What is differentiating feature between irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease is?
pain in abdomen
Stool calprotectin
Mucus in stools
Diarrhoea
FECAL CALPROTECTIN, is a biomarker of bowel inflammation and help in differentiating from irritable bowel syndrome. Faecal lactoferrinis a highly sensitive and specific marker for detecting intestinal inflammation. Faecal calprotectinlevels correlate well with histologic inflammation, predict relapses, and detect pouchitis.
NEET Jan 2020