Calprotectin details
What Calprotectin shows
Calprotectin is a protein found mainly in neutrophils, a type of white blood cell. When your intestines are inflamed, these cells move into the gut and calprotectin passes into the stool, where this test measures it. It is used when you have symptoms such as ongoing diarrhea, abdominal pain or blood in the stool, to help tell inflammatory conditions like Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis apart from non-inflammatory ones such as irritable bowel syndrome, and to monitor known inflammatory bowel disease. A higher level points to intestinal inflammation, while a low level makes significant inflammation less likely. Infections and some medications such as NSAIDs can also raise it, so results are read with your symptoms and other tests.
Tests that include Calprotectin
This test measures the level of calprotectin, a protein found in white blood cells, in your stool. High levels of calprotectin indicate inflammation in the intestines, which can help diagnose conditions like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, as well as distinguish these conditions from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
- Calprotectin Measures calprotectin in stool, a marker of inflammation in the intestines, used to help tell inflammatory bowel disease from non-inflammatory conditions.
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