A Simple Guide to Digestive System Injury Compensation

The digestive system is made up of the oesophagus, stomach, gallbladder, intestines (small and large), rectum and anus. Each plays a vital part in enabling us to consume, digest and process our food on a daily basis. When a digestive system injury occurs, it can have a knock-on effect and cause further health complications.

A digestive system injury is often caused by trauma. The organs can be damaged as a result of stab wounds, lacerations from machinery or high-powered tools, road traffic collisions, seat belt pressure, ingesting harmful chemicals or food poisoning.

The effects of these accidents can be temporary or long-standing. Some people who suffer a digestive system injury experience further complications such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Gastroenteritis, others lose total function of one or more parts of their digestive system and are forced to modify their way of living to align with their life-long injuries.

It can be difficult to know if you have sustained a digestive system injury, particularly if there is no penetrative wound to the area. Symptoms of injury include pain, nausea and vomiting, incontinence or constipation, heartburn, bloating, bleeding amongst many others. If you believe you have suffered a digestive system injury through no fault of your own, it is important that you first seek urgent medical attention before speaking with a solicitor.

We are unfortunately very aware of the impact that a digestive system injury can have on someone’s personal and professional life. Thankfully, with the years of knowledge and expertise our team have in handling this type of claim, we have already been able to help many clients obtain the compensation they deserve.

How much is your digestive system injury claim worth? 

The figures shown below are provided as guidelines. In order to determine a more accurate valuation of your potential injury claim, it is recommended that you speak with one of our solicitors. 

• up to £58,000 – Severe Damage to Digestive System
• Up to £15,000 – Less Severe and Found Poisoning 

What are General and Special Damages? 

The compensation calculator can help you estimate the out of compensation you might receive for your injury claim. This part of your compensation is known as General Damages, as it relates to the pain, suffering and loss of amenity that you have suffered as a result of your accident.

• Pain: refers to the initial pain you suffered when your accident occurred.
• Suffering: refers to the ongoing pain that you have endured since the accident.
• Loss of amenity: refers to the fact that you could either for a period, or permanently no longer do something that you could do prior to the accident, for example play a sport.

The compensation calculator does not include other losses that you might have incurred as a result of your accident. Such as, loss of earnings, cost of care or damage to property. These items are known as Special Damages and can be claimed in addition to the General Damages mentioned above. The amount of compensation you receive will ultimately be made up of General and Special Damages, that is your injury claim and financial losses.

How Can Stonehewer Moss help you on a ‘No-Win, No-Fee’ basis?

‘No-Win, No-Fee’ is a way of funding your personal injury claim without having to pay solicitors fees up front. If your claim is successful, then your legal costs will usually be deducted from your compensation leaving you with a minimum of 75% of your compensation claim. To make sure ‘No-Win, No-Fee’ is the right way to fund your personal injury claim, you can contact us at Stonehewer Moss solicitors for a free no obligation assessment of your claim, guaranteed to provide you with the best advice on how to progress with your claim.