Seven days before an occult blood stool test, the patient should do which of the following?
A) Stop taking aspirin and NSAIDs
B) Not take any more than 250 mg of vitamin C a day
C) Not eat red meat
D) Not eat raw fruits and vegetables
E) All of the above

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Seven days before the test, the patient should stop taking aspirin and NSAIDs, such as ibuprofen and naproxen (Naprosyn). Starting 72 hours before the stool collections, the patient should not take any more than 250?9?mg of vitamin C a day; should not eat red meat, including processed meats and cold cuts; and should not eat raw fruits and vegetables, especially melons, radishes, turnips, and horseradish. These restrictions should continue throughout the time the patient is collecting the ordered fecal samples.

Seven Days Before an Occult Blood Stool Test, the Patient