2238. Calprotectin (stool)
Description
Calprotectin is a protein synthesized by neutrophils, monocytes and epithelial cells. The level of calprotectin is directly related to the number of neutrophils in the intestinal lumen. It is used to detect inflammatory processes in the digestive tract.
It is better to take it in combination with a coprogram and an analysis of feces for occult blood.
When and who needs the test?
- examination of patients with suspected inflammatory bowel disease; differential diagnosis of organic (inflammatory) changes in the intestinal wall and functional disorders (including irritable bowel syndrome);
- assessment of the activity of inflammatory bowel diseases;
- in combination with the analysis of feces for occult blood when assessing the need for a colonoscopy;
- enteropathy associated with the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs;
- monitoring the effectiveness of the course of treatment in chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, early detection of remission;
- preventive examination.
Biological material
- Stool
Preparing for stool testing
- Feces should not be sent for testing after an enema, insertion of suppositories, or intake of castor or vaseline oil.
- According to the indications, the doctor prescribes a trial diet, which the patient follows for 4-5 days.
- Feces for testing should not contain any foreign impurities, such as urine.
- For...