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Are your iron tablets working? When to check ferritin
Still tired after starting iron tablets? Feeling better and rebuilding iron stores can happen at different speeds. Find out which blood tests help assess progress and when to discuss them with your GP.
Are your iron tablets working? When to check ferritin
Still tired after starting iron tablets? Feeling better and rebuilding iron stores can happen at different speeds. Find out which blood tests help assess progress and when to discuss them with your GP.
How do you prepare for a home FOB test and collect your sample?
Unsure how to catch a stool sample or how much to use? Get practical advice on home FOB test preparation, avoiding contamination, overnight storage and reading your result at the right time.
How do you prepare for a home FOB test and collect your sample?
Unsure how to catch a stool sample or how much to use? Get practical advice on home FOB test preparation, avoiding contamination, overnight storage and reading your result at the right time.
Can calprotectin and lactoferrin tests be positive without IBD?
A positive stool inflammation result can feel like an IBD diagnosis. It isn’t. Infections, medicines and other bowel conditions can explain raised markers. Here’s what your clinician may check next.
Can calprotectin and lactoferrin tests be positive without IBD?
A positive stool inflammation result can feel like an IBD diagnosis. It isn’t. Infections, medicines and other bowel conditions can explain raised markers. Here’s what your clinician may check next.
Can you develop coeliac disease later in life, after years of eating gluten?
Bread and pasta never used to bother you. Could that change? Coeliac disease can develop in adulthood, though new symptoms don't date its onset. Find out what the evidence means for your next steps.
Can you develop coeliac disease later in life, after years of eating gluten?
Bread and pasta never used to bother you. Could that change? Coeliac disease can develop in adulthood, though new symptoms don't date its onset. Find out what the evidence means for your next steps.
How can you lower high cortisol levels?
A raised cortisol result can mean different things at different times of day. Find practical ways to manage stress, signs that call for a GP appointment, and the limits of a quick saliva test.
How can you lower high cortisol levels?
A raised cortisol result can mean different things at different times of day. Find practical ways to manage stress, signs that call for a GP appointment, and the limits of a quick saliva test.
What does bilirubin in urine mean if you feel fine?
A positive bilirubin result can occur without any symptoms. Here’s what the urine strip actually detects, why Gilbert’s syndrome may be the wrong explanation, and how to make a GP appointment more useful.
What does bilirubin in urine mean if you feel fine?
A positive bilirubin result can occur without any symptoms. Here’s what the urine strip actually detects, why Gilbert’s syndrome may be the wrong explanation, and how to make a GP appointment more useful.
Can you still be low in vitamin D if you take supplements?
You've taken vitamin D each day, yet your result looks low. A supplement can still help. The dose, time you've taken it and how your body absorbs it all matter. Here's what to check next.
Can you still be low in vitamin D if you take supplements?
You've taken vitamin D each day, yet your result looks low. A supplement can still help. The dose, time you've taken it and how your body absorbs it all matter. Here's what to check next.
Zinc deficiency symptoms: what should you look out for?
Zinc deficiency can affect your skin, hair, appetite and wound healing. Find out why these symptoms can have other causes, who is more at risk, and when to speak to your GP about getting assessed.
Zinc deficiency symptoms: what should you look out for?
Zinc deficiency can affect your skin, hair, appetite and wound healing. Find out why these symptoms can have other causes, who is more at risk, and when to speak to your GP about getting assessed.