Hello and thanks for your post

The calprotectin test is used to assess inflammation in the bowel and qFIT is a test for hidden bleeding (blood can be mixed in with poo and not always visible),  Generally these tests are often done to assess bowel symptoms and to help doctors decide who needs to have a colonoscopy

Neither the calprotectin nor the qFIT test says what is causing inflammation or bleeding and I see you are going to have a colonoscopy next week to find out more. There can be many reasons for bowel symptoms and a range of bowel conditions that can cause the bleeding but something more serious such as cancer does need to be ruled out.

Easier said than done but try and keep an open mind for now until you know more.

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Kind regards,

Celene