareness Day.

Get to grips with the gut bacteria!

We’ve all got guts. Around 25 feet of them, in fact. That’s a lot to get your head around! Your microbiome matters, which is why getting to grips with gut bacteria is important. The trillions of...

2nd September 2025

A navy background with an image of Guts UK's brand character of the gut and microbiome under a magnifying glass. The text reads 'Get to grips with the gut bacteria'.