Can Prednisone Cause High Calprotectin? Understanding Test Results While on Steroids
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While prednisone is a powerful anti-inflammatory medication, studies on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) patients have repeatedly shown that fecal calprotectin levels can remain elevated despite clinical improvement with glucocorticoid therapy. This raises a critical question for many patients and clinicians: can prednisone cause high calprotectin, or is there another explanation for the test result?
