Blue Horizon Medicals Gut health

Faecal Calprotectin

An easy to collect stool test to differentiate between inflammatory and irritable bowel disorders

  • At-home test
  • Doctor reviewed
Sample
Stool
Collection
At-home stool sample by post
Results in
6 days
Biomarkers
1
Doctor reviewed
Yes
Tests for
  • Faecal calprotectin

Test specifications

Provider
Blue Horizon Medicals
Sample type
stool
Collection method
at-home stool sample by post
Turnaround time
6 days
Biomarkers tested
1
At-home test
Yes
Doctor reviewed
Yes
Gender focus
Both

What's tested

1 biomarker as listed by Blue Horizon Medicals.

Gut Inflammation

  • Faecal calprotectin

About this test

The faecal calprotectin stool test is used to detect intestinal inflammation. Calprotectin is an inflammatory substance that is released whenever the bowel lining is inflamed, as would be the case with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. It is a very sensitive test, which will show positive with early stages of inflammation (often before symptoms become more obvious). A positive result would lead to recommendation for further testing to establish a diagnosis, or if already known to modify a treatment regime already in place. This test is also very useful when used to distinguish between IBD and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

This test is available as a stool sample collection option.

Description provided by Blue Horizon Medicals.

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