Why can I take more than 325 mg of NSAID, more than 250 mg of vitamin C, or eat any red meat during the collection period?
• They may affect the results of the test. • If you take more than 325 mg of NSAID, you may have a small amount of bleeding in your stomach that the test may detect. • If you take more than 250 mg of Vitamin C, the test may not find blood that is in the stool. • If you eat red meat, the test may detect the blood in the meat.
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