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1 x Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Crohn's Crohns Calprotectin Test by ALLTEST NHS GP

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New York University Langone Health: “Your Gut Feeling: A Healthier Digestive System Means a Healthier You.” Raised faecal calprotectin levels are usually a good indication that your Crohn’s or Colitis is active, even if you do not have symptoms. But some people have raised faecal calprotectin levels even when their condition is under control. SmarTest® faecal calprotectin home test is a simple-to-use inflammatory bowel disease stool test that enables individuals with Crohn’s disease or Ulcerative colitis to monitor their disease activity at home. Patients can use the quantitative calprotectin test at home, or indeed anywhere, with minimum test preparation or disruption to their day. This in vitro bowel inflammation test measures calprotectin using gold-conjugated anti-calprotectin antibodies in a lateral flow test in conjunction with a smartphone app which quantifies and reports the result so that patients and providers can evaluate the effectiveness of treatment controlling the disease.

Finding out you have a long-term condition can trigger lots of different feelings and emotions. Almost half of people living with Crohn’s or Colitis say it has affected their mental health. Our Mental health and wellbeing information can help you understand the ways your condition may affect you emotionally, and has tips on looking after yourself. When you are prescribed certain medicines to treat Crohn’s and Colitis, your IBD team will use factors such as your age and weight to work out how much medicine you should be taking (the dose). Therapeutic drug monitoring is the name given to blood tests that help your IBD team measure the levels of medicine in your blood. This confirms if the dose you are being given is correct or needs changing. Endoscopy is one of the few tests that allow your doctor to examine the inside walls of your colon. They can also use it to examine the space between your small intestine and colon, where damage from Crohn’s disease is often found.This type of endoscopy goes through your mouth, and is used to examine the upper part of the digestive system – the oesophagus, stomach, and duodenum (first part of the small intestine). You may have this procedure if you’re experiencing symptoms such as nausea and vomiting. Close monitoring of inflammatory bowel disease activity promotes early identification of mucosal inflammation, enables rapid intervention, and treatment optimisation, which is associated with better long-term outcomes. Gaining control, reaching deep remission, and preventing flares, are considered priority treatment goals for IBD patients. The gold standard for assessment of mucosal inflammation is endoscopy and therefore not suitable, available or sustainable for routine monitoring of disease and so faecal calprotectin serves as a valuable objective non-invasive biomarker to monitor intestinal inflammation. Testing faecal calprotectin at home delivers immediate, actionable results, and promotes Patient initiated follow up (PIFU) for faster intervention, without the need for utilising hospital or laboratory resources. Electrolyte panel: This blood test measures electrolytes (charged minerals), which may be affected by chronic diarrhea. You will be given instructions on what you can eat and drink before and after the enema. If you have any questions, speak to the specialist or your IBD team. During the sigmoidoscopy Computerised tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans can show which part of the bowel wall has inflammation and ulcers. Crohn’s can affect all layers of the bowel wall, while Colitis only affects the inner layer.

Crohn's disease affects people of all ages. The symptoms usually start in childhood or early adulthood. Your healthcare professional may also use an endoscope to look inside your digestive tract during a colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy. During these procedures they may collect samples of tissue for testing.While conducting an endoscopy, your doctor may also collect samples of your digestive tissues for testing, in a procedure known as biopsy. When you read your blood test results, you might find your results are compared to a reference range. Reference ranges are based on the typical ‘normal’ test results of a large group of healthy people. We do not include the reference ranges for blood tests in our information as the ranges can depend on a number of factors, including the laboratory where the test was done, and sometimes your age and sex. Levels of ferritin (and sometimes transferrin) in your blood are measured to diagnose iron deficiency anaemia. This blood test is usually done with a Full Blood Count. You might need to have another endoscopy in case something was missed the first time. This can happen when the bowel preparation did not fully clear out your bowel before the procedure. a colonoscopy – a thin, flexible tube with a camera at the end is inserted into your bottom to look for inflammation in your bowel

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