Lol thank u so much I’m 17 and had to do this today which was kinda awkward especially considering my age but hopefully my doctors able to figure out what’s wrong with me❤
@@ChronicallyMusicalthe reason i watched your video because i have four stool samples containers Quest Laboratories told me that two goes to the freezer I can't remember if it is the two clear tube with the red top or one with a orange top with red liquid & one with a black top with clear liquid they're closed today can you help me please.?
I’m a senior in high school right now and have to do one. I just want to do it right the first time. I don’t want to only put a pebble in when it calls for a log and vice versa 😂 My doctor just gave me a tube with no instructions, no kit, no nothing besides that and the plastic collection vessel so I have no idea what I’m doin. This video was extremely helpful!!
I used a gas mask and didn’t have a spoon, I just scooped it in the vial. I felt like a scientist 👨🔬 wish I saw this video sooner. 10/10 would recommend a spoon and this video.
What if I have both pebble and normal type stools in my poo hat ? Which should I put in the sample ? Both ? They call em a hat ( the collection bowl you shows ) at my doc office. Thank you 😊
Thank you so much for making this video. You're so brave! LOL I have a question regarding transporting one's specimen. The technician said that my sample has to be frozen. My wife and I are not cool with putting the sample in our fridge or freezer. Do you think it'd be ok to turn in my sample at room temp or even with an ice pack instead of frozen if I drop it off 2-3 hours after doing #2? Or when they say frozen, they mean frozen? I usually poop around 10AM and I literally live down the street from Quest Diagnostics, but my appointment to drop off isn't til 110PM. Hope to hear from u soon!
Hi there! I would follow directions as best you can, if you’re able to drop the sample off immediately after collection it would be fine but if it will be a few hours fridge/freezer is what you should do. I would double bag it if you’re uncomfy of that!
No lie your video really helped me but what I had to do was dehumanizing and just wrong 😂 I had to chop the poop up to fit into that clear container it was so nasty and stinking 💀
Yikes! Glad you found it helpful, sorry you felt it was dehumanizing! I'm pretty desensitized by the whole thing at this point so it doesn't bother me too much!
Hi there! I have never done a FIT stool test before, just calprotectin and other parasite type tests, so I can't speak on this. I would definitely ask your doctor if it's possible to get a positive FIT result with IBD.
As is so often the case, problems can be solved by throwing money at them. (1) Your lab should provide biohazard bags for your specimen tube(s). (2) I understand not wanting a bare specimen bag sitting in the refrigerator or freezer. (In fact, in research labs and medical testing labs, ) For your paper bags containing specimens that you have to store in the household food storage units, you could put a biohazard label sticker on the bag. Mr. Bezos sells them in various designs (circles, squares, red or orange, etc.) at about $10 for a roll of 250 (about $0.04 for a near lifetime supply). That would actually have been a good idea in my childhood family’s refrigerator: Mom made lunch for 3 kids and Dad, and when someone took the WRONG LUNCH the malefactor heard all about it. I can’t imagine what would have transpired if someone had grabbed a stool specimen sack by mistake.
You should just be able to place the container on the toilet seat and then sit on top of it. The curved part of the counter should face towards the front of the toilet. Hope that helps!
Thank you for this. I have to do this today & can’t get my mind around scooping my poop into a tube 🤮. Small price to pay for how I’m feeling though.
Hope you are feeling better and I’m glad this video helped!
@@ChronicallyMusical Thank you & YES 😀 Couldn’t digest anything but applesauce & coconut water for 3 months. They didn’t find anything but it passed.
Ugh same
Lol thank u so much I’m 17 and had to do this today which was kinda awkward especially considering my age but hopefully my doctors able to figure out what’s wrong with me❤
If it helps, I had to do my first stool tests around that age, so you’re definitely not alone!
me too 😭
@ it went good don’t worry!! It’s actually easy😭
Thank you! This was helpful and I appreciate your lighthearted way of explaining!
No problem!
Thank you. This explains the stool test that i received for the lab that goes on the toilet the plastic holder
The plastic holder is super helpful!
Thanks, good Intel
How about the easy excrement extractor as a name for your invention.
Very clever name! 😂
Man I hate doing this 😖
Than you for making these videos! They’re really helpful! Much love, hope you’re well!!!
I hope it was helpful! You get used to it after a while lol
@@ChronicallyMusicalthe reason i watched your video because i have four stool samples containers Quest Laboratories told me that two goes to the freezer I can't remember if it is the two clear tube with the red top or one with a orange top with red liquid & one with a black top with clear liquid they're closed today can you help me please.?
Thank you very much for this information, it was very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
I’m a senior in high school right now and have to do one. I just want to do it right the first time. I don’t want to only put a pebble in when it calls for a log and vice versa 😂
My doctor just gave me a tube with no instructions, no kit, no nothing besides that and the plastic collection vessel so I have no idea what I’m doin. This video was extremely helpful!!
I'd fill it up to the line or as much as possible! Good luck!
I used a gas mask and didn’t have a spoon, I just scooped it in the vial. I felt like a scientist 👨🔬 wish I saw this video sooner. 10/10 would recommend a spoon and this video.
Ooooh, might have to buy a gas mask for next time! LOL
Great video, love the idea of using a bowl, thanks so much
Happy to help! Good luck!
Bless you for making this 😂😢❤
Just trying my best!
I NEEDED THIS VIDEO!
Happy to help!
What if I have both pebble and normal type stools in my poo hat ? Which should I put in the sample ? Both ? They call em a hat ( the collection bowl you shows ) at my doc office. Thank you 😊
I'd say a bit of both. Hope that helps!
You’re hilarious 😊 thanks for this informative and amusing vid!
Glad you enjoyed!
You crack me up Alice!
Thanks Wayne!
I love your videos. ❤️❤️
Thank you Jody!
Thank you so much for making this video. You're so brave! LOL
I have a question regarding transporting one's specimen. The technician said that my sample has to be frozen. My wife and I are not cool with putting the sample in our fridge or freezer. Do you think it'd be ok to turn in my sample at room temp or even with an ice pack instead of frozen if I drop it off 2-3 hours after doing #2? Or when they say frozen, they mean frozen? I usually poop around 10AM and I literally live down the street from Quest Diagnostics, but my appointment to drop off isn't til 110PM. Hope to hear from u soon!
Hi there! I would follow directions as best you can, if you’re able to drop the sample off immediately after collection it would be fine but if it will be a few hours fridge/freezer is what you should do. I would double bag it if you’re uncomfy of that!
Super helpful! Thank you :)
Sure thing!
I had to do this about a month ago 😩 I actually just got my first colonoscopy today. Just found your channel and subscribed.
I hope it all went okay! And thanks for sticking around!
Ok thank you !!!!
No problem!!
No lie your video really helped me but what I had to do was dehumanizing and just wrong 😂 I had to chop the poop up to fit into that clear container it was so nasty and stinking 💀
Yikes! Glad you found it helpful, sorry you felt it was dehumanizing! I'm pretty desensitized by the whole thing at this point so it doesn't bother me too much!
The fancy device is called a hat
😂
Well, This just makes me love the odor of a fresh human stool sample.
Are you kiding?
@@nicoledeodato9331 No, It always makes my day when someone collects their stool sample where I can smell it.
She replied to every comment except yours LOL
Hello! Just curious if you ever had a FIT stool test done? Can your conditions cause a positive result?
Hi there! I have never done a FIT stool test before, just calprotectin and other parasite type tests, so I can't speak on this. I would definitely ask your doctor if it's possible to get a positive FIT result with IBD.
Thank you!! I did not know how to do this 🫠I’m a classically trained pianist with bloody poo as well….we’re twins 😂
UGGGGH I am so sorry. I hope you've seen a specialist about this. Ideally a gastroenterologist or IBD specialist.
As is so often the case, problems can be solved by throwing money at them. (1) Your lab should provide biohazard bags for your specimen tube(s). (2) I understand not wanting a bare specimen bag sitting in the refrigerator or freezer. (In fact, in research labs and medical testing labs, ) For your paper bags containing specimens that you have to store in the household food storage units, you could put a biohazard label sticker on the bag. Mr. Bezos sells them in various designs (circles, squares, red or orange, etc.) at about $10 for a roll of 250 (about $0.04 for a near lifetime supply). That would actually have been a good idea in my childhood family’s refrigerator: Mom made lunch for 3 kids and Dad, and when someone took the WRONG LUNCH the malefactor heard all about it. I can’t imagine what would have transpired if someone had grabbed a stool specimen sack by mistake.
Thanks for your suggestions!
If you could place the actual plastic container on the toilet that would be helpful. Thanks.
You should just be able to place the container on the toilet seat and then sit on top of it. The curved part of the counter should face towards the front of the toilet. Hope that helps!
This is the most degusting thing I have ever done won't be doing again
Well hopefully you won’t have to!
I said this a week ago here I am doing this a week later 😂