COLONOX At-Home Colon Screening Test Kit – Easy to Use Fecal Occult Blood (FIT or FOB) Colon Test for Early Detection (1 Test)

Got this for my dad as he was having some issues. I’m a NP so I was finalist with how to use this. It was easy to use, instructions were easy to read, all things needed were included. It’s not a test for specificality, but if your looking for something to give you a generalized idea of blood, polyps, etc, then this test provides that.

Easy to use and fast results.

This kit allows you to test at home with no mail-in or waiting. It contains two tests. Be sure to read instructions which tell you to use NO aspirin or blood thinners for a week prior to testing. My husband was using aspirin but wanted to test right away, as he had specific symptoms. Sure enough, the test was positive. He stopped the aspirin for a week, then took the second test. It was still positive. Because his other symptoms had resolved, he's waiting for his annual visit to gastroenterologist and will inform doctor of these tests at that time. His doctor will likely order a colonoscopy, since it's been 3 years and he has recurring polyps. As such, buyers of this kit should use reasonable judgement before jumping to dire conclusions about meaning of test results.

I needed to do a test, and I went with this one because the price was good and it seemed to be fairly easy to do. Unfortunately, I only bought one and I really wish I had gone for the two pack. After it arrived, I read the instructions and realized that I had to wait a few days to take it because I had recently used an NSAID. On the morning that I was going do the test, I affixed the tissue to the toilet bowl to make sure I was prepared when the time came. Well, I guess the stress of taking the test gave me a bit of constipation, and I never did do a movement that day. It's a good thing we have more than one bathroom, since now I had the sling on there all day, and you have to be careful that it doesn't get wet, which a drop of water did get on the sample tissue. I believe it also says to not do the test if you are constipated, which I became so at the thought of having to do the test. I was able to produce a sample the next day, and I freaked out when I got a positive. But after an hour or so, I remembered the part about not doing the test if you were constipated, which I assume is because it would lead to a misleading positive. Now I'm having another kit sent so I can try again. I strongly recommend getting the two pack, and saving the little bit of cash if you need to do the test twice. Think of the first one as a practice run.

The results weren’t clear. Submitted a picture as suggested by the packet and they said the results weren’t clear. So back to square one!

I’ll be blunt: I’m a hypochondriac. My latest fixation is colon cancer due to the increasing rates of diagnosis in younger adults. I’m not old enough for regular colonoscopies, nor do I have any health markers that qualify me for colonoscopies at my age. Plus I’m not going to go through the bowel prep unless my doctor tells me that it’s time for a colonoscopy. This kit does my brain a world of good through the reassurance of a simple fecal test. My husband and I plan to do one each year until we start regular colonoscopies. We still see our GI doctors annually, take psyllium capsules daily to per our doctor’s recommendation, we drink lots of water, and we work fiber into our diets regularly to reduce our risk of colon cancer. Even if this kit provides a false sense of security, we’re being proactive enough in our daily wellbeing that we’ll recognize them if any red flags arise in the future. It’s just nice to have some sort of tangible “security blanket” to help me combat my anxious thoughts whenever my hypochondria hits. You really can’t put a price on peace of mind.

My husband is at the age where they tell you to get a colonoscopy but he doesn’t want to, so I suggested we do this at home test first and if it’s positive we have one. I ordered the 2 pack just to be on the safe side. You just tape the paper under the commode seat like a hammock. Then you twist off the blue cap end on the vial and poke your stool in 6 different spots. Place the tip back in the vial and screw it on tightly, shake and then turn it over to the red cap side. Open the foil pack and pull out the test device, open the red cap end and squirt 3 drops of this solution in the hole where it shows drops. Then you wait 10 minutes. I guess we will wait a few days and do the second test. There is a faint line on the bottom and the kit shows if there is a faint second line then it is positive. I guess if the next one does the same we will be going to the doctor whether he wants to or not. This is a very simple test to do though. It is especially good for those that do not want to get a colonoscopy.

Easy to use and very accurate.