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As a diagnostic test to identify significant findings in the upper gastrointestinal tract, fecal calprotectin showed an area under the receiver operating characteristics curve of 0.730 (95% CI 0. ...

Paradoxical diarrhea happens when loose, watery stool finds a way around hardened, impacted stool in your colon and leaks from your anus. Also called overflow diarrhea, it’s often a symptom of a ...

However, these pale stools suggest that there may be a life-threatening blockage in the liver preventing bile, the green fluid stored in the gallbladder that gives stool the yellow/brown color, from ...

Steatorrhea occurs when you have too much fat in your stool (poop). Fatty stools will be pale in color and looser than normal. Poop with too much fat in it may also float and have a bad smell.

Older adults on Medicare Advantage had improved adherence and odds of a test return when a stool test was mailed to them for screening of colorectal cancer (CRC). Improving outcomes in CRC ...

Receiver operating characteristics analyses were carried out to determine the test characteristics of fecal calprotectin to identify a clinically significant finding in the gastrointestinal tract.

Conversely, non-invasive methods, which are more widely used, do not require endoscopy. The 13C-urea breath test (UBT) is commonly used, but it is challenging for certain patients, such as children.

Concern with a missed diagnosis of IBD leads many clinicians to request endoscopic evaluation. The strategy of testing for fecal calprotectin, a calcium and zinc binding protein complex found in ...