The stool (faeces) sample provides valuable information about problems in the stomach, intestines, rectum, or other parts of the gastrointestinal (GI) system. In an ova and parasites (O & P) exam, a tech person views the stool sample under a microscope to look for parasites and their ova (eggs) or cysts, which are hard shells that are protected by some of the parasites at a certain stage in their lifecycle.
It is recommended:
If you have any symptoms suggesting diseases of the digestive tract, such as prolonged diarrhoea, pain in the abdomen, loss of appetite, and fever.
If there is a suspicion of parasitic infection in the intestine, like an amoeba, giardia, etc.To check for poor absorption of nutrients by the digestive tract (malabsorption syndromes).
Your stool will be tested using several methods during the stool routine test as follows:
Macroscopically (with the naked eye)
Microscopically (under the microscope)
Chemically (studying the numerous reactions with chemicals)
The parameters studied in the stool routine test include:
Reducing substances
Consistency
Colour
Mucus
Blood
pH
Ova
Pus cells
RBCs
Cyst
Epithelial cells
Immunologically (detecting the presence of antigens and antibodies)
Microbiologically (checking for the presence of microorganisms)
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