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Routine Clinitest screening of stools from high-risk infants has been advocated. A study of healthy full-term infants found that stool Clinitest was 2+ or greater (equivalent to ≥ 0.75% reducing sugar) in 49% of the infants, and 4+ in 16% of this population, particularly if they were breast-fed. The quantification of reducing substances in stool, using Clinitest tablets, is another potential measure of bowel mucosal integrity. Test Usage: Testing for reducing substances in stool is used in diagnosing the cause of diarrhea in children. Increased reducing substances in stool are consistent with primary or secondary disaccharidase deficiency and intestinal monosaccharide malabsorption. Similar intestinal absorption deficiencies are associated with short bowel syndrome and necrotizing enterocolitis. Stool reducing substances is also helpful in diagnosing between osmotic diarrhea caused by abnormal excretion of various sugars as opposed to diarrhea caused by viruses and parasites. 1 Furthermore, in stools that are not fresh, bacterial hydrolysis, removal of the reducing substances, and artifactual reduction of pH occur. 2  Acidic stool has a pH level of less than 5.5. 3  This indicates carbohydrate malabsorption, even in the absence of reducing substances. 1 Examination of the stool for ova and parasites or testing for the stool antigen may reveal the presence of Giardia species, a known cause of acquired malabsorption syndromes in children who are usually older than 2 years. The presence of reducing substances is useful in the diagnosis of abnormalities in carbohydrate metabolism, i.e., sucrose and lactase. The unabsorbed sugars in stool are measured as reducing substances.  Share this page: Tweet. Faecal Reducing Substances is a test on a stool sample, to diagnose lactose intolerance (and some rare metabolic abnormalities). Lactose intolerance can be caused by a prolonged or severe episode of viral gastroenteritis.  Suggest natural remedy for frothy, green mucus in stools in an infant. in colour. But the frequency is 6 - 7 times in the past 8 Hours. The stool test taken gives the result as follows: Colour: Yellow, pH: 7.0, Mucus: Present Reducing Substance: Positive Pus Cells: 3 - 4 / HPF seen ... But let me assure that passing stool 10 times a day can be normal in infants and I would not really worry ... :: Present Blood :: absent Chemical Examination: PH :: Acidic Occult Blood :: NEGATIVE Reducing substances ... Hello Dr. Olson, My 3 month old exclusively breastfed baby has been testing positive for stool reducing substance with a ph of 3. We have been testing her since she was a month old. She passes watery frothy stools with seeds 2-3 times in a day. I stopped having all dairy products but there is no improvement.  Result. . Increased reducing substances are seen in. 1  Finding of these reducing substance is abnormal. 2  Normal when. 3  Suspicious when 0.25 to 0.5 g/dL.are reducing substances in the stool. 4  Disaccharidase enzyme deficiency in the intestine. 5  Short bowel syndrome. 6  Idiopathic lactase deficiency leads to lactose intolerance 1 The presence of reducing substances indicates that carbohydrates have not been properly absorbed. 2  One common mistake, especially with the use of superabsorbent diapers, is to test the solid portion of the stool instead of the liquid portion. 1 Examination of the stool for ova and parasites or testing for the stool antigen may reveal the presence of Giardia species, a known cause of acquired malabsorption syndromes in children who are usually older than 2 years.
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