A stool test may be used to diagnose the presence or absence of a number of medical conditions. Faecal matter may be subjected to occult blood tests, microbiology tests, and chemical tests. Occult ...

Indications : Ideally the stool culture test for E.coli must be ordered for all patients with bloody diarrhea. In case of outbreak, the test can even be done with watery stools which are not bloody.

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 ...