# Ileostomy and Internal Pouch Association

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1172338 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1172338)
- Company number: 10375943
- Website: http://www.iasupport.org/
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/ileostomy-and-internal-pouch-association

IA'S PRIMARY AIM IS TO HELP PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO UNDERGO SURGERY WHICH INVOLVES THE REMOVAL OF THEIR COLON (KNOWN AS A COLECTOMY) AND THE CREATION OF EITHER AN ILEOSTOMY OR AN ILEO-ANAL POUCH. IA AIMS TO HELP THEM WITH ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR REHABILITATION, TO PROMOTE AND CO-ORDINATE RESEARCH AND TO IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE MANAGEMENT OF ILEOSTOMIES OR POUCHES.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

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