This test measures levels of hydrogen and methane in the breath after ingestion of lactulose. Breath samples are collected 10 times over 3 hours from the comfort of your home.
12 breath samples collected over 3 hours.
You will be responsible for paying to send the samples back. You can either use royal mail or you can arrange a courier service. Samples need to arrive at the lab Monday to Thursday only.
Results
Results are normally available in 10 working days after receipt of the sample at our lab. You will receive an email and SMS once your test results are ready to be downloaded from your secure account area, where you can also simply track and manage all your health test results at any time.
This gut flora test includes comprehensive analysis of bacteriology and yeast cultures to identify the presence of beneficial flora, imbalanced flora including Clostridium species, and dysbiotic flora, as well as detection of infectious pathogens and evaluation for the presence of parasites. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing to prescriptive and natural agents is also performed for appropriate bacterial and fungal species.