What is Bowel Screening?

Bowel Screening tests, also called Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT tests), use a small sample of your stool (poo) to check for tiny traces of blood.

Blood in your stool can be a sign of problems in your bowel, such as polyps, ulcers, or inflammation caused by diverticulitis or Crohns disease.

It it also a common sign of bowel cancer, so it’s important to get checked out if you’re experiencing persistent blood in your poo.