Calprotectin

[Sosickofthis]

What does a level of 89.5 mean?

Is this high?

[willow24 Administrator]

Hi, this result would indicate IBS. Usually a result of over 100 is indicative of inflammatory bowel disease. Calprotectin tests for inflammatory markers specific to the bowel. Under 50 is normal, 50 - 100 is recognised in IBS but is still a normal result.

Hope this helps but please dont hesitate to ask me anything if you want more advice x

[Sosickofthis in reply to willow24]

Thanks for the reply.

So this is what they call borderline and why I have to have a repeat test done.

[Hidden]

50 or below is taken as a negative. 0ver 50- 200 is a grey area: they might repeat the test again in a few weeks. Over 200 is a strong indicator for IBD. See: calprotectin.co.uk/about-ca...

(Latter part of the article describes test results in more detail)

[Sosickofthis in reply to Hidden]

Thanks,that’s really useful.

Was told over 100 was IBD.

So many different takes on it.

Will ask my consultant next month when I see him.

Thanks again👍🏻

[Dyas1990 in reply to Sosickofthis]

Hi did u ever get sorted?

[Sosickofthis in reply to Dyas1990]

Hi,no not as yet.

I’ve just had a second capsule endoscopy,the first one was inconclusive as it travelled through my bowel in 28 mins.

Still waiting for results from the second one.

Thanks.