I had a stool test last week as had been experiencing awful wind and some 'reflux incontience' she called it (ie mild sharting) and while not getting truly constipated or having proper diarrhoea, it has been very embarrassing/uncomfortable etc.
FIT came back well in the negative zone, but I had an alert on my phone this morning to to say the calprotectin was over 1000 and she wants me to do another stool test and then refer to gastro.
I went through all this about 2.5 years ago. Calprotectin was over 300, referall to gastro (I went privately as was really worried that I may have had cancer at that point as felt awful as well), had colonoscopy but it was fine although was only a 'Fair' clear out for some reason, also had endoscopy a few months later which was also fine (although another gastro from RefluxUK thinks I have a small HH).
This is my third calprotection test - first was over 300, they retested a couple of weeks later as I'd just had Covid, and it was over 2000 which triggered the colonoscopy, then a couple of months later I came back from holiday with awful diarrhoea and had another one and it was 7 so it had gone back to normal!
So I really have no idea what's going on now. I thought it was too much fibre giving me wind due to being on the Acid Watcher Diet, but now, who knows?
All bloods were fine - slightly on the low side for iron stores (not aneamic), but I always am.
Can having reflux/GORD give a high calprotectin result?
Did the Dr not taking biopsies first time round mean he didnt' pick up any IBD? I did have small bowel MRI as well at that point which was 'normal'.
I've got to log in to work now but will do some more research later on today., but in the meantime I'm going to the hive mind to see other people's experiences.