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Thanks for your time and expertise - does vitamin b12 supplement interfere with hemoccult stool card testing - the green cards used by pcp as well as the ict hemoccult cards? i know vitamin c and biotin do cause interference checking on vitamin b12?

Q: thanks for your time and expertise - does vitamin b12 supplement interfere with hemoccult stool card testing - the green cards used by pcp as well as the ict hemoccult cards? i know vitamin c and biotin do cause interference checking on vitamin b12?

: No, vitamin B 12 ingestion would not interfere with stool testing for occult blood. Good luck.

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No, vitamin B 12 ingestion would not interfere with stool testing for occult blood. Good luck.

Answered 3/7/2023

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A member asked:

Thanks for your time and expertise - does vitamin b12 supplement interfere with hemoccult stool card testing - the green cards used by pcp as well as the ict hemoccult cards? i know vitamin c and biotin do cause interference checking on vitamin b12?

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