If you've ever been on a medical odyssey to obtain a diagnosis for bothersome digestive symptoms, chances are someone along the way has ordered a stool analysis test for you. And for good reason: The ...

People are obsessed with poop. Why does it float? Why do its colors and consistencies vary, and is that normal? (Here are 7 things your poop says about you.) People want to know it all—and now, some ...

The Cologuard Plus test is more accurate than the original Cologuard, and should be easier to mail in for stool analysis. The newest version of Cologuard, an at-home colon cancer screening test, ...

A new at-home stool test screens for colorectal cancer with more than 90 percent accuracy, researchers report. "That kind of result is really unprecedented for a noninvasive stool-based screening," ...

Regular stool tests already used in NHS care, combined with dietary information, could help identify people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) at higher risk of relapse, a major study appearing in ...

Accurate diagnosis of H. pylori infection remains both crucial and challenging today. In line with current guidelines, confirming eradication after antibiotic treatment is essential. Diagnostic ...

Fecal immunochemical tests (FITs), used annually, are effective for screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) in average-risk, asymptomatic adults, according to a new meta-analysis. "Our results provide ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- A study of more than 21,000 average risk patients at 186 sites across the U.S., led by Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine research scientist Thomas ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Annual fecal immunochemical testing was the most effective and cheapest CRC screening method for underserved ...

New research emphasizes the importance of scheduling a colonoscopy as soon as possible after an abnormal stool blood test. Patients who received colonoscopies more than 13 months after abnormal tests ...

Patients with a positive fecal immunochemistry test (FIT) were shown to be at significantly greater risk of developing psoriasis than those with FIT-negative tests. The fecal immunochemistry test (FIT ...