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How do I choose what to share with who?

You do not need to tell everyone everything about your colitis. These resources can help you decide what feels right to share, who to share it with, and how to communicate with confidence, whether you are talking to healthcare professionals, employers, family, friends, or others in your life.

This CCUK guide helps you talk to healthcare professionals in appointments and offering self-advocacy advice.

This CCI resource supports you to prepare for appointments, discuss concerns, and take part in decisions about your treatment and care.

This CCUK resource helps you understand commonly used medical terms, so you can use them confidently when talking about your colitis.

This CCUK guide can help you decide what you want to share with your employer. 

This CCUK toolkit helps you talk about the impact of colitis with confidence and seek support from others.

This CCI resource can help the people around you better understand Crohn’s or Colitis and learn how to offer support in a respectful and helpful way. 

This CCUK-funded resource helps people working with young people understand the impact of colitis and how they can help.

This CCUK resource can help the people close to you better understand what it is like to live with colitis and how they can support you. 

This app from CCUK & Takeda simulates what it is like to have colitis or Crohn's for 24 hours, allowing others to experience it first hand.

This CCUK-funded research resources can help young people tell their friends about their colitis.

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