Fecal collection Q!!

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blonde1

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Hey y'all! Ok, today is the start of my daughter's 3-day fecal collection for fat analysis. I have kind of a gross question I hadn't thought of....what do I do with the containers of poop over the next couple of days? My sis is a nurse and said put them in the freezer, but would that mess up the contents for the analysis? What were you guys told to do? I tried to Google...but am coming up empty!
Thanks!!
 
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blonde1

New member
Hey y'all! Ok, today is the start of my daughter's 3-day fecal collection for fat analysis. I have kind of a gross question I hadn't thought of....what do I do with the containers of poop over the next couple of days? My sis is a nurse and said put them in the freezer, but would that mess up the contents for the analysis? What were you guys told to do? I tried to Google...but am coming up empty!
Thanks!!
 
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blonde1

New member
Hey y'all! Ok, today is the start of my daughter's 3-day fecal collection for fat analysis. I have kind of a gross question I hadn't thought of....what do I do with the containers of poop over the next couple of days? My sis is a nurse and said put them in the freezer, but would that mess up the contents for the analysis? What were you guys told to do? I tried to Google...but am coming up empty!
Thanks!!
 
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blonde1

New member
Hey y'all! Ok, today is the start of my daughter's 3-day fecal collection for fat analysis. I have kind of a gross question I hadn't thought of....what do I do with the containers of poop over the next couple of days? My sis is a nurse and said put them in the freezer, but would that mess up the contents for the analysis? What were you guys told to do? I tried to Google...but am coming up empty!
Thanks!!
 
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blonde1

New member
Hey y'all! Ok, today is the start of my daughter's 3-day fecal collection for fat analysis. I have kind of a gross question I hadn't thought of....what do I do with the containers of poop over the next couple of days? My sis is a nurse and said put them in the freezer, but would that mess up the contents for the analysis? What were you guys told to do? I tried to Google...but am coming up empty!
Thanks!!
 
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Alyssa

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I'm not 100% sure, but that does sound correct - I spoke with a mother about a month ago who made reference to having poo frozen until the next appointment date.

You might want to try posting in Families as well - it (and Adults) get far more traffic than the newly diagnosed boards.

Seems like there has to be a doctor on call who could tell you for sure.
 
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Alyssa

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I'm not 100% sure, but that does sound correct - I spoke with a mother about a month ago who made reference to having poo frozen until the next appointment date.

You might want to try posting in Families as well - it (and Adults) get far more traffic than the newly diagnosed boards.

Seems like there has to be a doctor on call who could tell you for sure.
 
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Alyssa

New member
I'm not 100% sure, but that does sound correct - I spoke with a mother about a month ago who made reference to having poo frozen until the next appointment date.

You might want to try posting in Families as well - it (and Adults) get far more traffic than the newly diagnosed boards.

Seems like there has to be a doctor on call who could tell you for sure.
 
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Alyssa

New member
I'm not 100% sure, but that does sound correct - I spoke with a mother about a month ago who made reference to having poo frozen until the next appointment date.

You might want to try posting in Families as well - it (and Adults) get far more traffic than the newly diagnosed boards.

Seems like there has to be a doctor on call who could tell you for sure.
 
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Alyssa

New member
I'm not 100% sure, but that does sound correct - I spoke with a mother about a month ago who made reference to having poo frozen until the next appointment date.

You might want to try posting in Families as well - it (and Adults) get far more traffic than the newly diagnosed boards.

Seems like there has to be a doctor on call who could tell you for sure.
 
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Mommafirst

Guest
We kept ours in the freezer and then dropped it off at the lab as soon as the collection timeline was over. UGH I hated having it in my freezer. I actually wrapped the outside of the container in silver foil to keep it from bothering me. Yeah, I'm mental. LOL!! But in answer to your question, we got a form that explained the 72 hour test and said to keep the bucket in the freezer. Bleh. I don't envy you -- its just not a fun test.
 
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Mommafirst

Guest
We kept ours in the freezer and then dropped it off at the lab as soon as the collection timeline was over. UGH I hated having it in my freezer. I actually wrapped the outside of the container in silver foil to keep it from bothering me. Yeah, I'm mental. LOL!! But in answer to your question, we got a form that explained the 72 hour test and said to keep the bucket in the freezer. Bleh. I don't envy you -- its just not a fun test.
 
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Mommafirst

Guest
We kept ours in the freezer and then dropped it off at the lab as soon as the collection timeline was over. UGH I hated having it in my freezer. I actually wrapped the outside of the container in silver foil to keep it from bothering me. Yeah, I'm mental. LOL!! But in answer to your question, we got a form that explained the 72 hour test and said to keep the bucket in the freezer. Bleh. I don't envy you -- its just not a fun test.
 
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Mommafirst

Guest
We kept ours in the freezer and then dropped it off at the lab as soon as the collection timeline was over. UGH I hated having it in my freezer. I actually wrapped the outside of the container in silver foil to keep it from bothering me. Yeah, I'm mental. LOL!! But in answer to your question, we got a form that explained the 72 hour test and said to keep the bucket in the freezer. Bleh. I don't envy you -- its just not a fun test.
 
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Mommafirst

Guest
We kept ours in the freezer and then dropped it off at the lab as soon as the collection timeline was over. UGH I hated having it in my freezer. I actually wrapped the outside of the container in silver foil to keep it from bothering me. Yeah, I'm mental. LOL!! But in answer to your question, we got a form that explained the 72 hour test and said to keep the bucket in the freezer. Bleh. I don't envy you -- its just not a fun test.
 
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em7729

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We just got done w/ a fecal fat test for my 3 year old daughter this past Friday and we had to put ours in the freezer. It doesn't smell once it's frozen & we put ours in a collection cup (which didn't always hold the contents - had to wrap it in another container) and then in a biohazard bag. Since we have 3 freezers, we would put ours in the freezer in the basement. Then we dropped them all off at the lab at the end of the test.

Good luck!
 
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em7729

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We just got done w/ a fecal fat test for my 3 year old daughter this past Friday and we had to put ours in the freezer. It doesn't smell once it's frozen & we put ours in a collection cup (which didn't always hold the contents - had to wrap it in another container) and then in a biohazard bag. Since we have 3 freezers, we would put ours in the freezer in the basement. Then we dropped them all off at the lab at the end of the test.

Good luck!
 
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em7729

New member
We just got done w/ a fecal fat test for my 3 year old daughter this past Friday and we had to put ours in the freezer. It doesn't smell once it's frozen & we put ours in a collection cup (which didn't always hold the contents - had to wrap it in another container) and then in a biohazard bag. Since we have 3 freezers, we would put ours in the freezer in the basement. Then we dropped them all off at the lab at the end of the test.

Good luck!
 
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em7729

New member
We just got done w/ a fecal fat test for my 3 year old daughter this past Friday and we had to put ours in the freezer. It doesn't smell once it's frozen & we put ours in a collection cup (which didn't always hold the contents - had to wrap it in another container) and then in a biohazard bag. Since we have 3 freezers, we would put ours in the freezer in the basement. Then we dropped them all off at the lab at the end of the test.

Good luck!
 
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em7729

New member
We just got done w/ a fecal fat test for my 3 year old daughter this past Friday and we had to put ours in the freezer. It doesn't smell once it's frozen & we put ours in a collection cup (which didn't always hold the contents - had to wrap it in another container) and then in a biohazard bag. Since we have 3 freezers, we would put ours in the freezer in the basement. Then we dropped them all off at the lab at the end of the test.

Good luck!
 
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