2006-10-01 17:12:38 · 11 answers · asked by Qut-Qut 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Fecal occult blood, is blood in your stool (feces) that cannot be appreciated by the naked eye.
A fecal occult blood test is one where a small smear of stool is placed on a special small card and drops of a reagent onto the card is placed. If the color changes that indicates the presence of blood.
Fecal occult blood tests (a common brand is Hemoccult) are farily sensitive. They can detect blood in your stool that could be originating anywhere from your mouth to your anus.
Causes for a positive fecal occult blood test are several. Common benign causes are
A meal including meat in the past two days or so.
Rough foods like nuts which can irritate the intestinal wall slightly.
Causes of concern include colon cancer or polyps, stomach or duodenal ulcer, esophagitis and many more. Doctors often do them during a rectal exam as an inexpensive screening test for colon cancer. Home tests are less likely to have false positive results because you can follow a diet free of meats and nuts and get three samples to return to your doctor. (It's easier and less messy than it sounds.)
See the link below from the Mayo Clinic for much more information.
2006-10-01 17:45:50 · answer #1 · answered by Nick â? 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Fecal occult blood is a term for blood present in the feces that is not visibly apparent. In medicine, a fecal occult blood test is a check for hidden (occult) blood in the stool (feces).
2006-10-01 17:28:57 · answer #2 · answered by kitty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is basically blood present in the stool that is unseen (occult means hidden). It can indicate intestinal problems.
2006-10-01 17:14:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your stool has blood in it. Can be caused by a various things like ulcers, inflamatory bowel disease, polyps, a mass or ischemic bowel. Have it checked.
2006-10-01 17:17:30 · answer #4 · answered by soccerpeeps 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means there was blood in the stool; usually a colonscopy is done as a follow up to see if there is bleeding or polyps or cancer
2006-10-01 18:37:46 · answer #5 · answered by seriously shannon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
blood in the stool due to an unknown cause
2006-10-01 17:17:33 · answer #6 · answered by nymphetamine1978 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means you have blood present in your bowel movements.... Good Luck
2006-10-01 17:14:22 · answer #7 · answered by candycane 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it's blood in stool that you can't see, it comes from any disease that cause minimal gastrointestinal bleeding
2006-10-02 00:53:05 · answer #8 · answered by gena 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blood in your poop
2006-10-01 17:15:25 · answer #9 · answered by Chloe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blood that comes out of a witches butt
2006-10-01 17:14:11 · answer #10 · answered by papaofgirlmegan 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋