Take our Gut Bacteria, Worm and Parasite Test if you're concerned that you may have a bowel infection with a bacterium, worm or other parasite.
Take your stool sample at home and send it to our NHS-testing lab to check for common bacteria, Giardia and Cryptosporidium as well as roundworms, flatworms, tapeworms and other parasites.
£99.00
Use your test kit to collect your sample at home
Use the included envelope to post your sample back to our accredited lab for analysis.
We'll deliver your results to your online dashboard.
Your dashboard tracks all your tests so you can see your results over time.
Our experts give you a report so you'll know what your results mean.
We'll highlight how you can use your results to understand symptoms, pick up health problems early and take action.
You may want to add to your test panel depending on your age, sex and any symptoms.
Bacterial gut infections are often 'short-and-sharp' with violent symptoms that are over in a few days. However, sometimes symptoms can linger and it's worth testing for the commonest bacteria that cause gut infections. We use PCR to test for Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter and toxic E. coli (VTEC).
WHAT'S MEASURED?
Worms come in a few shapes and sizes. We examine the stool directly and look at it under a microscope to pick up microscopic parasites and any worm eggs. We can see evidence of roundworms, flatworms (flukes) and tapeworms. Sometimes we can also detect threadworms (pinworms) but in general the best way to pick up threadworms is with a swab from the bottom.
WHAT'S MEASURED?
Two of the commonest parasites that cause chronic gut symptoms are Cryptosporidia and Giardia. We use PCR testing to pick these up.
WHAT'S MEASURED?