What Does This Fecalysis Report Indicate?

Posted on Sat, 23 Apr 2016

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Question : I had a fecalysis on 04/21/2016. What stood out in the results are the red blood cell count of 5-7/ hpf and bacteria count as many. Is either of these a matter for concern? Also following is the complete report

fecalysis 04/21/2016

color: yellow brown
consistency: soft
pus cells: none
red blood cells; 5-7 /hpf
muscle fibers: moderate
yeast cells: moderate
bacteria: many
no ova or parasite seen

Answered by Dr. Hardik Sanghvi (33 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
RBCs in stool is a cause of concern.

Detailed Answer:
Hi, dear
I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern.

Your stool analysis report suggest 5 to 7 RBCs. Rest all findings are normal.

But Rbc's in stool suggest some bleeding. You may have some piles or fissure or some internal cause. You should go for per rectal examination and ultrasound abdomen once to search the cause of bleeding. You should also go for occult stool blood test.

Hope I have answered your question. If you have any doubts then feel free to ask me. Thanks for using health care magic.

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