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Fecal calprotectin is a marker for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) severity.
Inflammation assessed by fecal calprotectin ≤ or > 100 μg/mg (FCP)
Fecal calprotectin (FCal) is a well-known fecal biomarker that is used to help both distinguish Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and to determine whether an IBD patient has an exacerbation. During intestinal inflammation, FCal is secreted by neutrophils in the gut, leading to an increase in FCal levels in…