Stool

Stool culture may also be called fecal culture. To obtain a specimen for culture, the patient is asked to collect a stool sample into a special sterile container. In some cases, the container may contain a transport solution.
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Stool ova and parasites exam
Definition:
Stool ova and parasites exam is an analysisof stool to checkfor the presence of a parasite or worm-like infection of the intestine. Ova refers to the egg stage of a parasite's life cycle.
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Stool color is generally influenced by what you eat as well as by the amount of bile - a yellow-green fluid that helps digest fats - in your stool.
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Stool normally has an unpleasant odor, but one that is recognized as fairly common. Stools that have an extremely bad, out-of-the-ordinary odor may be associated with certain medical conditions.
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Stool C. Difficile Toxin
Definition
This test detects the presence of toxins produced by the bacterium Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) in the stool. C. difficile is a common cause of diarrhea after antibiotic use.
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Occult stool blood test: A test to check for hidden blood in the feces, the stool.
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Stools may be frequent and loose at first. Cleaning the anal area carefully to remove stool, and applying diaper rash creams or lotions may prevent skin irritation.
Children may have problems sensing the need to have a bowel movement.
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Stool guaiac cards
Complete the identification information on the front of each card.
During a bowel movement, collect a small amount of stool on one end of an applicator.
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stool thickeners
antispasmodic medicines
bulking agents.
Stool thickeners (such as Kaopectate) absorb some bacteria and toxins in the intestines. They also thicken the stool with clay or fruit pectin.
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Stool on the skin around the anal opening - If the anal area isn't cleaned properly after a bowel movement, a small amount of stool may be left behind on the skin, causing the area to itch.
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Stool in the GI tract is full of bad bacteria and carcinogens. When you have constipation, these carcinogens interact with the cells lining the gut longer than they should.
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Stools become thin, and contain small, white, curdlike masses.
Some cases of cholera are very light, and have few symptoms other than the diarrhea.
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A stool softener to make the stool easier to pass, or-- Antidiarrhea medicine if the problem takes this form.
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Bloody stools often indicate an injury or disorder in the digestive tract. Your doctor may use the term "melena" to describe black, tarry, and foul-smelling stools or "hematochezia" to describe red or maroon-colored stools.
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Bloody stools or bleeding from the rectum. In some cases, abdominal pain.
Bleeding hemorrhoids, colon polyps, or (rarely) colorectal cancer. (Hemorrhoids and polyps rarely cause abdominal pain.)
See a doctor promptly.
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Normal Stool Formula (SP-303); formerly Provir An oral product for the treatment of acute diarrhea, including nonspecific diarrhea of unknown etiology, travelers' diarrhea, and diarrhea in patients with HIV/AIDS.
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Blood in the stool.
Vomiting.
Weight loss for no known reason.
Stomach pain.
Jaundice (yellowing of eyes and skin).
Ascites (build-up of fluid in the abdomen).
Trouble with swallowing.
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blood in your stools (faeces or motions)
a change in your bowel habit - passing stools more or less often (diarrhoea or constipation)
still feeling like you need to go to the toilet after emptying your bowels
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blood in your stools or urine or have black, tar like stools with these problems:
Light-headedness
Weakness
Shortness of breath
Severe abdominal pain
dizzy when you stand up or when you exert yourself
ringing in your ears ...
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Home testing of the stools for microscopic blood (guaiac test) may be recommended for people who have experienced an episode of gastrointestinal bleeding.
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Genasoft (Laxative, Stool Softeners)
(Oral)
Genasoft Plus Softgels (Casanthranol and Docusate)
Genaspore Cream (Tolnaftate )
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Subsequently, the stools become dry and hard. It becomes difficult to pass this impacted stool, but pressure in the bowel can force a small amount of more liquid stool around the impaction. This "leakage" can soil the underwear.
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Ileostomy A surgical opening in the abdomen connected to the small intestine to allow stool to be emptied into a collection bag. Immunity (Immune system) The body's ability to fight infection and disease.
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The pediatrician prescribes laxatives or stool softeners to restore normal bowel function. In a severely constipated child, a one- or two-week program of enemas, suppositories, stool softeners and laxatives may be necessary.
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The classic symptoms of cancer are rapid weight loss; a change in a wart or mole; a sore that does not heal; difficulty swallowing; chronic hoarseness, blood in phlegm, urine, or stool (a consequence of angiogenesis); chronic abdominal pain; ...
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HEPATITIS A - A form of viral hepatitis, known as infectious hepatitis, due to it's ability to be spread through personal contact with oral secretions or stool.
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Blood flecks in your stools, particularly if the blood is dark or plum-coloured. This is the most commonly noticed symptom and should never be ignored.
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"I phrased it in more general terms: Could I utilize the birth stool, stand at the bedside, or use the squat bar during pushing? They were very supportive of these ideas, although they did say that they would prefer that I deliver in the bed.
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This medicine binds some of the phosphorus in the bowel so that it is excreted in the child's stool. Phosphate binders come in the form of chewable tablets, liquids, capsules, and pills.
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Rectal bleeding is frequently noticed as black, tarry stools, maroon stools, bright red blood on or in the stool, blood on the toilet tissue, or blood staining the toilet bowl water red.
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AIDS WASTING SYNDROME: Involves involuntary loss of 10% of baseline body weight plus either chronic diarrhea (two loose stools per day for more than 30 days) or chronic weakness and documented fever (for 30 days or more, intermittent or constant) in ...
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A condition in which the stool becomes too hard for easy elimination.
consumption
1. Using up. 2. Wasting of the body; especially used in reference to advanced tuberculosis.
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Symptoms of malabsorption include weight loss, malnutrition (due to a lack of essential minerals and vitaines), diarrhea, abdominal bloating, flatulence, jaundice and steatorrhea (light-coloured, foul-smelling stool that may float and stick to the ...
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A substance in foods that comes from plants, which helps in digestion and keeps stool traveling easily through the intestine. Fiber is found in vegetables, fruits, beans, and whole grains.
Glucose
This is the main source of energy for the body.
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A condition in which the skin and the whites of the eyes become yellow, urine darkens, and the color of stool becomes lighter than normal. Jaundice occurs when the liver is not working properly or when a bile duct is blocked.
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Diagnosis of helminth diseases in humans usually requires a medical history and physical examination, a laboratory analysis of stools, and sometimes other tests.
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For example, lung cancer can cause coughing, shortness of breath or chest pain while cancer of the colon often causes weight loss, diarrhea, constipation and blood in the stool. Some cancers may not have any symptoms at all.
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