General Information About the Test
Test Process and Preparation
Undigested food residues, inflammatory cells (leukocytes), intestinal parasites (amoeba, giardia), intestinal worms, and their eggs in the stool are examined under a microscope.
The stool sample must be collected in clean, dry plastic containers provided by the hospital. Urine or toilet water must absolutely not be mixed into the sample. For accurate results, it is important that the sample is delivered to the laboratory within 1-2 hours at the latest.
Because intestinal parasites are not excreted with the stool every day, they may not appear in a single stool test. If the suspicion persists, physicians recommend performing the stool test 3 times consecutively on different days (the 3-day rule).
The information on this page is for informational purposes only. The results of medical tests must be evaluated by specialist physicians.
