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Safety note
Spores in stool mistaken for parasite eggs
Doctors in Thailand reported that while a patient was taking a lingzhi product containing spores, a stool test found large numbers of spores, which were at first suspected to be a parasitic infection. A few days after the patient stopped, the spores disappeared from the stool.
Doctors’ case reportDescribes individual patients and flags what deserves attentionHow the study was done
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What the researchers say
Telling your doctor you take spore powder before a stool test can avoid misdiagnosis and unnecessary treatment.
Source
Wanachiwanawin D et al., Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 2006
Full text checked Last updated: 2026-10-06
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