A fecal lactoferrin test can detect intestinal inflammation. High lactoferrin levels in stool suggest that inflammation is present. This may indicate a bacterial infection or inflammatory bowel ...

A large real-world study found that fewer than half of adults who started colorectal cancer (CRC) screening with an at-home stool test completed the recommended repeat test, creating gaps in ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Each year, close to 2 million people around the world are diagnosed with colorectal cancer and roughly 935,000 people die from it. Scientists say they have developed a new stool test that is more ...

At-home gut health tests use DNA or RNA sequencing from a stool sample. Testing your gut health cannot replace an official diagnosis from a doctor. Your results may provide insights into gut ...

My patient is a 35-year-old man with a history of abdominal pain and loose stools for the past 8 months. He has approximately 1-2 episodes per month. Three months ago a stool analysis showed Entamoeba ...

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 ...

A doctor yesterday reminded people not to take certain types of drugs before getting a stool antigen test for Helicobacter pylori amid a one-time government-funded testing program for people aged 45 ...