The FIT test analyzed in the study has patients poke a stool sample with a plastic stick and return it to a lab, which checks ...

Cyclospora can cause severe, "explosive" diarrhea, fatigue and stomach cramps that can persist for weeks if left untreated.

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Microscopy and DNA tests are both viable, but sensitivity, cost, and availability vary ...

Fourth of July beach trip for America’s 250th birthday? Say less! But could there be something lurking in those warm Gulf of Mexico waters? The Texas General Land Office, or GLO, tracks levels of ...

ATLANTA — Several miles of some of Georgia’s beaches are being flagged as having elevated levels of fecal bacteria. The state has singled out Saint Simons Island, Jekyll Island, and Tybee Island as ...

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 ...

Digital removal of stool, also called digital disimpaction or manual elimination, involves using your fingers to manually remove stool from your rectum when other constipation relief methods don’t ...

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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 ...

Among underserved adults, colonoscopy remains the preferred CRC screening test, but preferences vary by age, race, education, and prior screening.