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What diagnosis can a stool sample help with ? what can it rule out
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Several: Blood, infections with parasites, certain unusual bacteria, fungus. Chemicals fatty or lack of bile and probably others.
Answered 12/11/2013
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A lot: Microscopic bleeding, parasites, in digested food, abnormal bacterial overgrowth, white blood cells, and so on...
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