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Recommendations for stool collection

Recommendations for stool collection

Photo of Zak Maksym Yuriyovych Author Zak Maksym Yuriyovych Doctor - gastroenterologist of the highest category, Psychotherapist
updated 28 March 2025 1 min read
Reviewed by Yevheniia Anatoliivna Minchuk, Gastroenterologist of the highest category, Dietitian updated: 28 March 2025
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The laboratory accepts faeces only in special containers.

  1. Faeces should be obtained by natural defecation, without enemas or laxatives. Children with constipation can use a bar of soap for irritant effect. Faeces is collected in an individual vessel, washed with disinfectant.
  2. It is recommended to urinate in the toilet before collecting faeces.
  3. Avoid admixture of urine and genital secretions in the faeces.
  4. The stool sample from different places of a single portion is transferred to a special container using a spoon mounted in the lid, no more than 1/3 of the container volume (30 ml).
  5. Screw the lid of the container tightly and mark the container: Patient's name, specimen number (the data must correspond to the data specified in the referral form).
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