stool test - still need help

[Guest guest]

My daughter had one done when she was an infant and all the records said was

that it was positive for fecal fat, it didn't give a number or anything.

Karrie

Mom to Abby age 5, microcephaly, epilepsy, severe developmental and physical

delays, possible Cystic Fibrosis, etc..... and Chasity age 6 normal and

healthy.

www.clik.to/abigail

[Guest guest]

My understanding is that a positive fecal fat means that the person is not

obsorbing the fat they take in which isn't good. A negative test result on a

fecal fat would mean that there are no problems with the person taking in the

fat.

Karrie

Mom to Abby age 5, microcephaly, epilepsy, severe developmental and physical

delays, possible Cystic Fibrosis, etc..... and Chasity age 6 normal and

healthy.

www.clik.to/abigail

[Guest guest]

Has anyone's child had to do a fecal fat stool sample

All I know right now is that the test came positive +1 - I have no

idea what that means and the doc is still waiting to find out

[Guest guest]

We had a negative -1 test result which meant that less than 1 gm of fat was

found in the stool. So your result might mean that more than 1gm of fat was

found. Was this a 72hr test? These are the ones that they compare fat intake

with fat output to get a very clear idea of absorption. Makes for a lovely pail

in your fridge!

Peace,

Jane

[Guest guest]

negative? Does this have anything to do with CF then? Do we want it

to be possitive?

> We had a negative -1 test result which meant that less than 1 gm of

fat was

> found in the stool. So your result might mean that more than 1gm

of fat was

> found. Was this a 72hr test? These are the ones that they compare

fat intake

> with fat output to get a very clear idea of absorption. Makes for

a lovely pail

> in your fridge!

> Peace,

> Jane

[Guest guest]

negative -1 - so what do we want it to be - does your child have CF?

I am really nervous - we are not gettign answers and we are just

waiting for results - I can't stand the waiting - if it's possitive

is that a good thing?

> We had a negative -1 test result which meant that less than 1 gm of

fat was

> found in the stool. So your result might mean that more than 1gm

of fat was

> found. Was this a 72hr test? These are the ones that they compare

fat intake

> with fat output to get a very clear idea of absorption. Makes for

a lovely pail

> in your fridge!

> Peace,

> Jane

[Guest guest]

My son had a fecal fat test done at 3 months and it was " inconclusive. " He

was stooling as many as 20 times PER DAY. It took a sweat test to confirm

that he had CF - I can't say that I would rely on the fecal fat test.

Krishnan

Mom to Santosh, 4 wcf and Leela, 2wocf

Re: stool test - still need help

negative -1 - so what do we want it to be - does your child have CF?

I am really nervous - we are not gettign answers and we are just

waiting for results - I can't stand the waiting - if it's possitive

is that a good thing?

[Guest guest]

The fecal fat test is not used to diagnose CF. It is used to diagnose fat

absorption problems. Lots of different conditions can give +ve fecal fat (ie/

celiac). However, most people with CF will have a positive fecal fat test until

they get those enzymes and absorption issues worked out...so a positive test can

be an " indication " of CF. About 10% of cf patients do not have difficulty

absorbing fat and get -ve results on this test, as is the case with my

daughter. Sweat tests and genetic tests are still the primary cf diagnostic

tools.

Jane