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Step 1
Prepare a holder, such as a plastic bag, for collecting the stool. Place the holder in the toilet bowl, then open your bowels.
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Step 2
Twist lid off the FOBT tube and scratch sampling probe across stool surface in all directions.
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Step 3
Specimen will be enough when the grooved part of the sampling probe has been completely filled up. Too much or too little specimen will affect the test results.
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Step 4
Insert the sampling probe back into the FOBT tube and screw the lid tightly.
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Step 5
Write the collection date and check that your name is correct. Place the FOBT tube into the small green plastic bag and seal it. Keep the specimen in a cool place.
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Step 6
Repeat steps 1 to 5 above using the second FOBT tube during your next bowel movement.
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