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Would a cal protectin stool test pick up inflammation in the whole digestive tract as i have inflammation in my esuphagaus would it pick that up?
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No: positive calprotectin indicates the inflammation is in the intestines. stomach and esophagus inflammation will most likely not cause this test to be positive. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faecal_calprotectin)
Answered 4/19/2016
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