Compositional Gut Test
When it comes to your body, your gut is at the epicenter of the action. So, it’s no surprise really, when something isn’t quite right in your gut, it can affect many aspects of your physical and mental health. Gut health testing is a great way to get to know your gut better.
The Compositional Gut Test quantifies the total amount of bacteria in the gut as well as the levels of key beneficial bacteria and the most common problematic bacteria.
You will receive your results of how healthy your gut is within a week of posting your sample, along with personalised tips on how to improve your scores.
Gut health testing with the Compositional gut test is ideal for anyone having issues like bloating, IBS, anxiety or lacking motivation to pinpoint the root cause of the issue, if you are struggling to lose weight, or for those without any issues at the moment and would like to keep it that way.
Price includes delivery and prepaid return delivery.
Complete our home gut health testing and find out how health your gut is. If you don’t think the compositional gut test is for you, you can also check out our advanced gut test or our functional gut test to find something more suited to your needs.
How Our Test Works
Use the home collection kit to collect a stool sample.
Using a mobile or laptop, access the NeoVos Portal, to activate your kit and complete the questionnaire.
Post sample to the lab for analysis using the prepaid return postage in any royal mail postbox.
Receive your results and personal advice on real ways to improve your gut health.
What's in the box?
Gloves
Sample Collection
Tube and Swab
Feces Catcher
Plastic Bag, Cotton Pad and Seal Sticker
Sample Collection Instructions
Prepaid Return Box
Kit Expiry:
Kits have a 6 month expiry date.
After sample collection, samples are stable for at least two weeks, however it is good practice to send the sample back to the lab on the same day that you collect your sample.
What Is Measured?
Why are these biomarkers measured?
The ‘good’ markers are amongst the most well-researched bacteria with numerous health benefits. The ‘bad’ bacteria have been selected as the most common problematic bacteria or because they are present in everyone but at smaller quantities, so if the number of these bacteria is increasing it shows the gut is out of balance and a marker for poor gut health. Total bacteria gives you the big picture of abundance of bacteria in the gut and enables comparisons of good:total and bad:total.
How are the biomarkers measured?
DNA is extracted from a stool sample and measured using qPCR (Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction) the gold standard in DNA quantification.
When to collect a sample?
Collect your stool sample anytime Monday to Sunday, when following your typical diet and lifestyle so that your results are representative to your normal routine. Try to avoid being ‘super healthy’ for a couple of weeks before collecting your sample as this can over-estimate your scores.
When not to collect a sample?
Avoid collecting a sample if you have taken antibiotics in the last 4 weeks, are having a bout of illness or digestive issues such as diarrhoea or the day after a big night on the town. You may continue taking any supplements that you are currently taking.
For more FAQs, see our page here.
Choosing the right gut test for you?
Functional Gut Test
- Determines how healthy the gut is by how effective the bacteria are at producing key chemicals.
- Results in 2 weeks.
- Easy to read report with personal recommendations giving real ways to improve your gut health.
- Uses portal to track status on analysis.
Compositional Gut Test
- Determines how healthy the gut is by quantifying how many 'good' and 'bad' bacteria are present.
- Results in 2 weeks.
- Easy to read report with personal recommendations giving real ways to improve your gut health.
- Uses portal to track status on analysis.
Advanced Gut Test
- Determines how healthy the gut is by looking at the key markers from both the functional and compositional gut tests.
- Results in 2 weeks.
- Easy to read report with personal recommendations giving real ways to improve your gut health.
- Uses portal to track status on analysis.
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