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Ileostomy & Internal Pouch Association (IA)

Description:

Ileostomy and Internal Pouch Association, known as IA, is a registered charity supporting people living with an ileostomy or internal pouch, their families, friends and carers.

Started in 1956, it was the first ostomy association in the United Kingdom.  At the time, little was known about the impact surgery and living with an ileostomy had on a person.

Any serious illness will disrupt a person's normal life-style, especially if it has lasted many years and has led to major surgery resulting in a change of body function and body image.  IA aims to:

  • help anyone who has had, or is about to have, their colon removed to return to a fully active and normal life as soon as possible;
  • help them with all aspects of their rehabilitation including social activities, relationships with their families, friends, employers, colleagues and members of the general public;
  • work in close co-operation with the medical authorities as part of a team whose primary aim is the complete rehabilitation of every ileostomy or pouch patient;
  • promote and co-ordinate research, not only into ways of improving the quality of life with an ileostomy or pouch, but also into the illnesses which lead to these operations;
  • improve knowledge about the management of ileostomies or pouches, and encourage development of new ostomy equipment and skin care preparations.

In addition to the national office, IA is made up of a network of local groups (known as 'member organisations') throughout Great Britain and Ireland.  Each group is autonomous and runs its affairs in the light of local conditions.  There is also a postal branch available for overseas members.

For more information, please follow the links to visit their website.

Contact Details

Address:
Danehurst Court
35 - 37 West Street
Rochford
Essex
Postcode:
SS4 1BE
Telephone:
0800 018 4724
01702 549859
Fax:
01702 597990
Email:
info@iasupport.org
Website
Ileostomy & Internal Pouch Association website

Additional Information

Notes:

Registered Charity number: 1172338


Page last reviewed:
11/07/2023
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