Muscle Fibers.
Muscle fibers in microscopic stool sediment analysis are parts of undigested muscle tissue that may appear in stool due to digestive disorders.
- The presence of muscle fibers indicates insufficient protein digestion in the gastrointestinal tract.
- This may be related to reduced activity of digestive enzymes such as proteases.
- Frequent detection of muscle fibers is characteristic of pancreatic diseases, chronic pancreatitis, and other conditions causing impaired food digestion.
- Muscle fibers may also appear with rapid transit of food through the intestines, when complete digestion does not occur.
- Assessment of muscle fiber quantity helps physicians identify digestive disorders and plan further examination and treatment.
The absence of muscle fibers in stool is considered normal.