If the rectum is supposed to be with poop, do you still RT the patient

If the rectum is supposed to be with poop, do you still RT the patient?

Is the cleanup a turnoff?

Does it still yield a good read?

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The rectum doesn't normally store poop until just before evacuation so in most cases items inserted (fingers, thermometers) don't come out dirty. But it happens and if it does you just wipe it off with a tissue and proceed. It certainly doesn't affect the reading. In fact, if you're doing a rectal exam as part of a physical and want some stool to test for blood, it's actually an advantage to come out with stool. You just use that for the hemoccult check