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How reliable is fecal calprotectin test for ibd if at time of stool sample flare up of sx isn't very bad / as bad as it has been previously. ?

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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

Not very: It is famously neither sensitive nor specific, but is one piece of information out of many.

Answered 7/15/2016

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A member asked:

How reliable is fecal calprotectin test for ibd if at time of stool sample flare up of sx isn't very bad / as bad as it has been previously. ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

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