You Had a Positive Cologuard Test. Now What?

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Getting a positive Cologuard test can stop you in your tracks. You weren’t expecting it. You feel fine. And now you’re staring at results that sound a lot scarier than you were prepared for.

“A positive Cologuard test doesn’t mean you have cancer. But it does mean it’s time for the next step,” says Tai Ho, MD, a gastroenterologist with Hartford HealthCare’s Digestive Health Institute.

>> Here’s what a positive result really means and what should happen next.