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Flushable reagent stool blood test

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Flushable reagent stool blood test

Alternative Names:

Stool occult blood test - flushable home test; Fecal occult blood test - flushable home test
Normal Values:

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A negative result is normal.

What abnormal results mean:

Abnormal results of the flushable test may indicate the same issues as the guaiac smear test:

Colon polyps
Colon cancer or other GI (gastrointestinal) tumors
Esophagitis
Gastritis
GI trauma or bleeding from recent GI surgery
Hemorrhoids
Inflammatory bowel disease
Peptic ulcer
Angiodysplasia of the GI tract
GI infections
Esophageal varices and portal hypertensive gastropathy

Additional non-GI related causes of positive guaiac test may include:

Nose bleed
Coughing up blood

Abnormal test results require follow-up with your physician.

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