Update information
Minor changes since publication
December 2025: Links have been updated throughout to NICE's HealthTech guidance 320, which replaces NICE's diagnostics guidance on faecal calprotectin diagnostic tests for inflammatory diseases of the bowel.
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.