My calprotectin in stool is 126 normal is 50 mg/kg

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what is Calprotectin?

• Calprotectin has been found in several human biological materials: serum, saliva, cerebrospinal fluid and urine.

• However, the assessment of faecal calprotectin is a widely used method for the detection of bowel inflammation severity

Calprotectin in stool?

The main diseases that cause an increased excretion of faecal calprotectin are inflammatory bowel diseases, coeliac disease, infectious colitis, necrotizing enterocolitis, intestinal cystic fibrosis and colorectal cancer.

False-positive measurements?

intake of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (aspirin included) increases calprotectin values, possibly due to the associated induced enteropathy.
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