Stool Sample Kit Directions

Specimen collection instructions adults.

Stool sample kit directions. Multiple stool samples should never be collected on the same day. The stool sample should not be contaminated with urine or water. If the stool is hard select areas from each end and the middle of the stool. Your sample of poo must be fresh if it is not the bacteria in it can multiply.

You collect a stool sample from each of two or three bowel movements in a clean container usually taken on consecutive days and then use an applicator stick to apply a smear of stool to a specific area of a card. If the levels of bacteria don t match the test results. Follow your doctor s instructions and read any directions that come with your equipment carefully. Stool collection kit your stool collection kit contains.

Fecal occult blood test kit. For infants a stool sample is usually collected with a swab of the. Storing a stool sample. Lift the toilet seat.

Keep in mind that toilet water urine paper and soap can all ruin the stool sample so make sure that you have a way to protect your stool from becoming contaminated by these things. For accurate results follow the instructions and return the samples promptly. Transfer enough of the selected stool to the. Once it has been collected the stool should be taken to the laboratory within two hours after collection or should be transferred into a vial containing a preservative and taken to the lab as soon as possible.

Pass stool directly into a clean dry container. This means the levels of bacteria in the stool sample won t be the same as the levels of bacteria in your digestive system. Do not collect stool that has been mixed with water or urine. Overfilling the vial will reduce recovery of stool pathogens.

Only a thumbnail size portion of stool about 1 g or 1 ml should be added to the vial. Using the plastic spoon attached to the lid scoop out samples from bloody slimy or watery areas of the stool if present. Submit stool specimen in appropriate container labeled with patient s full name date of birth and date and time of collection. Follow any other instructions your doctor has given you.

The stool sample will be tested to determine. Set up a way to catch your stool sample ahead of time. Collecting stool instructions if you have questions about these collection instructions contact your physician s office.