IFOB Occult Blood (Stool)

1. Carefully read Instructions before beginning your specimen collection.

2. No special dietary or medications restrictions.

Note: Eating fruits and vegetables can increase test accuracy

3. Check “Kit contents” ensure that it has all the components.

4. Remove any cleaners or bluing agents in your toilet bowl or tank and flush the toilet twice before sample collection.

5. Do not perform this test if patient has:

a. Hemorrhoids that are bleeding

b. Blood in urine

c. Blood in toilet bowl

d. 3 days before, during or after the menstrual period

e. If there are any bleeding cuts or wounds in the hands

f. Toilet bowl water is saltwater or rusty.