{"id":930,"date":"2013-04-30T14:15:08","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T14:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mynutriguide.com\/?p=930"},"modified":"2020-07-11T10:43:18","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T14:43:18","slug":"fecal-occult-blood-in-children-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glutenfreeworks.com\/health\/fecal-occult-blood-in-children-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bleeding: Fecal Occult Blood In Children\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What Is Fecal Occult Blood In Children?<\/h2>\n

T<\/span>he presence of fecal occult blood in children is caused by minimal bleeding of less than a tablespoon a day in the gastrointestinal tract which leads to iron deficiency.<\/p>\n

Bleeding is abnormal and needs to be corrected by locating the source.<\/p>\n

Q:<\/strong> What does occult blood mean?<\/p>\n

A:<\/strong> Occult means the small amount of blood in the stool cannot be seen by the eye when inspecting it. Therefore, suspect bleeding is found through a simple test performed on stool because stool would carry the blood away from the site of bleeding.<\/p>\n

A fecal occult blood test is inexpensive and can be done at home or in the doctor’s office. \u00a0Most types involve smearing a stool sample onto a test card that either contains a chemical that turn blue if blood is present or else requires applying the chemical to the sample.<\/p>\n

What Is Fecal Occult Blood In Children in Celiac Disease?<\/h2>\n

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