Now that he no longer takes aspirin, the stool test is negative, indicating that the intestinal bleeding has stopped.
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The identification of a specific porphyria is based on the results of laboratory findings, including blood, urine and stool tests.
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Doctors believe the test has the potential to be much more accurate than the current stool test, which checks for blood.
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Fewer than one-third of adults over 50 reported having completed a home blood stool test, with 18 percent the median response.
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Egg output could be sporadic so a couple stool tests a few days apart may need to be done to diagnose the infection.
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A travel history to areas in which hookworms and whipworms are endemic may be helpful in guiding certain stool tests for parasites or their eggs.
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The current stool test _ recommended annually starting at age 50 _ is designed to identify trace amounts of blood which could signal colon cancer.
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The stool test works like this : DNA is contained in cells that are continuously shed from precancerous polyps and cancerous tumors in the colon.
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She sued for release, submitting to weekly stool tests; a private laboratory hired for her produced regular negative results as the city lab produced positive ones.
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The stool test, where the patient defecates into a bag, seems more comfortable than the rectal swab, where the patient picks his rectum with a stick.
