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Free prescription medication for those with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Closed 1,286 signatures

What the petition asks

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases are a group of chronic (no cure) illnesses that affect the digestive system. The two main of these are Ulcerative Colitis & Crohn's disease. A person with these illness may not look sick outwardly but inside be ravaged and in unimaginable pain. Research symptoms for more
Common symptoms include

-diarrhoea
-Constipation
-fever.
-vitamin deficiency
-Extreme chronic fatigue
-Abdominal pain & Cramping
-Bloody stools
-ulceration in the mouth, stomach, Large bowel
-Unintended weight fluctuations

Other symptoms include:
-Chronic inflammation of joins and painful joints.
-Nausea
-Vomitting
-Irritated eyes (uveitis)
-Red sore & often swollen skin
-Mouth Ulcers

Timeline

23 Oct 2015 Petition opened for signatures
23 Apr 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 1,286
Status Closed
Opened 23 Oct 2015
Closed 23 Apr 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.