instruction: hello doctor I just got my stool results and I would like to ask a doctor to interpret it for me lysozyme 674 500 ng my butyearate 5 8 0 my total scfa 17 0 16 my occult blood positive negative
output: hello what are your symptoms what was your dietary intake in 2 days prior to test amy family history of major gastrointestinal diseases now stool sofa and butyearate are slightly out of range which is fine to have also lysozyme is slightly elevated and it is a marker of inflammation in bowel which may be due to multiple reasons like is i'd or diarrhea etc so it is a nonspecific marker but important factor is stool for occult blood which is positive so there is some minor bleeding is going on within a bowels this is the abnormality which should be evaluated further this has multiple causes ranging from i'd to polyps etc however some dietary factors like some fruits vitamin iron supplements nasal bleeding hemorrhoids etc can give positive results now we would like to get total of samples for occult blood testing and if it remains positive subsequently then needs endoscopy or even if having symptoms then still need endoscopy so the concerning factor is stool for occult blood rather than rest three and needs further evaluation