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Can tomatoes and pasta sauce cause a positive fecal occult test?
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NO unless there is blood in the sauce.
Answered 12/14/2022
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Food items do not cause a false positive FIT test. If it was guaiac test it can be false positive from peroxidase in some food items.
Answered 12/16/2022
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