Collection Instructions

• Obtain a Hemoccult Occult Blood Slide and follow the directions.
• For accurate test results, apply sample from bowel movement collected on three different days, using a slide for each day. Refer to OBM for more information
• Do not collect a sample if blood is visible in your stool or urine (e.g. menstruation, active hemorrhoids, or urinary tract infection). Contact your doctor for further instructions.
• For most accurate test results, collect sample before contact with toilet bowl water. Use any clean, dry container
• Return the completed slide to your doctor or laboratory no later than 14 days after your first sample collection. Multiple specimens are to be submitted together after the last specimen is obtained