Does a Stool Occult Test for H.Pylori & other bacteria or does it just check for blood?
2007-05-09 05:57:31 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
nope, that is just a test for occult blood. to look for organisms they have to culture the stool and it takes sometimes weeks.
2007-05-09 06:02:40 · answer #1 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It checks for blood. But a HpSA test can detect antigen in stool.
Other Helicobactor Pylori tests are :
- urea breath test
- antibodies in your blood
- urease test or histology from endoscopic biosies.
Ulcers are usually caused by H. Pylori or the use of NSAIDs such as aspirin and ibuprofen. H.Pylori is killed by a triple therapy with a proton pump inhibitor and two antibiotics while antibiotics aren't indicated when the ulcer is caused by NSAIDs.
2007-05-09 06:42:40 · answer #2 · answered by Kate_DK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is to look for "occult blood" , hence the name . Occult as in blood that might be in the stool , but is not apparent because it got digested by the juices in the digestive tract . Occult blood usually happens with Peptic ulcers .
If you have an ulcer , believe me , whether you have Helicobacter or not ,is in my opinion , irrelevant . Most people with and without ulcers have them . And if you take antibiotics for them , they will just come back .
2007-05-09 06:02:48 · answer #3 · answered by shogunly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋