Stool Tests for Colorectal Cancer - What Affects the Test

Stool Tests for Colorectal Cancer
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Stool Tests for Colorectal Cancer

FOBT (Fecal Occult Blood Test)

What Affects the Test

Reasons you may not be able to have a stool test or why the results may not be helpful include:

  • Having blood in the urine, menstrual bleeding, hemorrhoids, an anal fissure, bleeding gums, or nosebleeds.
  • Having cleaning products in the toilet water at the time of the test.
By: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Arvydas D. Vanagunas, MD - Gastroenterology
Last Revised: January 27, 2011

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