Blood in Stool Test (Fecal Occult Blood Test) | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2021年6月22日—Apositivefecaloccultbloodtestmeansthatbloodhasbeenfoundinthestool.Yourdoctorwillhavetodeterminethesourceofthebleeding, ...

The fecal occult blood test[1] (FOBT) looks for the presence of microscopic blood in the feces[2], which may be a sign of a problem in your digestive system[3].

Blood[4] may appear in the stool because of one or more of the following conditions:

Gastrointestinal bleeding[5] may be microscopic (invisible to the eye[6]) or may be easily seen as red blood or black tar-like bowel movements[7], called melena.

The fecal occult blood test requires the collection of 3 small stool samples. Usually the samples are a bit of stool collected on the end of an applicator. The stool samples should be taken one day apart, because colon cancers may bleed from time to time, rather than consistently.

You can purchase fecal occult blood test kits at the pharmacy to perform the test at h...