Registered Charity No
1137029
Every day, millions of people across the UK live with digestive conditions that can bring numerous daily challenges affecting their quality of life, including managing pain, It’s time to get to grips with guts!
Guts UK is the national charity for the digestive system, and our mission is to improve the lives of the millions of people affected by digestive conditions in the UK.
Every day, millions of people across the UK live with digestive conditions that can bring numerous daily challenges affecting their quality of life, including managing pain, fatigue and other ongoing symptoms, feelings of worry, anxiety and isolation, impacting relationships, employment and studies.
For too long, our guts have been misunderstood, undervalued and underfunded. Guts UK exists to change that.
Our work covers three main areas:
• Providing information and support for people affected by digestive conditions and symptoms.
• Raising awareness and increasing public education around digestive health.
• Funding life-changing research into the digestive system.
Information and support
Guts UK is a lifeline for people living with digestive conditions and symptoms, as well as their family members, carers and loved ones. We provide expert information on more than 40
digestive conditions and symptoms, as well as health and lifestyle.
Every year, we seen an increase in demand for our services. In a world where online information about digestive health can be confusing and conflicting, our resources provide information that people can trust. Our information is PIF TICK accredited (the only assessed quality mark for printed and online health information). In response to growing demand for our support, we launched a Helpline in 2025 that provides information, guidance and signposting over the phone and online.
Public awareness and education
As a charity, we’re here to break the stigma surrounding our guts, so more people feel comfortable talking about their digestive health and importantly, know how and when to seek the help and support they need, when they need it.
We’re proud to share real-life stories from people affected by digestive conditions, making sure our community are seen and heard and their experiences are shared with the hopes of helping others. We deliver national awareness campaigns to shine a spotlight on misunderstood digestive conditions and to encourage people to better spot and understand their digestive symptoms. We also host events in person and online too, helping to educate people about their gut health.
Funding research
Guts UK is the only UK charity funding research into the whole digestive system. By investing in the highest quality research, we can substantially accelerate progress into earlier diagnosis and improved treatment for debilitating and life-threatening digestive conditions. Alongside funding research directly, we’re leading the way in determining the research priorities for the future. We work with patients, carers and healthcare professionals to focus our attention on the most important areas, delivering priority setting partnerships into IBS, diverticular disease, pancreatitis and endoscopies so far.
Research into the digestive conditions remains chronically underfunded and needs urgent investment. As a voluntary organisation, we can’t do this without your help.
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