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A stool elastase test measures the amount of elastase in your stool (poop). Elastase is a type of digestive enzyme, a protein that speeds up certain chemical reactions in your body. The pancreas, a gland that sits behind your stomach, makes these digestive enzymes to help your body break down food and absorb nutrients. Your body can then use these nutrients for energy, growth, and repairing cells.
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C. diff testing checks a sample of your stool (poop) for signs of an infection with a bacteria called C. diff . C. diff is also called C. difficile or Clostridioides difficile . It used to be called Clostridium difficile .
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A calprotectin stool test measures a protein called calprotectin in a sample of your stool (poop). The test is also called a fecal calprotectin test. It's used to check for inflammation (swelling and irritation) in your intestines.
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This test measures the amount of chymotrypsin in a stool (poop) sample. Chymotrypsin is an enzyme, a protein that speeds up certain chemical reactions in your body. It is released by your pancreas (an organ behind your stomach) to help break down the protein in your food during digestion. If your pancreas is working as it should, there will be some chymotrypsin in your stool sample.
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The determination of the ratio of the fat to total solid material in a biological specimen (for example a stool specimen). The measurement may be expressed as a ratio or percentage.
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A stool test detecting hidden blood from the lower bowel; the main screening entry point for colorectal cancer programmes.
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Heavy metal testing includes a group of tests that measures the levels of possibly harmful metals (like lead or mercury ) in your blood, urine, hair, fingernails, stool (poop), or other body tissues.
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A non-invasive stool test for active H. pylori infection, suitable for both diagnosis and verification of eradication.
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A measurement of the blood in body products such as a urine or stool sample, not detectable on gross examination.
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Osmolality tests measure the amount of certain substances in your blood, urine, or stool (poop). The tests can show how your kidneys are working and whether you have an unhealthy fluid balance .
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An ova and parasite test looks for intestinal parasites and their eggs (ova) by checking a sample of your stool (poop) under a microscope. The test is also called an O&P.
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Porphyrin tests measure the level of porphyrins in your blood, urine (pee), or stool (poop). Your body uses porphyrins to make heme. Heme is part of hemoglobin, which is a protein in your red blood cells that carries oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body.
