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Is it possible to have ibd with a negative qfit (<10) but elevated calprotectin (>250)?? or is cancer more likely?

Q: is it possible to have ibd with a negative qfit (<10) but elevated calprotectin (>250)?? or is cancer more likely?

: Neither of these tests are for cancer. You may have IBD, but there are no reliable laboratory tests for IBD. Colon cancer at your age would vanishingly rare. A negative FIT test rules out bleeding in the colon.

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Neither of these tests are for cancer. You may have IBD, but there are no reliable laboratory tests for IBD. Colon cancer at your age would vanishingly rare. A negative FIT test rules out bleeding in the colon.

Answered 12/29/2022

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Is it possible to have ibd with a negative qfit (<10) but elevated calprotectin (>250)?? or is cancer more likely?

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