Common Long Term Conditions Adult

Stomach and bowels (Adults)

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LOCAL SUPPORT FOR ALL LONG TERM CONDITIONS - SELF REFERRAL

As the Personalised Care Institute suggest
“Personalised care gives patients more control and choice when it comes to the way their care is planned and delivered, taking into account individual needs, preferences and circumstances.”
“What is personalised care?” The Personalised Care Institute. Retrieved 9th February 2024.

Support for a person with a long term condition needs to be broader than just focusing on medical needs but also involves considering what matters to them in supporting their overall wellbeing. This is delivered as personalised care which includes local support for physical, mental and social wellbeing. See under

Includes specific mental health support for patients with a long term condition.

NATIONAL SUPPORT - SELF REFERRAL

CROHN’S AND COLITIS

From Crohn’s and Colitis UK
Helpline Helpline Service | Crohn’s & Colitis UK

COELIAC

From Coeliac UK
Do you have a question for our dietitians? Call our Helpline Meet our dietitians – Coeliac UK

FREQUENTY ASKED QUESTIONS

Common bowel conditions – including gut, liver and pancreas

From Guts UK
This is good place to start for information on many bowels conditions.

You can also email the team at Guts UK
“Please note that we are unable to provide medical advice for specific and personal medical queries, but can offer general information on digestive conditions and symptoms. We always do our best to respond to your query within 10 working days, though we are a small team and during busier periods it can take longer.”

From Patient info
Digestive health Digestive Health | Stomach and Gut Health | Patient includes sections on diarrhoea, abnormal liver function tests, indigestion (dyspepsia), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and rectal bleeding (blood in stool)

DIVERTICULAR DISEASE AND DIVERTICULITIS

From the NHS, Patient info and NICE
Diverticular disease and diverticulitis

IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME

As NICE suggest
“irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic, relapsing, and often lifelong disorder of the lower gastrointestinal tract, with no discernible structural or biochemical cause.”

Though no clear cause has been found it can cause cramps, bloating and either constipation or diarrhoea

And the NHS suggest
“It’s usually a lifelong problem. It can be very frustrating to live with and can have a big impact on your everyday life.”

From the NHS, Patient info and NICE
irritable bowel syndrome

From the IBS Network

Videos and podcasts

On the videos and podcasts page there are links to some relevant videos and podcasts covering the topic of stomach and bowels.

NHS 111

If you think you need medical help right now, 111 online can tell you what to do next.

Physiotherapy

You can now self refer for physiotherapy locally

Your Pharmacy

Seven common infections now treated by your local pharmacist

CAMPAIGNS

Show your heart some love, women of Bucks!

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