A simple technique for collecting a diarrhea sample is to coat a 3-ml syringe with lubricant, slide the syringe into the rectum, and pull back on the plunger.
A simple technique for collecting a diarrhea sample is to coat a 3-ml syringe with lubricant, slide the syringe into the rectum, and pull back on the plunger. Voilà--You have a sample with no fuss and only a little mess.
Dr. Mick McDevitt
Cashmere, Wash.