The number of colonoscopies needed to detect one person with advanced neoplasia was 5.1 for guaiac-positive patients but only 2.7 for immunochemical-test–positive patients. Colonoscopy revealed ...

In this study, the performance characteristics of the immunochemical test were superior to those of the Hemoccult II guaiac-based test. Note, however, that Hemoccult II is less sensitive than the ...

Stool softeners, also known as emollient laxatives, are over-the-counter (OTC) medications used to soften hard stools. While other types of laxatives stimulate the digestive tract or draw water into ...

Diarrhea after surgery is common. You may also experience other stool changes after your procedure. Most of these changes are not serious. If you have had surgery, you may have made major changes to ...

If you’ve turned to stool softeners to help with constipation ... Cationic surfactants have a positive charge and are added to products like conditioners and benzalkonium chloride, a popular ...

During the study period, adults aged between 60 and 69 years were offered FOB testing on a biennial basis using a non-rehydrated guaiac-based test. Adults over 70 years were able to opt-in to the ...

Design We performed an update of a Cochrane systematic review, and performed network meta-analysis comparing randomised trials evaluating colorectal cancer screening with guaiac faecal occult blood ...

Indications (most significant symptom/sample) for fecal calprotectin measurements in 77 children with inflammatory bowel disease. Seventy four (64%) stool samples were positive (≥250 μg/g) and 12 ...

(The stools were guaiac positive, but no melena or gross blood was evident.) At this time a direct Coombs test was strongly positive; no abnormal erythrocyte antibodies could be detected in the ...

Constipation can make stool harder and drier than usual, slowing the movement of stool within the body. Some people may have frequent but incomplete bowel movements. They may return to the ...

According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), CRC screening tests are categorized into visual/structural tests (colonoscopy, CT colonography, flexible sigmoidoscopy) and stool-based tests (fecal ...