Coprogram — How to pass feces on the analysis, interpretation of analysis

Scatological study or coprogram is a required form of diagnosis, which is carried out at a newborn baby, an adult, shall be appointed during pregnancy.

Using coprogram you can define:

1. manifestations of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract,
2. irregularities in the biliary tract, liver,
3. the presence of helminths and helminth eggs,
4. inflammatory processes, viruses and infections in the body,
5. to study the microflora.

To coprogram revealed reliable results, it is necessary to know exactly how to take a stool sample, the conditions of its collection and the timing of the transfer to the laboratory.

That shows coprogram

There are several types of fecal. When false indicators often have to be screened again. To avoid this situation, better to check with your doctor purpose of analysis and rules of preparation for it.

Consider the main types coprogram:

• bacteriological examination. Know how the analysis on a dysbacteriosis. A thorough study of the intestinal microflora, pathogenic bacteria, fungi of the genus Candida,
• for helminth eggs. Determination of parasites in bowel movements and disease enterobiasis, pinworms which provoke,
• analysis of carbohydrates. Assigned mainly to children the first year of life if you suspect lactase deficiency, intolerance to dairy products,
• biochemical diagnosis of occult blood. This survey is very important. It indicates dysfunction of the gastrointestinal tract, the appearance of tumors, problems caused by diseases of the biliary tract, liver, pancreas.

Diagnostics using coprogram is carried out as required analysis when applying for a job, for annual medical routine studies of the health of newborn children.

Feces analysis: preparation

About carrying out coprological examination, the doctor should warn the patient a week before the scheduled delivery coprogram. This will be enough time to prepare.

What to do before stool absolutely can not:

1. to take antibiotics, laxatives and anti-diarrhea,
2. to carry out a cleaning and therapeutic enema,
3. drink antiparasitic drugs.

If common stool test gave a false positive or negative result, is assigned the re-survey. Also used another type of coprogram analysis for occult blood. The rules of taking the material for diagnosis is slightly different.

You need to know before stool test for occult blood, what not to eat and eliminate from the diet:

1. vegetables and fruit green,
2. meat and liver,
3. seafood, fish,
4. bollocks,
5. legumes,
6. spirits,
7. coffee and tea.

To prepare for bacteriological examination for goiter need 14 days to the coprogram – 3 day analysis for occult blood – 7 days. It should also be taken into account. Don't forget that the stool the person is a measure of the gastrointestinal tract and the entire digestive system in General.

Diet before donation of feces

Traditionally, prior to the coprogram propose to limit itself in meal, to use a diet by Schmidt. It is filled with nutritious proteins, carbohydrates, fats. Duration – 4 days. Prior to delivery of the stool sample.

Let us consider in detail what is included in diet menu known Schmidt:

• milk. Number per day — no more than 1.5 litres,
• 3 eggs. Definitely cooked soft-boiled,
• the meat is chopped. Full day 125 grams,
• mashed potatoes – 200 grams,
• a decoction of oats. Taken once. Amount – 40 grams,
• oil,
• white bread.

All of these products are required to distribute 5 meals. Daily calories should not exceed 2250. But it is more gentle version how to prepare for the delivery coprogram.

Following the diet after Pevzner, more satisfying, often complain that people with problems of the gastrointestinal tract. Calorie per day reaches the indicator 3250.

Consider the detailed menu by Pevsner:

1. bread is allowed, white and black. Each 400 grams,
2. meat. Must be whole and fried. A day — 250 grams,
3. oil. Oil or butter. Not more than 100 grams,
4. refined sugar – 40 grams,
5. porridges. Choice of buckwheat or rice,
6. fried potatoes,
7. cabbage. Sour or salad,
8. compote. Fresh drink made from dried fruit,
9. apples.

Institute of nutrition, which on the basis of the above-mentioned examples, considering all their disadvantages for people suffering from intestinal obstruction and frequent constipation, made my preparation screen for the analysis of feces.

Special trialdiet before coprogram:

• the first Breakfast. Buckwheat – 60 g, butter – 10 grams, a soft-boiled egg. Glass of tea. Also you can take a little milk – 50 ml,
• tiffin. Glass of tea. Added milk – 50 ml butter – 10 grams,
• lunch. Meat, hearty soup broth. Serving size: 50 grams of cabbage, 25 grams of beets and carrots. Garnish 200 grams of fried potatoes, 150 grams of meat, fresh cabbage – 100 grams. Recommended to drink fresh fruit compote. Alternatively, only brewed from dried fruit – 1 Cup or tea and 30 grams of biscuits,
• supper. Porridge of rice 50 g, meat – 100 grams, tea.

Daily dose of bread makes up to 200 grams. Allowed the use of white wheat, and black. Sugar allowed to eat no more than 60 grams. The duration of this diet — about 5 days before the passage of coprogram.

How to collect the faeces to the coprogram

Everyone knows that in advance purchased at the pharmacy a special container with a small shovel inside, which facilitates the process of collection of faeces for coprogram.

But few people know that there are General rules for collecting feces:

1. in advance to urinate. To prevent the interaction of urine and defecation,
2. to collect stool in a special container. The amount of feces should not exceed 1/3 of laboratory glassware,
3. in the analysis on a dysbacteriosis feces is selected from the General mass only with a dark unnatural shade.

If it is possible to carry out the process of bowel movement not in toilet, but in the ship, the resulting material will give more accurate results. Pre-utensils for holding a bowel movement is necessary to disinfect and rinse well with water.

How to collect your stool in infants

Special training newborn baby prior to the coprogram is not required. His meals are dairy products, which can not be replaced.

The problem is how to collect the feces of infants accurately and correctly:

• use the gauze diaper for the night. Make it yourself and treat thermally by means of an iron. Use the diaper, if the baby good night's sleep,
• the collection of material possible and the night before. Enjoy a small gym with the child. Swipe massage the abdomen, stroking in a circular motion around the navel. Bend your baby's legs at the knees and try to pull them to the tummy.

The resulting bowel movements will put in a special container. If the child has loose stools, move the composition with the cloth gently in a test tube.

Collect feces not in infants after the use of conventional diaper, filled with gel.

Coprogram stool: how to donate

Laboratory diagnosis is usually performed in the morning hours, so materials to study better to pass at once. Coprogram includes several types of analyses. Therefore, for each of them there are individual rules for storage and delivery of stool.

How to pass and prepare the material to pass through the coprogram:

1. on parasitic diseases, worms. Permitted fence material the night before or night. To keep the stool in the refrigerator until the morning when the temperature is between +2°C to 8°C,
2. bacteriological examination. The rules of taking the feces on a dysbacteriosis include the transmission of defecation, obtained not more than 3 hours in the lab. It is allowed to store the material collected for 12 hours in a refrigerator at a temperature +4°C to 8°C,
3. for intestinal infections. You can take no more than 3 days. Storage temperature should be between +4°C to +8°C,
4. for existing occult blood. You need to hurry up with the transfer material. On the day of collection it should be delivered.

If You did everything correctly, expect an answer.

How many days will be ready a stool sample?

In the lab you can get results in 1-2 days at the staff or attending physician. In some private clinics such examination may take 5-6 days.