This at-home stool test measures faecal calprotectin, a marker released when the gut lining is inflamed. It suits people with ongoing digestive symptoms who want a first check for gut inflammation before seeing a GP or specialist.
1 biomarker as listed by Blue Horizon Medicals.
Faecal calprotectin is released when the lining of the bowel is inflamed. Testing for it is commonly used alongside symptoms to help distinguish inflammatory bowel disease, such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease, from a non-inflammatory condition like irritable bowel syndrome, and it can pick up inflammation before symptoms become obvious.
Against its comparison group, this test is markedly more expensive: Selph charges £83 and Bluecrest Wellness £85 for the same single calprotectin marker, against £146.25 here, a premium of 72% over the group median. All three test the same one biomarker, so the price difference is not explained by extra scope.
The score is dragged down almost entirely by value for money, which is the lowest of any criterion here given the price gap to named peers. It performs well on clarity, with a detailed description, full biomarker list and clear collection options, and on results and follow-up, since a doctor reviews the results and it can be done entirely at home.
This suits you if you have digestive symptoms and want a private calprotectin check with a doctor review, and matching the lowest market price is not your main concern. If price is the deciding factor, Selph's Calprotectin Test at £83 and Bluecrest Wellness's Inflammatory Bowel Disease test at £85 measure the same single marker for significantly less.
You collect a stool sample at home and post it to the lab. The lab measures faecal calprotectin levels, and results are typically ready in around 6 days. A doctor reviews the results before you receive them.
This single-marker calprotectin stool test costs £146.25, well above the £83 to £85 charged by Selph and Bluecrest Wellness for the same marker. It is fully at-home and doctor reviewed, with results in around 6 days, but the price gap is the standout weakness against its named comparison group.
The listing publishes a detailed description, the full biomarker list, a stated turnaround, clear collection options, the sample type; it does not state what the report looks like.
A single-marker test measuring exactly what it sets out to; depth is not the point of this comparison group.
A stool sample you take at home, no needle; results in around 6 days, slower than similar tests.
Results are reviewed by a doctor; the provider does not describe the report format.
Trustpilot 4.2 from 395 reviews; accredited lab (UKAS ISO 15189 partner labs); trading 17+ years.
£146.25 against a comparison-group median of £85.00 (+72%).
Calculated 13 September 2026 from the facts we hold about this test and provider, using our published scoring formula. Scores are not hand-edited.
This test belongs to our Calprotectin test comparison group. See how it stacks up against equivalent tests from other providers.
One of Selph's fastest stool test turnarounds
A single stool marker for gut inflammation, commonly used to help distinguish between irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease when investigating ongoing gut symptoms.
At-home calprotectin test priced in line with the category
An at-home stool test for faecal calprotectin, a protein used to help distinguish bowel inflammation linked to IBD from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
One of Selph's fastest stool test turnarounds
A single stool marker for gut inflammation, commonly used to help distinguish between irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease when investigating ongoing gut symptoms.
At-home calprotectin test priced in line with the category
An at-home stool test for faecal calprotectin, a protein used to help distinguish bowel inflammation linked to IBD from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
