fecal odor

The smell of feces is caused by the action of bacteria such as sputum, skatole, mercaptan, hydrogen sulfide and the like. Examination of the special smell of feces can help to initially diagnose digestive diseases. For example, when the pancreatic disease, intestinal absorption is poor, the digestive tract is bleeding, and the colon (rectal) cancer is ulcerated, the feces have a sub-smelly smell. Amoebic enteritis has a fishy smell. When fat and sugar are digested or malabsorbed, the stool is abnormal due to acid odor caused by decomposition of fatty acid and fermentation of sugar. Basic Information Specialist classification: Digestive examination classification: feces / parasitic examination Applicable gender: whether men and women apply fasting: not fasting Tips: Eat as much as possible, do not overeating. Normal value Stinky. Clinical significance Abnormal results: When the pancreatic disease, intestinal absorption is poor, the digestive tract is bleeding, and the colon (rectal) cancer is ulcerated, the feces have a sub-smelly smell. Amoebic enteritis has a fishy smell. When fats and sugars are digested or malabsorbed, the feces produce an acid odor due to decomposition of fatty acids and fermentation of sugar. Need to check the crowd: Fecal odor symptoms, patients with signs of dyspepsia. Precautions Requirements for inspection: 1. The stool test should take fresh specimens. The container is clean and must not be mixed with urine. There must be no disinfectant or sewage. 2. Normal feces are odorous due to the decomposition products of proteins, such as sputum matrix and skatole. Carnivores are heavy, vegetarians are light, and they suffer from chronic enteritis, pancreatic diseases, especially rectal cancers, which are stinky when infected. Preparation before inspection: Try to be as normal as possible, and don't overeating. Inspection process Take the subject's stool test. Not suitable for the crowd This test is a non-invasive test, so there is no contraindication. Adverse reactions and risks This test is a non-invasive test and the test itself does not present complications and hazards.

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