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Gastrointestinal System: Diseases

Commons · Question 69801 · Tabled 22 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 3 Sep 2025

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Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) increase clinical and public awareness of small bacterial overgrowth symptoms and (b) ensure that patients with digestive problems receive the proper diagnosis and tr

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Answered by Ashley Dalton, 3 Sep 2025

In the diagnosis and treatment of digestive conditions like small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) we expect health professionals to take into account best practice guidance, including that published by the National Institute for Care Excellence (NIC...