Set up a way to catch your stool sample ahead of time.
Stool sample kit directions.
Keep in mind that toilet water urine paper and soap can all ruin the stool sample so make sure that you have a way to protect your stool from becoming contaminated by these things.
The stool sample should not be contaminated with urine or water.
Only a thumbnail size portion of stool about 1 g or 1 ml should be added to the vial.
Transfer enough of the selected stool to the.
Overfilling the vial will reduce recovery of stool pathogens.
If the stool is hard select areas from each end and the middle of the stool.
The stool sample will be tested to determine.
Storing a stool sample.
Your sample of poo must be fresh if it is not the bacteria in it can multiply.
Follow any other instructions your doctor has given you.
For accurate results follow the instructions and return the samples promptly.
Your health care provider wants you to collect a sample of your stool.
Using the plastic spoon attached to the lid scoop out samples from bloody slimy or watery areas of the stool if present.
Stool collection kit your stool collection kit contains.
Pass stool directly into a clean dry container.
Submit stool specimen in appropriate container labeled with patient s full name date of birth and date and time of collection.
If the levels of bacteria don t match the test results.
For infants a stool sample is usually collected with a swab of the.
Specimen collection instructions adults.
This means the levels of bacteria in the stool sample won t be the same as the levels of bacteria in your digestive system.
Once it has been collected the stool should be taken to the laboratory within two hours after collection or should be transferred into a vial containing a preservative and taken to the lab as soon as possible.
Multiple stool samples should never be collected on the same day.
Fecal occult blood test kit.
You collect a stool sample from each of two or three bowel movements in a clean container usually taken on consecutive days and then use an applicator stick to apply a smear of stool to a specific area of a card.
Specimens from sources such as genital stool urine and upper and lower respiratory specimens cannot be cultured under the aerobic bacterial culture test number.
Wash hands with soap and water.
Follow your doctor s instructions and read any directions that come with your equipment carefully.
