Randox Microbiome Home Test Kit

Product Summary

Understanding your health starts with your gut. Measure your gut diversity with insight into the presence of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and archaea.

Understanding your health starts with your gut. Our simple to use gut Microbiome test kit, is designed to help you find out everything your gut isn’t telling you.

Your gut microbiome consists of trillions of microbes, many of which a support your overall health however some can be harmful impacting on many parts of the body including immunity, digestion, diabetes, and obesity.

A gut Microbiome test can identify ‘good’ and ‘bad’ bacteria living in your gut and how they might be affecting your health. By making simple dietary changes you can improve the composition of your gut microbiome.

Measure your gut diversity with insight into the presence of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and archaea.

• SAMPLE TYPE: Stool sample
• RESULTS: 4-6 weeks

Why Get Tested?

Your gut is inhabited by a wide range of microorganisms including bacteria, viruses, and fungi, with bacteria usually the most abundant entity. Some bacterial species are known to play an important role in the body and can improve a variety of health issues while other species are associated with an increased risk of disease.

In a healthy individual, the beneficial and harmful bacteria coexist without causing any complications. However, when an imbalance of microbes occurs due to an overgrowth of the harmful bacteria, disease may occur.

Factors that can negatively impact your microbiome.

• Prolonged use of antibiotics
• Diet
• Infectious illness
• Stress

Environmental, genetic and lifestyle factors can all influence the diversity of your gut microbiome. Studies have indicated that a rich and diverse microbiome is usually classed as ‘healthy’. An imbalance or absence of a particular species could contribute to health problems including; obesity, autoimmune disease, digestive issues and inflammation.

The Randox Health gut microbiome kit will test for over 30 biomarkers that play major roles in the health of the human gut microbiome. While also providing recommendations to changes in diet that can be made in order to obtain a healthy gut microbiome.

A well-balanced, healthy gut microbiome can have a large abundance of health benefits including:

• Providing protective properties against colorectal cancer and Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
• Reducing the risk of Obesity.
• Boosting the immune system.
• Preventing the colonisation of harmful antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
• Synthesising Vitimans
• Reducing the risk of Kidney stones.

However, autoimmune problems, constipation, diarrhoea, weight gain, gas and indigestion all can be signs of an unhealthy gut created by an overgrowth of 'bad microbes'.

How it works

You must be over 18 years of age to purchase one of these home blood sample collection kits.

Take your sample

• Follow the instructions with your kit.

Activate your kit before sending your sample back to the lab.

• Place the prepaid label on the return package supplied containing your sample, and drop it off at the post office.

Get Your Results

• Once the lab receives your sample, they will begin to process it.
• Your results will be ready 2-3 days afterwards.
• Log in to your account to view your results.

What happens after I get my results?

You will get a personalised report

• An easy to interpret Test report will provide a breakdown of your results, what they mean and the next steps.
• Reports will be emailed to the email address provided at the time of registration.
• Where necessary, if treatment is recommended, you can then share your report with your doctor to get prescription based medication or supplementation recommendation if and where necessary.

FAQS

What sample type is required for the gut microbiome home test?

You will be required to collect a stool sample and send it to our lab for analysis.

Is there an age limit to purchase a home sample collection kit?

Yes, you must be over 18 to purchase one of our home sample collection kits.