This year many associations around the world are raising awareness on how IBD impacts a person´s general well-being. Follow hashtags such as #breakthesilence #worldibdday2021 and #IBDVisible to celebrate the day. Check back here on ostomy.org on May 19th for information about brand new website resources for the IBD and ostomy community. In the United States […]
Ever wonder how age, culture, sexual orientation, gender, or socioeconomic status impact the #ostomy experience? With this year's #WorldOstomyDay focused on #ostomate rights being #humanrights, Girls With Guts (GWG) and UOAA have teamed up to explore this question and more as we host a chat on the intersectional aspects of living with #IBD and an […]
In celebration of World Ostomy Day, the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation and UOAA are partnering to bring you a Facebook Live Chat on Saturday, October 2nd at 12:00pm (Noon) Eastern Time, 11:00am Central Time. Join us for a conversation with a panel of speakers to raise awareness about living with IBD and an ostomy. Our […]
HealthCentral Live event featuring experts from Cleveland Clinic and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences It's time to get up close and personal with ulcerative colitis treatment! Join us on Tuesday, March 29th, at 6 p.m. EST for a live webinar about the best ways to manage this challenging form of inflammatory bowel disease. […]
Live event featuring experts from Johns Hopkins Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center It's time to get up close and personal with treatment for Crohn's disease! Join us on Thursday, March 31st, at 6 p.m. EST for a live webinar about the best ways to manage this challenging form of inflammatory bowel disease. With […]
This year Girls With Guts is hosting its fourth and fifth fully sponsored New Attendee Retreat. If you are new to GWG and/or newly diagnosed this is the event for you. It will be held on May 12-14, 2023 at the Trout Lake Retreat Center in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The New Attendee Retreats introduce women who’ve […]
United Ostomy Associations of America
P.O. Box 2293
Biddeford, ME 04005-2293
Call us toll-free at: 1-800-826-0826.
Our Information Line hours are Monday-Friday, 9am to 3pm EST. If you have an emergency, please dial 911 or contact your local medical professional.
Please understand that UOAA is a private, nonprofit, advocacy and informational organization. We are not a medical facility and we do not have medical or legal professionals on staff. Therefore, UOAA does not provide Medical, Mental Health, Insurance or Legal Advice. Visit UOAA Virtual Ostomy Clinic provided by The Wound Company for non-emergency, virtual ostomy support.
