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A 52-year old female asked:

What diet should I follow before getting g tested for fecal occult blood?

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How are fecal occult blood tests performed?

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Why is fecal occult blood test important?

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What is the reagent found in fecal occult blood tests?

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What happens if a if a fecal occult blood test is positive?

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A 48-year old asked:

Can colon cancer be diagnosed on a fecal occult blood test?

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How does an iScreen Fecal Occult Blood Test detect colon cancer?

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A 43-year old female asked:

My occult fecal blood FIT test came back positive, what does tis mean?

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A 28-year old female asked:

Red/pink/orange colored chucks in stool (every few weeks or so) and black specks consistently. Blood Occult negative. Ideas?

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A 39-year old asked:

How reliable is stool occult blood?

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A 34-year old asked:

Occult blood in stool at 45 year old checkup; what to look for?

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A 57-year old male asked:

I am 57 yrs M,Diabetic for 20yrs,suffering wt.loss,Thyroid THS Up,occult blood in stool let me know the cause of wt.loss/occult blood.

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A 32-year old asked:

Is the occult blood stool sample an accurate method for testing for colon cancer and where can i get info?

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A 25-year old female asked:

Can you smell occult blood in stool? Stools smell like plastic or motor oil. No visible blood. Stools are brown to orange-y. O&P, stool culture = neg. Abd xray normal. Blood work = normal.

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A 23-year old female asked:

Stomach cramping, diarrhea up to 10 times a day, nausea, dr found occult blood in stool and mucous, high ESR. gallbladder ultrasound next week. grandma has IBS brother has UC. what could be the cause?

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A 32-year old asked:

Do they still test for fecal blood?

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A member asked:

11month old wont stop vomiting. not eating blood test, fecal, ultrasound no results. Was released from ER after 2 hours again vomiting. ?

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A 43-year old female asked:

Can blood on or in stool, from a fissure or hemorrhoid, cause a false positive on The fecal immunochemical test?

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A 67-year old female asked about a 88-year old female:

88 yr old mother used to be hypersensitive when having blood drawn or BP taken. Not now that she's become incontinent (both urinary & fecal). Normal?

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A 28-year old female asked about a 31-year old male:

I found blood in the stool several times.

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What is wrong when I have blood in my stool?

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What does it mean if there is blood in my stool?

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A 41-year old asked:

Now there is blood in my stool, what should I do?

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What does it indicate of you have blood in your stool?

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I have blood in my stool. can someon please explain why?

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I have blood in my stool. I'm 19 and male. Should I be worried?

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Should i be concerned with infrequent mucous and blood in my stool?

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Do black spots in stool mean blood?

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12 weeks infant with mucous blood tinged stool?

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