Dag Erlandsen · 30-day experiment · lab intelligence

Clean-month results: the signal moved.

The end-of-experiment blood and stool results show a real improvement pattern: iron availability recovered, WBC/CRP cooled, stool blood cleared on repeat, and metabolic markers stayed excellent. The remaining watch items are not the dramatic ones; they are the persistent-borderline ones: platelets/fibrinogen and IgA trend/formal SPEP interpretation.

Blood draw2026-05-27
Stool/SPEP2026-05-28
Contextzero alcohol/smoking
Generated2026-05-30 15:06 ICT
IronStool bloodWBC/CRPPlateletsIgAMetabolicCVD baselineIron: 88Stool blood: 86WBC/CRP: 82Platelets: 58IgA: 62Metabolic: 92CVD baseline: 48
ImprovedIron recovery

Ferritin 43.28 → 61.60; TSAT 27.7% → 33.4%; hemoglobin 14.0 normal. The clean month looks like better iron availability, not active iron-deficiency anemia.

Cleared on repeatStool blood

April FOB+/RBC+ changed to 2026-05-28 FOB negative and stool RBC absent. This cools the bleeding branch, but does not erase recurrence rules.

Mostly cooledCBC cooling

WBC normalized 13.1 → 7.7 and CRP stayed normal. Platelets improved 494 → 444, but remain above Biomed range; fibrinogen 3.9 is high-normal.

Lower, still highIgA/SPEP

IgA fell 634.7 → 546.6 mg/dL. True protein electrophoresis shows no obvious narrow M-spike on the preserved graph; trend/formal interpretation now matters more than panic escalation.

ExcellentMetabolic signal

Fasting glucose 5.39 mmol/L and insulin 6.7 µIU/mL give HOMA-IR about 1.61; this is not metabolic-syndrome physiology.

Executive read

Plain conclusion: this is a reassuring end-of-experiment set. The April stool-blood signal did not persist in the repeat sample, iron markers improved rather than deteriorated, and WBC normalized. It is not a “everything is solved forever” result because platelets remain borderline/high and IgA remains above range, but the dangerous-looking combined picture has softened.
SignalWhat changedMeaning
Best newsFOB negative and stool RBC absent on 2026-05-28The April stool-positive branch cools substantially when paired with improved iron markers and normal Hb.
Still watchPlatelets 444; fibrinogen 3.9; ESR 20This is not an emergency pattern, but the platelet/fibrinogen branch is not fully “normal.”
IgA branchIgA lower but still high; SPEP has no obvious narrow spikeThis shifts from missing-pattern-test anxiety toward trend/formal-read monitoring.
Cardiovascular contextLp(a) remains the fixed high-risk anchorClean labs do not replace BP + echo/CAC/CCTA prevention work.
Experiment implicationThe clean month produced a coherent improvement signalZero alcohol/smoking likely removed major noise; it does not prove one single cause.

Iron recovery: storage + traffic improved

328.5243157.572-13.5Ferritin broad referenceTSAT referenceFerritin μg/L 2025-09-10: 93.81Ferritin μg/L 2025-11-07: 55.54Ferritin μg/L 2025-11-25: 49.2Ferritin μg/L 2025-12-22: 35.28Ferritin μg/L 2026-04-19: 54.01Ferritin μg/L 2026-05-12: 43.28Ferritin μg/L 2026-05-27: 61.6TSAT % 2026-05-12: 27.7TSAT % 2026-05-27: 33.409-1011-2504-1905-27Ferritin and transferrin saturation since bleed follow-up

Ferritin rose from the non-fasting midpoint low of 43.28 to 61.60. TSAT rose to 33.4%. Hemoglobin remained normal. That combination argues against current iron-deficiency anemia and supports better iron availability during the clean month.

Stool blood: the repeat test flipped back to negative

Stool-blood timeline: negative → positive → negative2025-12-23FOB NEGATIVE; RBC Absence+2026-04-19FOB POSITIVE; RBC Presence +2026-05-28FOB NEGATIVE; RBC Absence

This is the key GI update. April FOB+/RBC+ was a real signal, but 2026-05-28 FOB negative + stool RBC absent cools the branch when viewed with improved ferritin/TSAT and normal hemoglobin. Future visible blood, iron decline, or repeat positivity would reopen it.

CBC/inflammation: acute-looking part cooled

14.410.56.52.6-1.3WBC refCRP normalWBC 2025-08-06: 12.6WBC 2025-09-10: 10.7WBC 2025-10-03: 9.8WBC 2025-11-07: 12.2WBC 2025-11-25: 7.2WBC 2025-12-22: 8.2WBC 2026-04-19: 13.1WBC 2026-05-12: 8.2WBC 2026-05-27: 7.7CRP 2025-09-10: 1.43CRP 2025-10-03: 2.36CRP 2025-11-07: 2.24CRP 2025-11-25: 2.89CRP 2025-12-22: 2.86CRP 2026-04-19: 2.91CRP 2026-05-12: 2.71CRP 2026-05-27: 2.5208-0610-0311-2504-1905-27WBC and CRP: April spike resolved

WBC went 13.1 → 8.2 → 7.7. CRP stayed normal at 2.52. This supports a reactive/exposure component, especially compared with the April WBC spike.

Platelet/fibrinogen watch

558445332220108Platelet lab refPlatelets 2025-08-06: 520Platelets 2025-09-10: 427Platelets 2025-10-03: 415Platelets 2025-11-07: 431Platelets 2025-11-25: 460Platelets 2025-12-22: 439Platelets 2026-04-19: 494Platelets 2026-05-12: 452Platelets 2026-05-27: 444.0Fibrinogen ×100 2025-10-03: 350.0Fibrinogen ×100 2026-04-26: 370.0Fibrinogen ×100 2026-05-27: 390.008-0610-0311-2504-1905-1205-27Platelets improved; fibrinogen high-normal

Platelets improved to 444, just below the common 450 threshold but still above Biomed range. Fibrinogen 3.9 g/L is shown as ×100 on this shared chart for scale. This is the main “keep watching” blood branch.

IgA/SPEP: lower, not fully normal

67551735920143IgA referenceIgA mg/dL 2026-04-20: 634.7IgA mg/dL 2026-05-28: 546.604-2005-28IgA trend

IgA fell from 634.7 to 546.6 mg/dL but remains high. The protein electrophoresis graph summary reports no obvious narrow M-spike, with mildly high beta fractions and normal gamma quantity. That shifts the branch toward trend + formal interpretation, not immediate panic escalation.

Metabolic panel: quietly excellent

Insulin sensitivity / low metabolic-noise snapshotFasting glucose5.39 mmol/LFasting insulin6.7 µIU/mLHOMA-IR1.60502 indexCRP2.52 mg/L

Fasting glucose and insulin give HOMA-IR ≈ 1.61. Triglycerides/HbA1c history already looked good. This matters because the inflammatory/CVD picture is not being driven by obvious metabolic syndrome.

What this means for the next decisions

BranchStatus after these labsPractical next move
GI bleeding / iron lossCooled: repeat stool negative, RBC absent, ferritin/TSAT better, Hb normal.No default endoscopy from this result alone. Reopen by visible blood, repeat positivity, ferritin/TSAT/Hb drift, melena, or clinician concern.
Platelets / inflammatory-thrombotic contextImproved but not fully normal: platelets 444; fibrinogen 3.9; ESR 20.Repeat CBC/fibrinogen by interval or clinician plan. Smear/molecular pathway only if persistence remains unexplained or worsens.
IgALower but still high; SPEP-style result not obviously monoclonal.Preserve graph/quantitation. Repeat quantitative immunoglobulins later; IFE/FLC only if formal read suspicious, IgA rises, or red flags appear.
CVD/Lp(a)Still the big fixed risk domain; clean labs do not neutralize Lp(a) 838.6 mg/L.BP profile, echo/valve baseline, CAC/CCTA route, ApoB/LDL target discussion remain high-yield.
Bloating/motilityNot answered by blood alone; stool consistency soft and stool blood clear are reassuring boundaries.Analyze Tracker/Apple Health/stool-photo pattern separately. Do not use bloating as proof for or against bleeding.

Medical caution

This report is a structured personal health-data interpretation, not a diagnosis or substitute for clinician review. The public link contains personal medical information because it was explicitly requested as a public shared-folder artifact. Source: refreshed medical overview cloud document, Health Knowledge Base topics, and Blood Test Explorer data updated on 2026-05-30.