Calprotectin levels 19,815 in 35 year old female

I presented to the GP in June for joint pain and bilateral leg swelling. They asked how my stools were and I mentioned that I thought I may have pile as I have experienced constipation and diarrhoea plus intermittent blood in stool. She asked me to attend and carried out a manual examination. No evidence of blockage or piles. FIT test carried out. FIT test normal but calprotectin level was 19,815. Blood tests have show Severe Vitamin D deficiency and Iron deficiency anaemia. I have family history of bowel cancer, so with this all together how likely is this all linked and is this a sign of Colon cancer or IBD? I'm not scared, just wondering what the red flag test result ranges are to warrant further investigation? I am a 35 year old female, if this makes any difference. 

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  • Hi, I'm in the same boat, but I had rectal bleeding for nearly 5 weeks only on tissue, then done stool samples on Tuesday the FIT one and the calprotectin, this morning GP phones and tells me the calprotectin result is in and she urgently needs to refer me to have a Colonoscopy done which I should hear from them within 2 weeks and my calprotectin is 160

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  • Hi, I'm in the same boat, but I had rectal bleeding for nearly 5 weeks only on tissue, then done stool samples on Tuesday the FIT one and the calprotectin, this morning GP phones and tells me the calprotectin result is in and she urgently needs to refer me to have a Colonoscopy done which I should hear from them within 2 weeks and my calprotectin is 160

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