GI Comprehensive Stool Test

3 Day at Home Stool Test designed to uncover the root cause of your health issues. All of the following are tested:

• Digestion & Absorption:

  • Pancreatic Elastase 1 (PE-1 monoclonal antibody)

  • Products of protein breakdown (Valerate, Isonbutyrate, Isovalerate)

  • Triglycerides

  • Long-Chain Fatty Acids

  • Cholesterol

  • Phospholipids

• Inflammation & Immunology:

  • Calprotectin

  • Eosinophil Protein X (EPX)

  • Fecal secretory IgA

• Metabolic Markers:

  • Short-Chain Fatty Acids (total)

  • N-Butyrate Concentration

  • Short-Chain Fatty Acids %

    • N-Butyrate %

    • Acetate %

    • Propionate %

  • Beta-gluconronidase

• Commensal Bacteria (24 PCR targets)

  • Bacteroidetes Phylum (5 targets)

  • Firmicutes Phylum (10 targets)

  • Actinobacteria Phylum (3 targets)

  • Euryarchaeota Phylum (1 target)

  • Fusobacteria Phylum (1 target)

  • Verrucomicrobia Phylum (1 target)

  • Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes Ratio

• Microbiology Culture & Maldi Tof Identification

  • Bacteriology & Sensitivity testing regardless of quantification

  • Mycology & Sensitivity testing regardless of quantification

  • Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) Preparation for Yeast

• Parasitology

  • Microscopic Examination

    • Nematodes – roundworms

    • Cestodes – tapeworms

    • Trematodes – flukes

    • Protozoa

    • White Blood Cells

    • Charcot-Leyden Crystals

  • PCR Analysis (NexGen Sequencing)

    • Blastocystis spp.

    • Blastocystis spp. Subtyping (if positive)

    • Cryptosporidium spp.

    • Cyclospora cayetanensis

    • Dientamoeba fragilis

    • Entamoeba histolytica

    • Giardia

• Additional Results

  • Fecal Occult Blood

  • Color

  • Consistency