GI Health Screening

Research overwhelmingly indicates that gut health impacts overall health. The gut microbiome, in particular, plays a critical role in mediating the effects of diet and other factors on health, including digestive, immune, metabolic and neuroendocrine functions.

The GI-MAP + Zonulin Test detects microbial imbalance, microbes contributing to illness, and indicators of digestion, absorption, inflammation, and immune function. This test also includes an add-on for the leaky gut marker zonulin. Zonulin regulates the permeability of the intestinal barrier and can be used as a biomarker of impaired gut barrier function for autoimmune, neurodegenerative and tumoral diseases.

It detects microbes that may be disturbing normal microbial balance or contributing to illness, as well as indicators of digestion, absorption, inflammation, and immune function.

Using state-of-the-art, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) technology, the GI-MAP evaluates gut pathogens, bacterial infections, yeast overgrowth, viruses, and parasites. Antibiotic resistance genes and virulence factors are also included on the test for unparalleled insight into H. pylori.

The GI-MAP was designed to detect microbes that may be disturbing normal microbial balance or contributing to illness. To complete the picture of overall health, the GI-MAP includes key markers related to digestion, absorption, inflammation, and immune function.

Every person can benefit from a GI-MAP gut health assessment. It is the perfect test for those wishing to optimize their health, and it’s a critical test for a patient who has been chronically ill and frustrated without a diagnosis.