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GI Effects Stool Analysis Profiles go beyond "old stool technology" to bring you the most comprehensive stool analysis to date. GI Effects Profiles use DNA analysis to identify microbiota with 100% accuracy — including anaerobes, a previously immeasurable area of the gut environment. In addition to much more comprehensive bacteriology, mycology, and parasitology, GI Effects Profiles report drug resistance genes, antibiotic and botanical sensitivities, gliadin-specific sIgA, Elastase1, plus other inflammation, digestion, and absorption markers clinicians requested — with no hidden or add-on costs.
Gastrointestinal Function is important for general health. This includes finding a balance between beneficial microbial flora in the gut to enhance health benefits. GI health is key in digestion, nutrient usage, and ridding the body of waste and pathogens. Poor digestion and malabsorption can lead to immune function disorders, nutritional insufficiencies, and disease state. Poor GI function can lead to food allergies and other toxicities.
Your intestinal tract contains significant amounts of bacteria, some beneficial, some neutral, and some that can be harmful. It is essential to know the microbial balance of your GI tract, especially if you have chronic health problems. Health enhancing intestinal bacteria serve to prevent the overgrowth of potentially harmful bacteria in the gut.
Analytes included in tes:
Obligate anaerobes Bacteroides sp. Clostridia sp Prevotella sp. Fusobacteria sp. Streptomyces sp. Mycobacteria sp. Eubacteria sp.
Facultative anaerobes Lactobacillus Bifidobacter
Obligate aerobes E. coli
OPPORTUNISTIC BACTERIA
Aerobes Klebsiella pneumoneae Bacillus sp. Citrobacter freundii Haemolytic E. coli. Psuedomonas sp. plus many others
PATHOGENS
Pathogenic Bacteria H. pylori C. difficile Campylobacter E.H.E. coli
Pathogenic Parasites Entamoeba histolytica Giardia lamblia Cryptosporidia
MYCOLOGY
PARASITOLOGY
ADIPOSITY INDEX Firmicutes Bacteroidetes
DRUG RESISTANCE GENES
BENEFICIAL SCFA Total SCFA n-Butyrate Acetate % Butyrate % Propionate % Valerate %
INFLAMMATION Lactoferrin WBC's Mucus
IMMUNOLOGY Fecal sIgA Anti-gliadin IgA
ADDITIONAL TESTS pH Occult Blood RBC's Color
DIGESTION Elastase1 Triglycerides Putrifactive SCFA Vegetable Fibers
ABSORPTION LCFA's Total Fat Cholesterol
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