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Old 02-07-2009, 05:02 PM   #6
ElaineM
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Wink blood in stool

Have you had a hemmoccult test? It is a very simple
one day stool test that can be done at home. Your docs office might even have one for you to take home and do.
After you have made the "donation" according to the directions in the test you either mail it to a lab or bring it back to your docs office so they can send it to the lab.
You can also have a nurse or doc check for hemmroids.
If anything suspicious shows up from the exam or hemmoccult test they can send you for futher testing.
There is another stool test available called a CDSA 2.0, but that is a 3 day test.
May foods can affect the stool too. Have you eaten beets lately?
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