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Est. 1999
Check4® Bowel Health
Check4® Bowel Health (4084AG) is a quick, accurate and easy-to-use self test for the detection of a gastrointestinal disorder. Quick, accurate and easy-to-use self-test that can performed in the comfort of your own home.
Description
Quick, accurate and easy-to-use self-test that can performed in the comfort of your own home.
Faecal blood can indicate different gastrointestinal disorders. These disorders can be as different as ulcers, polyps, colitis, fissures and colorectal cancer. These diseases cannot be detected only by visual examination and symptoms are often silent. Only the detection of blood in faeces can indicate a gastrointestinal disorder. Faecal occult blood in stool should be screened at least yearly starting with the age of 45 years
Check4® Bowel Health is a highly specific immunological rapid test. Check4® Bowel Health does not require a diet period as current guaiac tests.
It is known that polyps are, in most of the cases for early stage of diseases, not bleeding all the time but only intermittently. Stool sampling must therefore be collected for three consecutive days to increase the probability to detect intermittent bleedings for safer patient information.
The box contains the material necessary to perform a test:
- 1 sealed aluminium pouch containing: 1 test device and 1 desiccant bag.
- 3 paper faecal sample collection strips.
- 1 syringe containing 2 mL of extraction solution in a protective plastic bag.
- 1 instruction leaflet.
All our Check4® range of self-test products are:
- CE-Marked for home self-test use
- Made and Evaluated in France
- Easy-to-use and easy to read results
- Accurate and trust worthy
- Quick with results in a matter of minutes
Product Specification
| Specification Type | Specification Value |
|---|---|
| Product Range | Self-Tests |
| Product Code | 4084AG |
| Product Name | Check4® Bowel Health |
| Product Category | Organ Health Tests |
| Product Analyte | Blood |
| Product Size | 1 x 1 Test |
| Product Storage | 2°C to 30°C |
- How does the Check4® Bowel Health test work?
Gastro-intestinal lesions are often bleeding. The blood can be detected specifically by Check4® Bowel Health in the faeces when concentration is higher than 10 ng/mL. The presence of blood can be explained by several causes: ulcers, haemorrhoids, colorectal cancer. The probability for intermittent bleeding to be detected is increased by the procedure of sample collection over 3 running days.
This procedure allows a more accurate test result for the patient especially for early stages of diseases and, therefore, greater probability to cure them.
- When should the Check4® Bowel Health test be used?
The Check4® Bowel Health test can be performed at any time of the day when having a bowel movement.
- Can the result be incorrect?
The results are accurate as far as the instructions are carefully respected. Nevertheless, the result can be falsified if the Check4® Bowel Health test gets wet before test performing or stool collecting steps are not correctly performed or if the sample is contaminated with blood from other origins than faeces (cuts, haemorrhoids, menses etc…) or if an incorrect number of drops is dispensed in the sample well.
- How do you interpret the test if the colour and the intensity of the lines are different?
The colour and intensity of the lines have no importance for result interpretation. The lines should only be homogenous and full.
- What is the line that appears under the mark C (Control) for?
When this line appears, it only means that the test correctly worked, but it does not play any role in result interpretation.
- What do I have to do if the result is positive?
If the result is positive, it means that blood has been detected in the stool sample and that you should consult a doctor to show the test results. Then, the doctor will decide what you have to do.
- What do I have to do if the result is negative?
If the result is negative, it means that the test could not detect blood in stool sample. Meanwhile for the patients aged of 45 years and over or having relatives suffering from colorectal cancer, it is recommended to perform a test every year.
- How accurate is the Check4® Bowel Health test?
The Check4® Bowel Health test is accurate and has been used for more than 10 years by professionals in the field.
Evaluation reports show an overall agreement of at least 93% with different reference methods. Although this test is reliable, false positive or false negative results could be obtained.
- Where can I find out more information or get further assistance on gastrointestinal disorders and bowel conditions?
For more information on gastrointestinal disorders and bowel conditions you can visit the below:
- https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bowel-polyps/
- https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/piles-haemorrhoids/
- https://crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/
- https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/ulcerative-colitis/
- https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/anal-fissure/
- https://www.cancerresearchuk.org
- https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bowel-cancer/
- https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/