PRIMA Bowel FOB Test

PRIMA Labs Bowel FOB Test is a self-test device that allows you to check the presence of occult blood in stool, in order to verify the existence of any gastro-intestinal lesions.

The acronym FOB (Faecal Occult Blood) indicates an occult presence of blood in the stool that isn’t clearly visible to the naked eye. This can highlight different types of gastrointestinal disorders, such as polyps, ulcers, colitis, haemorrhoids, diverticula and colorectal cancer. The signs of these lesions are often silent in the first phases, so searching for occult blood in faeces is an important screening test, which allows to identify the presence of pathologies in the gastro-intestinal system at an early stage.

The Bowel-FOB Test is an immunochromatographic test that, thanks to specific antibodies, is able to detect the presence of blood in a faeces sample. Using these specific monoclonal antibodies means that the Bowel-FOB Test does not require particular dietary restrictions before being carried out.

It is advisable to repeat the test at least 3 times, on 3 different samples, as the loss of blood is often discontinuous and, therefore, sampling the stool more than once increases the sensitivity of the diagnostic system.

Verify the presence of occult blood in the stool is useful to check your health and make a proper prevention. The PRIMA® Lab Bowel-FOB Test can be performed at any time of the day and does not include any special restrictions in the daily diet. In addition, practical stool sheets are provided to make sample collection more practical and easy.

1 test cassette
1 vial with collection stick and dropper containing the diluent
1 paper sheet for the collection of the sample
Instructions for us

Collect the sample using the special collection sheet;

Unscrew the cap of the vial, plunge the withdrawal stick in 3 different points of the sample and screw the cap back on.

Break the end of the cap, freeing the dropper part, and dispense 3 drops of the diluted sample into the well (S) indicated on the cassette;

Wait 5 minutes before reading the result.

Negative - The presence of occult blood in the faeces has not been detected or its concentration is below the reference cut-off

Positive - The presence of occult blood in the faeces has been identified. Positive results can also be obtained in the presence of haemoglobin concentrations between 40 ng/mL and 36 ng/mL. It is recommended to further check with your doctor.