Ileostomy and Internal Pouch Association
Ileostomy & Internal Pouch Association (IA) supports people living with an ileostomy or internal pouch, their families, friends and carers. Started in 1956, as the first UK stoma support group, IA offers guidance and support, pre and post bowel surgery to manage conditions such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, cancer, FAP, bowel motility, and trauma. IA has a local presence throughout the UK and Ireland, managed by volunteers who themselves living with an ileostomy or an internal pouch.
IA offers a unique visiting service (offering the patient or family/friend/carer the opportunity to speak with someone else who has had surgery), focused literature and a network of support through online forums, social media and a local support group presence.
When Pouches Go Wrong - Miss Abhilasha Patel MA (Hons), MB BChir (Cantab), MMedEd, MD, FRCS
Restorative Surgery - Mr Richard Lovegrove MB BS MD FRCS, Consultant Colorectal & IBD Surgeon
Medication Matters - Anita Sangera, Advanced Pharmacist in Intestinal Failure
Dietary Advice for People with Pouches - SophieTurigel, Dietitian, QE Hospital, Birmingham
Mental Health Matters - Carrie Helman Dip Co. MBACP, MCMA
Q&A Panel - IA Information Day 2025 (Audio only) - transcript available
Parastomal Hernia - Developing a Service That Meets Patient Needs
Medication Matters
Advancing Stoma Care Services (ASCS): evidenced based proposals for a best practice pathway project
Intestinal Failure - Building a National Service
Counselling Matters - Carrie Helman
Living with an Internal Pouch - Tim Chance
Pouch Surgery: Post-operative Nursing Care
Internal Pouch Nutrition
Restorative Surgery
Medication Matters
Technology and Innovation in the Surgical Management of Patients with Bowel Disease
The High Output Stoma
IA's Information Day 2023 - Q&A panel
The Importance of Research
You and Your Kidneys
Current Trends in Managing Pouchitis
IA Information Day 2022
My journey to becoming a 2x world champion fitness model - Zoey Wright
Living with an Internal Pouch - Workshop 1 & 2 - Julia Spanswick
Caring for your Skin - Workshop 2
Caring for your skin - Workshop 1
Gentle Core and Pelvic Floor Exercise - Workshop 1
Gentle Core and Pelvic Floor Exercise - Workshop 2