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Flushable reagent stool blood test

Alternative Names: Stool occult blood test - flushable home test; Fecal occult blood test - flushable home test Normal Values: A negative result is normal. What abnormal results mean: Text Continues Below Abnormal results of the flushable test may indicate the same issues as the guaiac smear test: Colon polyps Colon cancer or other GI (gastrointestinal) tumors Esophagitis Gastritis GI trauma or bleeding from recent GI surgery Hemorrhoids Inflammatory bowel disease Peptic ulcer Angiodysplasia of the GI tract GI infections Esophageal varices and portal hypertensive gastropathy Additional non-GI related causes of positive guaiac test may include: Nose bleed Coughing up blood Abnormal test results require follow-up with your physician.

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