Abstract: A device for sampling feces, by which an approximately constant amount of feces can be sampled in simple manner and it is possible to easily identify whether occult blood is present in the feces or not. The device comprises a main container for a liquid for suspending feces in it, a cap arranged at one end of said main container, a separating device for dividing inner spaces of the main container and the cap, a through-hole formed in the separating device, and a collecting stick having a device for collecting feces engaged and inserted in the through-hole, wherein the device for collecting feces is composed of a plurality of hairs and arranged at or near the forward end of the collecting stick, whereby feces collected by the device for collecting feces being composed of the plurality of hairs are passed into the through-hole of the separating device in order to sample an approximately constant amount of the feces.

Abstract: A method for sampling feces, by which an approximately constant amount of feces can be sampled in simple manner and it is possible to easily identify whether occult blood is present in the feces or not. The method comprises a main container for a liquid for suspending feces in it, a cap arranged a one end of said main container, a separating means for dividing inner spaces of the main container and the cap, a through-hole formed in the separating means, and a collecting stick having a means for collecting feces engaged and inserted in the through-hole, wherein the means for collecting feces is composed of a plurality of hairs and arranged at or near the forward end of the collecting stick, whereby feces collected by the means for collecting feces being composed of said plurality of hairs are passed into the through-hole of the separating means in order to sample an approximately constant amount of the feces.