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Why is it necessary not to eat red meat vitamin c and chili and brocoli when taking a feces test?

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Interferences: Red meat and chili are loaded with heme, which is what we're testing for. Vitamin c and is a reducing agent that may interfere with the chemistry, broccoli and horseradish have oxidizers that will interfere as well.

Answered 5/24/2013

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