Newfoundland Bowel Health Home Test Kit - Simple to Administer for Colon Heath - Stool Sample for Occult Blood - Monitoring Your Bowel Health - CE Certified - Single Test Self-Testing Kit

Easy and quick to use

The instructions for this test are not clear. 1) The sample collector tube does not immediately look like it can be opened at both ends. The blue end, which should actually be opened first, looks like it's just the base of the tube, with the white end being more obviously a cap or lid, thus making you think it should be opened first. 2) The second, smaller, tube is so slight in its appearance that I thought it was just a piece of packaging. It looks at first like it's open at both ends like a straw. 3) It would be helpful if a hole could be punched in the box, so that this small, slender, and easily toppled tube could be propped upright. Other tests kits have this. 4) It would be helpful if the small tube had a line indicating where you are to fill it up to. Without this, it's easy to overfill, resulting in having to manually hold the test strip at the right depth for 5 minutes, which gets tiring. 5) The test strip has tape on it which, intuitively, you feel should be peeled off before you use it. 6) It's not at all clear from the instructions where on the test strip you are supposed to look for the C and T lines. All in all, I'm amazed this product came to market which such poor consideration for intuitive ergonomics and clarity of instruction. All of these problems would be easy to fix.

Appears easy to use and good value. Presumably accurate

Amazing that I dont have to go to my doctors to get checked now - super helpful!

The duo stick included in this test wasn’t the same as the one illustrated in the packet. It did not show which way up you should read and therefore leaving you no further forward in knowing if the test was negative, or inconclusive. Absolute waste of money and time. Avoid!

The instructions are so deficient there is a real danger you will end up wasting your money. They would benefit from a diagram clearly labelling the parts (specimen collector tube, which cap to unscrew/screw, blue applicator, dropper, dipstick, reaction tube and extraction buffer. The "dipstick" appears out of nowhere in the instructions, it's synonymous with "the test" - a stick inside the sachet (which is to stay sealed until ready to use). The diagram gives the impression that this will be like a covid test cartridge, but it's actually a stick. It goes into the 'reaction tube' (the unmarked tube).

I have to agree with some other reviews. Easy to do but hopeless to figure out results. Doesn’t give any clear instructions on how to read the results and which way round the test strip should be read. No diagram showing which way round you should look at results. You’re left not knowing if the test was clear or invalid!

The instructions of this test could definitely be a bit more clear, I had to re-read a couple times to make sure I understood what's what and in what order things need to be done. Also a major downside is that it does not say for how long you need to shake the sample or let it sit for a while or is it instantly ready - still not sure. The tube where you drop in the sample and buffer fluid does not have a stand or a lid so I poked a hole in the kit box like I saw for another test, at least you don't have to hold it then for 5 minutes while waiting for results. Basically what you have to do is take the long instruction paper, unpeel the white stickers and stick it on the toilet seat letting it hang down a bit, then umm.. eject the sample 😅, take the blue stick out and poke the sample in at least 3 different places - it was noted in the instructions that about a rice grain size should be collected. Put the stick back in the buffer tube and shake well, break off the tip and drop in 8-10 drops in the sample tube and then submerge the thin test/results stick in the fluid. Results ready in 5 minutes. The issue with the results is that it detects any blood in the sample, this could be from ulcers, haemorrhoids, fissures or a number of other things and does not mean that your life is over if the test is positive but can give an indication about digestive health, of course with any serious concerns you should always consult your doctor.