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Practice Guideline
. 2018 Aug;67(8):1380-1399.
doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2017-315909. Epub 2018 Apr 13.

Guidelines for the investigation of chronic diarrhoea in adults: British Society of Gastroenterology, 3rd edition

Ramesh P Arasaradnam  1   2   3 , Steven Brown  4 , Alastair Forbes  5 , Mark R Fox  6   7 , Pali Hungin  8 , Lawrence Kelman  9 , Giles Major  10 , Michelle O'Connor  9 , Dave S Sanders  4 , Rakesh Sinha  11 , Stephen Charles Smith  12 , Paul Thomas  13 , Julian R F Walters  14
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Guidelines for the investigation of chronic diarrhoea in adults: British Society of Gastroenterology, 3rd edition

Ramesh P Arasaradnam et al. Gut. 2018 Aug.

Abstract

Chronic diarrhoea is a common problem, hence clear guidance on investigations is required. This is an updated guideline from 2003 for the investigations of chronic diarrhoea commissioned by the Clinical Services and Standards Committee of the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG). This document has undergone significant revision in content through input by 13 members of the Guideline Development Group (GDG) representing various institutions. The GRADE system was used to appraise the quality of evidence and grading of recommendations.

Keywords: diarrhoea; diarrhoeal disease.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Algorithm for the investigation of chronic diarrhoea based on clinical differential diagnosis.
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