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Occult blood

occult blood

blood that is in the faeces or vomitus that is not obvious by general inspection. Used as a diagnostic screening test for colon cancer. Tests for occult blood are generally colourimetric. Stool sample will turn blue when a particular chemical reagent is mixed with the specimen on test paper. Kits for measuring occult blood in the stools are now available at most drug stores.


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Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain

... the whole “mind/body connection” that I have always considered a little occult, but desperate times and all that. Since getting home, the bloating is back with a vengeance. For the record, my blood type is O positive, not A. It seems to me, a layman, that this problem might ...

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by Girl18
Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:58 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
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Bloating, Distention, Intestinal Gas

... me for Celiac disease and for the H. Pylori bacteria. Both of these blood tests were negative. Recently, I took the lactose intolerance hydrogen ... about and would not cause the symptoms that I am experiencing. My hem-occult slide test was negative, too. I have been keeping a daily food journal ...

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by rp71
Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:14 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
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