
Faecal Calprotectin – Primary Care Guideline
Faecal calprotectin should be recommended in patients with less than 45 years of age, with symptoms of IBS for the past 3 months and no red flag symptoms.
- Do NOT use FC for bowel cancer
- Do NOT use FC for infection

- Use a blue stool pot – a 2p sized amount of sample is sufficient (solid stool best if possible)
- Morning first void stool is best
- Send to BIOCHEMISTRY (not microbiology) – stable at room temp
- Give as much clinical info as possible (symptoms and duration)
- Send a SEPARATE sample to microbiology for M,C+S if patient has diarrhoea unless infection has already been excluded
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