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Will eating toothpaste with sodium fluoride and triscolan affect your stool test results(like two hours before)? especially if loose stools.
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No: You may want to reconsider eating toothpaste, but it won't affect culture results or chemical assays.
Answered 5/27/2016
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No: No, it should have no effect
Answered 2/21/2016
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Unlikely: because sodium fluoride in toothpaste is at very low concentrations.
Answered 10/17/2017
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