Do Hemmoroids elevate calprotectin?

Hey, so I had some stool samples come back a couple months ago with a level of 1167 faecal calprotectin. I have a had blood and mucous with diarrhoea, loose stool or occasionally constipation. Recently had a sigmoidoscopy and doctor found nothing other than possible evidence of hemmoroids. My symptoms have gotten a lot better now. Further, I'd like to add my main pain was towards the right and or bottom right of my abdomen, and in turn I know that a sigmoidoscopy doesn't reach that far so is it still possible that I have some sort of IBD centralised around my small intestines to start of my large intestines? In addition, sometimes I would just pass blood clots and other times during a bowel movement I would experience terrible cramps/distension which seemed to lead me to malabsorption as mostly everything would go straight through. Lastly I'd like to add my symptoms started getting a lot better once I cut out a lot of fibre, red meats and a lot less dairy. 

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  • Hello kailup

    I'm sorry to hear that you've had some ongoing health concerns.

    The best person to talk to about your concerns would be your GP, or Consultant if you have contact with one. They will have access to all your clinical information and should be able to give you some answers and reassurance. 

    I hope that things improve for you soon. 

    Best wishes, 
    Jenn
    Cancer Chat moderator 

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  • Hello kailup

    I'm sorry to hear that you've had some ongoing health concerns.

    The best person to talk to about your concerns would be your GP, or Consultant if you have contact with one. They will have access to all your clinical information and should be able to give you some answers and reassurance. 

    I hope that things improve for you soon. 

    Best wishes, 
    Jenn
    Cancer Chat moderator 

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