Faecal Calprotectin
(inflammatory marker
in GI tract)

The Calprotectin Stool Test, helps detect inflammation in your intestines. This type of inflammation can happen due to bacterial infections or in conditions like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Practitioners use this test to figure out if your symptoms are due to IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) or something less serious, and it can also help track how active the disease is over time.

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Testing for calprotectin in your stool is a helpful way to decide if someone might need an endoscopy when IBD is suspected. The main conditions that cause higher calprotectin levels include infections in the colon, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and sometimes cancer. Basically, if your calprotectin levels are high, it’s a sign that there’s likely inflammation in your digestive system.

You can order the calprotectin test on its own, or as part of a more detailed digestive health check (CDSA panel) or CMM (Comprehensive Microbiome Map) that looks at other gut health markers too.

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Common Symptoms Associated with Elevated Calprotectin:

• Bloody or watery diarrhoea

• Abdominal cramps or pain

• Fever

• Weight loss

• Rectal bleeding

• Weakness

• Diarrhoea

• Bloating

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome

• Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Crohn’s, Ulcerative colitis​

• Cancer

 

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