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I had trouble covering the groove for the fecal immunochemical test because my stool is very non-sticky. will this make the results invalid?
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Maybe..: For the test to work, you need to deposit an adequate amount of feces. If you have a difficulty or if the test result comes back negative and your physician has a reason to expect a positive result, then you may ask to have the stool sample submitted directly to the lab.
Answered 1/25/2015
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