A stick in the bowl: Even a single drop of blood in or on the sample used will give a positive occult blood test. So the best thing to do is to move your bowels and then with the stick supplied, scrape a tiny amount onto the strip test. If there is gross red blood noted or if the stool is black (melanotic), the doc must be told this as well. The history, physical and stool occult test results will lead to next step.
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