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Irritable bowel syndrome in adults

  • Quality standard
  • Reference number: QS114
  • Published:  11 February 2016
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  • Quality statements
  • Quality statement 1: Excluding inflammatory causes
  • Quality statement 2: Giving a diagnosis
  • Quality statement 3: Dietary management
  • Quality statement 4: Reviewing treatment and management
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Update information

Minor changes since publication

March 2017: The definitions in statement 2 have been updated to reflect changes to NICE's guideline on irritable bowel syndrome in adults, which were made to ensure consistency with the updated NICE guideline on recognition and referral for suspected cancer.


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