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Stool ova and parasite exam

Stool ova and parasite exam

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A 28-year old asked:

Where do I go to get a stool ova and parasite exam done?

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A 35-year old asked:

What type of doctor can order a stool ova and parasite exam?

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A member asked:

What is the definition or description of: Stool ova and parasite exam?

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A 28-year old asked:

What information do I have to bring along to do the stool ova and parasite exam?

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A 25-year old asked:

Do I have to see a specialist to get a stool ova and parasite exam ordered?

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A 22-year old male asked:

Is there a very good chance that a colonoscopy will find parasites that you have seen in your own stool? Better chances than an ova and parasite test?

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A 25-year old female asked:

Should ova and parasite stool samples be refrigerated? Preserved in SAF Fixative

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A 28-year old female asked:

I have a 6.2 cm liver cyst. I did blood and stool test for ova and parasites, the results are normal and negative. Do I have to remove cyst or not?

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A 25-year old male asked:

I have a high white (+++) and red (++++) blood cell count but no infection, cysts, ova or parasites was found in my stool. No salmonella, shigella etc?

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A 54-year old female asked:

Parasite in stool?

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A 38-year old asked:

Can parasites be 3inches in length in stool?

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A female asked:

My ? is Repeat sry. The last 2d my son has had thread pieces in stool. He had corncob 2d ago. parasite or just the cornsilk? Would I tell difference?

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A 56-year old male asked:

Having frequent bm's many small bits instead of solid stool also a lot of gas for the past week. Could this be the parasite I been seeing news stories?

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A 41-year old female asked:

Are their diffrrent types of tests for certain or different types of parasites?ii am scared because i see fish in my stool.

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A 24-year old female asked:

No bleeding, Formed stool (though increased), Worms parasites have been eliminated. Why does it still vibrate fill up gas discomfort below my navel?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 18-year old male asked:

Anal leakage and ass smell ! How to cure this ! I talked to doctor , I did stool test but waiting for results ! Could it be a parasite or hemorroids?!

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A female asked:

Would parasites or worms be obvious in 2 year olds stool? Sometimes I find thread like pieces. Is it food? Would they move? Blood? Any other symptoms?

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A 25-year old female asked:

Will probiotics affect stool sample results when looking for parasites? If so how long should I stay off?

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A 20-year old female asked:

Reasons for having white thing's in stool besides parasites? Sent a stool sample to the lab and it came back negative for parasites. What could it be?

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A 47-year old asked:

How do I preserve a stool sample? For how long does it last, to check for parasites/bacteria accurately?

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A male asked:

I have white chunks in my stool daily. The chunks do not look like skinny worms. I have been suffering from constipation. Is this a parasite?

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A 21-year old male asked:

Are painless swollen nodes for years in neck likely to be cancerous, is this true? Also have eosinophilia with negative stools for parasites.

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A member asked:

I think I have a parasite..? PLEASE READ I had some itching and slight blood spotting when passing stool last week. The past two days I have noticed rice like eggs in my feces. I extracted a few and washed them off, I then used tweezers to squish one a

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A 33-year old asked:

I have to take a stool test for parasites for the doctor's and i don't poop everyday?

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A 21-year old female asked:

Fatigue, grey stool, body pains, bloating, gas, discomfort, fatigue, trouble sleeping, mucus, fogginess, hunger, and anxiety. Parasite maybe?

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A 2011-year old female asked:

Started with months of severe cough then periods of low grade fever, nausea,vomiting and now frequent large-volume stools. Could it be a parasite?

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A 28-year old female asked:

I have a liver cyst that measures 6.2 cm, my doctor recommended blood and stool test for parasite. The results are negative so what treatment for it?

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A 29-year old male asked:

I found flat brown wormlike things in my stool any idea what type of parisites these could be? I have had pain in my stomach and itchy anus at nite..

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A member asked:

What is the definition or description of: Ova and parasite?

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A 48-year old asked:

Can guinea worms be diagnosed by a stool exam?

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