Every 22 minutes, someone in the UK is diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis…
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Hey, Bellies! We need your help!
Over the past decade, GetYourBellyOut has been a lifeline for people whose lives have been affected by IBD – building community, creating projects, delivering services, providing education and raising awareness.
In 2025, GetYourBellyOut has ambitious plans to level-up, expanding the team, building new networks of experts, driving bigger projects and bringing more visibility to our community through conferences, networking and presence on social media.
In a fiercely competitive business landscape with many different good causes competing for support, GetYourBellyOut needs multiple approaches to grow and continue. This is why we are now asking the community for help.
Our core tenets – Education, Empowerment and Community – remain our foundation, and we see the level-up as key to delivering direct benefits to our community. In 2025 and beyond, GetYourBellyOut aims to:
Expand the team, enabling higher-quality engagement, support, and medical innovation
Deliver larger, more targeted projects shaped by real-world input from experts and the community Reach an ever-growing number of people affected by IBD Deliver education and resources not available anywhere else
If you’re in a position to help, please make a contribution, whether large or small, share our message on your socials, ask your workplace to get involved.
Founded in March 2014, GetYourBellyOut’s initial aim was to encourage people to take a photograph of their bellies and post it to social media. The idea was to showcase that whether you have scars, an ostomy, or no visible signs at all we’re united in our fight against Inflammatory Bowel Disease!
GetYourBellyOut’s mission is to now become the worlds leading digital and physical destination for people affected by Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
91% of members said they now feel less lonely or isolated
63% feel more informed and understand their illness better
99% have seen a benefit from being part of GetYourBellyOut’s community
‘This organization is a lifeline for so many of us! The support and awareness raised is incredible.’
‘GetYourBellyOut changed my life. After many years of hiding that I suffered, I now won’t shut up! IBD isn’t easy to live with day to day, but having support and friendship has made it a lot easier. I’m no longer ashamed!’Â
‘I want to say thank you to everyone for the support, love, and friendship found within this community. My darkest days have been brighter because of your presence.’
‘Two years ago, thanks to #GetYourBellyOut and all of their amazing inspiring warriors I FINALLY told everyone my 14-year-old secret! I’ll forever be grateful to this organization and the amazing people I’ve met through it, who gave me the confidence to do something I thought I’d never in my life even think of doing. So thank you from the bottom of my heart.’
