My doctor give advice to me bring stool for occult blood test. What is the procedure before stool test. I am suffering from blood in stool and anal fissure disease. I was see in internet some food items and medicine should be avoided before a stool for occult blood test. I am taking oflox oz, histac mps syrup, cremaffin syrup, rabemac dsr and sitcom ld cream medicine etc please tell me if it is necessary to avoid eating any food and medicine before to get stool for occult blood test.

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Dr. N AgrawalSexologist19yrs exp

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Take light diet only khichari or moong dal for a week urs medicine cremaffin for constipation histac mps acidity rabemac dsr acidity ofloxoz antibiotic instead you take bilwadi churna 3gm twice no.

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Dr. Vishnu Abishek RajuGastroenterologistyrs exp

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You may want avoid beet root, dates, pomegranate, spinach for at least 3 days prior to stool sample collection. Avoid aspirin, calcium and iron tablets for at least 5 days prior to sample collection.

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