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Stool Analysis
A routine stool examination assesses the specimen's appearance and microscopic findings. It differs from a targeted antigen test, molecular test or culture.
Price for this test on its ownAED 140Test price AED 40
Clinical authorDr Nirupama SabhapathySpecialist Clinical Pathology
- Sample
- Stool
- Laboratory turnaround
- 24 hours
- Collection
- Dubai
- Laboratory
- Intel Lab
Understanding the test
What does the Stool Analysis measure?
Also called Stool Microscopy
This examination may be requested for persistent bowel symptoms or a relevant travel history. A clinician chooses additional methods when a particular organism is suspected.
When it may be requested
Examining a stool specimen
A manual examination assesses the features covered by the laboratory and may identify cells or parasite forms.
Selecting additional tests
Symptoms and exposure history may prompt a culture, antigen test or additional specimens.
Before your sample
Prepare for collection
SpecimenStool
Your checklist
No fasting is needed. Confirm the container and delivery timing before collection, and tell the team about travel, recent medicines and any visible mucus or blood.
Use the stool collection container or kit provided for this test. Keep urine and toilet water out of the specimen and follow the team’s return instructions.
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Understanding your result
24 hoursLaboratory turnaround
Result guideStool Analysis
Reading your result
The laboratory describes the findings present in the submitted material. Organisms shed intermittently or requiring a specific assay may not appear in routine microscopy.
What can affect it
- A single routine specimen cannot exclude all intestinal infections or non-infectious bowel disease.
From sample to follow-up
Your testing journey
Laboratory testStool Analysis
- Specimen
- Stool
- Turnaround
- 24 hours
Open your laboratory report
Look for Stool Analysis in your report. Use the sample type and collection time when comparing it with an earlier report.
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Discuss the next step
Tell the clinician about continuing symptoms and travel. Ask whether microscopy answered the question or a targeted test is needed.
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Patient questions
Before you book
Does a normal routine stool examination exclude every intestinal infection?
No. Some findings are intermittent and some organisms need a different method. Symptoms and travel history help the clinician select appropriate follow-up.
What is the difference between a stool analysis and a stool culture?
A stool analysis is a microscopic examination that describes what is present: blood, white cells, fat and parasites. A stool culture grows bacteria from the sample to identify them, and molecular tests detect specific organisms, including some viruses that microscopy cannot see. Your doctor may add culture or targeted testing depending on your symptoms and these findings.
Why might I be asked for more than one stool sample?
Parasites are not shed steadily. An infected person can pass eggs or cysts one day and none the next, so a single normal sample does not exclude infection. Collecting on separate days substantially raises the chance of finding an organism that is actually there.
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Sources & further reading
Written by Dr Nirupama Sabhapathy, Specialist Clinical Pathology. Medically reviewed by Dr Joyce Jose, Specialist Clinical Pathology, on .
Catalogue information and AED price checked on 2 November 2026. Clinical suitability, preparation, collection arrangements and turnaround are confirmed for your selected test.