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The experiences of people that our work is striving to help.

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Vision

Raise funds for research, treatment and eventually for both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

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Interesting Facts

Australian statistics for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD), i.e. Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

1 in 250

Health Sections

1 in 250 Australians aged 5-49 have an inflammatory bowel disorder

$100 million

Annual Hospital Costs

Total hospital costs for IBD annually is $100 million

2

Prevalence of IBD

Globally only Canada has a higher prevalence of IBD

$380 million

Productivity losses

Productivity losses attributable to IBD in 2012 was $380 million

Our Causes

We're proud to have raised $100,000's to fund medical and scientific research into Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.

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October 4, 2015

Prevention of Crohn’s disease after surgery

In 2010, through the generous support of the Tattersalls George Adams Foundation, The Gutsy Group, Inc. committed $80,000 to a clinical study into the prevention of Crohn’s disease after ...

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October 5, 2015

Inflammatory bowel disease incidence study

In 2007 and 2008, in conjunction with the Bennelong Foundation, The Gutsy Group contributed $70,000 to a study undertaken by research fellow, Dr Jarrad Wilson from the Department of ...

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October 5, 2015

Cost of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Australia

In 2005 and 2006 The Gutsy Group provided funding of $20,000 to the Health Economics Group at The University of Melbourne. The analysis was carried out by Stephen Colgan, the research fellow with ...

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October 5, 2015

St. Vincent’s Hospital Immunology Centre

From February 2000 to August 2008, The Gutsy Group provided $131,250 to fund the St. Vincent’s Hospital Immunology Centre Mouse Model. This project centred on a mouse model that mimicked human ...

70,000 Australian's suffer from this disease and the number is growing

Without knowing the cause, we won't find the cure
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Our ambassadors

We're privileged to have the support of a number of passionate individuals who are committed to The Gutsy Group, Inc. cause.

Tom Elliott

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Daryl Braithwaite

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Brent Lehmann

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Scott Thornton

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