Gut Health Testing

Gut Health (Stool) Testing — GI MAP

Research overwhelmingly shows that your gut health greatly impacts your overall health. Your gut microbiome (all the bacteria, yeast, and microbes in your gut) plays a role in your digestion, your immune system, your hormones, your brain, inflammation, and much more. 

While there are many diet, lifestyle and supplement changes you can make toward healing, testing can help give clear answers and confidence that you are on the correct path.

Common Symptoms of Gut Imbalance

• Constipation or sluggish bowels
• Diarrhea
• Bloating
• Gas / belching
• Reflux
• Indigestion
• Feel full easily
• Heavy feeling in stomach
• Stomach or intestinal pain
• Nausea or vomiting
• Fatigue
• Migraines/headaches

• Skin issues (hives, eczema, psorasis…)
• Food cravings
• Chronic yeast or fungal infections
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Strong smelling stools
• Bad breath
• Joint aches and pains
• Sinus drainage and phlegm
• Burning sensation in stomach
• Difficulty losing or gaining weight
• PMS

What Does Stool Testing Tell Me?

The GI-Map (Gastrointestinal Microbial Assay Plus) detects microbes that may be disturbing your normal microbial balance and contributing to digestion, nutrient absorption, inflammation, and your immune function. With a stool sample they test…

• Beneficial bacteria
• Opportunistic bacteria overgrowth, including H.Pylori 
• Pathogenic bacteria, including ones that trigger autoimmunity
• Parasites
• Candida and yeast
• Antibodies against gliadin, the protein in wheat that people often react to
• Intestinal antibody production
• Antibiotic resistant genes
• Intestinal immune and inflammation markers
• Pancreatic enzyme production
• Detoxification markers in the large intestine
• Intestinal permeability (this can be added on)