If you’ve been dealing with months (or years) of digestive issues, you owe it to yourself to figure out once and for all what is going on inside your gut. This test will help pinpoint the causes of gastrointestinal symptoms and other chronic conditions by measuring key markers of digestion, absorption and inflammation.
What's Included:
- 1 at-home lab kit delivered directly to your door*.
- Comprehensive insight into key gut and bacteria markers.
- Lab report delivered to you via email with a personalized report explaining what your lab markers mean in simple terms.
- Overview of recommended lifestyle modifications & next steps to support your unique wellness journey.
*NY law prohibits shipment of lab products to New York State*
Bacteria & Parasite Test
What is the Bacteria and Parasite test?
Using a growth-based culture, the standard of practice in clinical microbiology, as well as sensitive biochemical assays and microscopy, this thorough stool test evaluates the status of beneficial and pathogenic microorganisms including aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, yeast and parasites. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing to prescriptive and natural agents is also performed to look for appropriate bacterial and fungal species.
What's Measured?
- Expected/beneficial bacterial flora
- Opportunistic (imbalanced) bacterial flora
- Dysbiotic bacterial flora
- Normal yeast
- Dysbiotic yeast
- Protozoa
- Nematodes (Roundworms)
- Cestodes (Tapeworms)
- Trematodes (Flukes)
- Yeast
- Red Blood Cells
- White Blood Cells
- Charcot-Leyden Crystals
- Pollen
- Cryptosporidium Parvum
- Giardia Lamblia,
- H. Pylori
- Digestion/Absorption Markers
- Inflammation Markers
- Short Chain Fatty Acid Markers
- Occult Blood (microscopic blood in the stool.)
The Bacteria & Parasite Test Can Give Insight Into:
- Bowel Dysfunction
- Diarrhea
- Abdominal Cramps
- Brain Fog
- Chronic Stress
- Fatigue
- Headaches
- Nausea/Vomiting
- Blood or Mucus in Stools
What is the Testing Process?
Once you receive your at-home lab test, please follow the instructions provided to register your lab. This at-home lab test requires a stool sample. Your test will include detailed instructions on how to obtain your sample(s).
Once sample(s) are received by the lab, it will take approximately 3 weeks for the results to be available for review in order to create your customized report.
Please note that on rare occasions, high volumes at the lab may result in processing delays. Note that if this occurs, we do not have the ability to speed up lab processing.
Disclaimer: At-home labs are not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any disease and are intended for educational purposes only. Results are not to be used as a substitute for professional medical advice. At-home labs are an educational aid to be utilized in exploring underlying imbalances that lead to common health struggles.