Screening that saves lives
Polyps and early cancer are treated with microdoses long before symptoms: positive test = colonoscopy (with sedation - in the clinic), where the polyp is removed before it becomes malignant. The immunochemical method does not require a diet and does not react to meat. A negative result for anemia does not close the topic - bleeding can be intermittent.
When is it appointed?
- abdominal pain, stool disorders - basic coprogram;
- colon cancer screening - occult blood (45+);
- diarrhea - cultures, calprotectin, parasites;
- dyspepsia - non-invasive Helicobacter test;
- control after treatment of helminth infections and intestinal infections.
Non-invasive bowel exploration
Feces talks about the gastrointestinal tract without probes: a coprogram evaluates digestion, occult blood screens for polyps and cancer, calprotectin separates inflammatory bowel diseases from IBS (saving some patients from colonoscopy, and justifying it urgently for others), Helicobacter antigen replaces gastroscopy in the control of eradication, cultures decipher infections and dysbiosis. Correct collection is a prerequisite for reliability.
