The future – IBS research

...of not making the toilet. Whether it is urgency with diarrhoea or following constipation, it affects most with IBS and has the biggest impact on their quality of life.” –...

27th March 2023

Touring toilet cubicle aims to abolish the poo taboo!

...active research Guts UK’s constipation information Fybogel Hi-Fibre Granules. Contains Ispaghula Husk. For the relief of constipation and maintenance of regularity. Always read the label. Fybogel FibreChews is a medical...

4th April 2022

Lisa’s Story – Diverticular disease

...told to avoid nuts and seeds, so she’d avoid tomatoes like the plague! I had my first colonoscopy (camera up the bottom) in my 20s, as my constipation was severe....

19th December 2022

Rahul’s Story – IBS

...could be treated. What symptoms do you experience? My IBS symptoms include bloating, constipation, diarrhoea, nausea and stomach cramps. I also have a few other chronic illnesses, so experience many...

6th March 2023

IBS Awareness Month 2023

...thought to be caused by the gut and the brain over-communicating. IBS is the most common disorder of the digestive system. Symptoms can include: Constipation, diarrhoea or a mixture of...

1st April 2023

Coeliac Disease Awareness Week 2023

...able to pass into the bloodstream. What are the symptoms of coeliac disease? There are a wide variation in the symptoms experienced. In children: Diarrhoea. Constipation. Vomiting Failure to gain...

8th May 2023

Lilian’s Story – Diverticulitis

...didn’t even require a temporary stoma. Talk us through Lilian’s experience with diverticulitis Lilian and Vic on their wedding day Mum had been struggling with constipation (caused by opioid-based painkillers...

5th October 2023

IBS Awareness Month

...Symptoms can include: Constipation, diarrhoea or a mixture of the two Abdominal pain Abnormal bowel habits Wind, bloating and distension (a widening of the firth of the abdomen) Pooing mucus...

19th February 2024

A digital character drawing of a white woman wearing a green jumper and navy trousers. The image is cropped to show the top of the trousers and upwards, and she is holding her hands to her stomach in pain. She has a pained look on her face.