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Ostomy associations

Ostomy associations by country

Support, information and people who understand. Explore associations by country.

Find support by country

Ostomy associations by country
  • United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA)
  • FAPOE
  • Ostomy Canada Society
  • Colostomy UK
  • Ileostomy & Internal Pouch Association (IA)
  • Urostomy Association
  • Union d’Associations Françaises de Stomisés
  • Deutsche ILCO
  • FAIS
  • Stomavereniging
  • POL-ILKO
  • 日本オストミー協会
  • České ILCO
  • SLOVILCO
  • NORILCO
  • ILCO
  • Finnilco
  • Stomiforeningen COPA
  • ilco Schweiz
  • Stoma Ilco vzw
  • ANOXV — Associação Nacional de Ostomizados
  • ASPIIR
  • Australian Council of Stoma Associations
  • Ostomy New Zealand
  • Zveza invalidskih društev ILCO Slovenije
  • Österreichische ILCO

Finding an ostomy community in the United States

United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA) provides a support group finder for the United States. Use it to locate a group, then contact the organiser to ask about its next meeting and how to join. The directory below also includes national organisations in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries.

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This directory brings together associations we have verified. A country not listed here may still have local support.

United States

Associations and local groups

Alabama1
Arizona1
Arkansas1
California6
Colorado2
Connecticut2
Delaware1
Florida13
Georgia1
Idaho4
Illinois4
Indiana5
Iowa2
Kansas2
Kentucky1
Louisiana1
Maine1
Maryland3
Massachusetts2
Michigan4
Minnesota3
Mississippi1
Missouri2
Nebraska2
Nevada3
New Hampshire3
New Jersey4
New Mexico1
New York5
North Carolina1
North Dakota1
Ohio4
Oklahoma3
Oregon1
Pennsylvania4
South Carolina2
Tennessee2
Texas3
Virginia1
Washington3
Wisconsin1

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Canada

Czechia

Denmark

Finland

France

Associations and local groups

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes7
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté2
Bretagne3
Centre-Val de Loire3
Grand Est4
Guadeloupe1
Hauts-de-France2
Nouvelle-Aquitaine6
Occitanie2
Pays de la Loire3
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur1

Germany

Associations and local groups

Baden-Württemberg27

Aalen / Schwäbisch Gmünd · Baden-Württemberg · Germany

Deutsche ILCO

Deutsche ILCO – Aalen / Schwäbisch Gmünd

Local ILCO group

Open official resourceilco.de

Bad Mergentheim · Baden-Württemberg · Germany

Deutsche ILCO

Deutsche ILCO – Bad Mergentheim Stoma-Rückverlegung

Local ILCO group

Open official resourceilco.de

Tübingen · Baden-Württemberg · Germany

Deutsche ILCO

Deutsche ILCO – Tübingen (Darmkrebs, Stoma und LARS)

Local ILCO group

Open official resourceilco.de

Bayern21
Berlin/Brandenburg13
Hamburg/Schleswig Holstein9
Hessen16

Bad Soden-Salmünster / Main-Kinzig-Kreis II · Hessen · Germany

Deutsche ILCO

Deutsche ILCO – Bad Soden-Salmünster / Main-Kinzig-Kreis II

Local ILCO group

Open official resourceilco.de

Mecklenburg Vorpommern4
Niedersachsen/Bremen23

Westerkappeln/Ibbenbüren · Niedersachsen/Bremen · Germany

Deutsche ILCO

Deutsche ILCO – Westerkappeln/Ibbenbüren

Local ILCO group

Open official resourceilco.de

Nordrhein-Westfalen51
Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland17

Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler · Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland · Germany

Deutsche ILCO

Deutsche ILCO – Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler

Local ILCO group

Open official resourceilco.de

Sachsen8
Sachsen-Anhalt12
Thüringen8

Italy

Associations and local groups

Abruzzo2
Alto Adige1
Basilicata1
Calabria1
Campania1
Emilia Romagna4
Emilia-Romagna1
Lazio2
Liguria1
Lombardia10
Marche2
Puglia3
Sardegna2
Sicilia9
Toscana1
Umbria1
Veneto7

Castelfranco Veneto e Montebelluna · Veneto · Italy

A.I.S.CA.M. – Associazione Incontinenti e Stomizzati di Castelfranco V.to e Montebelluna

Open official resourcefaisitalia.it

Japan

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Associations and local groups

Andalucía8
Aragón1
Canarias2
Cantabria1
Castilla y León3
Castilla-La Mancha1
Catalunya1
Comunidad de Madrid2
Comunitat Valenciana1
Euskadi2
Extremadura3

Villarreal de Olivenza · Extremadura · Spain

ADEAPAF — Asociación para la Defensa y Apoyo de personas con Poliposis Adenomatosa Familiar

ADEAPAF — Asociación para la Defensa y Apoyo de personas con Poliposis Adenomatosa Familiar

Open official resourceadeapaf.org

Galicia1
Illes Balears1
Región de Murcia2

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom

Associations and local groups

Avon1
Basingstoke1
Berks, Bucks & Oxon1
Berkshire1
Birmingham1
Bristol2
Buckinghamshire4
Cambridgeshire2
Cheshire2
Cleveland1
Cornwall3
Coventry & District1
Cumbria1
Derbyshire2
Devon4
Devon & Somerset1
Dorset2
Durham2
East London & South Essex1
East Ridingof Yorkshire1
East of Scotland1
Essex5
Fife1
Gloucestershire3
Greater London West1
Greater Manchester2
Hampshire4
Hampshire & IOW1
Herefordshire1
Hertfordshire4
Highland1
Humberside1
Isleof Wight2
Kent10
Lancashire2
Leicestershire2
Lincolnshire1
London3
Merseyside2
Middlesex1
Norfolk3
Norfolk & Suffolk1
North Eastern1
North Essex1
North London1
North Midlands & Shropshire1
North Wales1
North West Lancs & Cumbria1
North of Scotland1
Northamptonshire2
Northern Ireland2
Northumberland1
Nottinghamshire4
Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire1
Peterborough & Wisbech1
Scotland · Angus3
Scotland · Ayrshire2
Scotland · Edinburgh1
Scotland · Greater Glasgow1
Scotland · Moray1
Scotland · North Lanarkshire1
Scotland · Scottish Borders1
Scotland · West Lothian1
Shropshire4
Somerset2
South East London & West Kent1
South Wales1
South Yorkshire2
Staffordshire2
Suffolk2
Surrey5
Sussex6
Tayside1
Three Counties1
Tyne and Wear1
Tyneand Wear3
Wales · Carmarthen1
Wales · Ceredigion1
Wales · Flintshire1
Wales · Gwent1
Wales · Llanelli1
Wales · Pembrokeshire1
Wales · Rhondda Cynon Taf1
Warwickshire1
West & Central Scotland1
West Hants, Wilts & Dorset1
West Midlands1
West Yorkshire1
Wigan1
Wiltshire2
Wirral1
Worcestershire1
York1
Yorkshire6
Yorkshire and Humberside1

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Ask whether meetings take place in person or online, whether a family member can come with you, and whether registration is needed. For online groups and forums, check who runs the space and whether posts are public before sharing personal information.

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