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What can I do to make travelling abroad easier?

Travelling abroad with colitis can require extra planning, particularly when managing symptoms, medication, and toilet access in unfamiliar places. These resources provide practical advice, travel information, and useful tools to help you prepare, communicate your needs, and travel with greater confidence.

CCUK provides "Can't Wait"" wallet cards, explaining the need to use toilets urgently, in several different languages.

CCUK offers practical guidance to help people with colitis plan, pack, and travel with confidence.

IBD Passport provides reliable, evidence‑based travel guidance to help people with colitis plan trips safely and confidently, with country‑specific advice and practical support.

Toilet Finder helps people with colitis quickly locate nearby public toilets, using a large, community‑updated map with 150, 000 toilets internationally.

MapComplete helps people with colitis find toilets and navigate unfamiliar areas using a detailed, community-maintained map.

Flush helps you find nearby toilets quickly, with a simple app interface and directions from your current location.

The CONfidence app offers discreet, clinically reviewed self‑care guidance for people managing bowel leakage, with clear explanations, practical support, and signposting to trusted services.

The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower lanyard offers a simple, recognised way for people with colitis to signal that they may need extra time, support, or understanding in public spaces.

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