I said, «That's fine, but why don't
we do a stool test?
I do what a lot of my patients do, I went on the internet and I thought I had hypothyroid, I thought I had low testosterone, I thought I had all these issues, and I tried these natural treatments and didn't really get anywhere until
I did some stool testing, and I figured out I had an amoeba.
So
you do these stool tests, you've got the SIBO breath test, you save any of the fancy lab imaging for if nothing else is working.
B.) If you decide to take a probiotic and do NOT want to
do a stool test prior, don't take multiple probiotic supplements, Take ONE supplement for several weeks (twice daily with meals is good) and keep a log to record what probiotics you add and any results you experience.
Hint: If you're
doing a stool test, take a laxative formula that will induce watery diarrhea (like for a colonoscopy test).
I have
done stool testing, blood tests and been on strict diets.
So, sometimes people will
do a stool test but we»;; actually see the candida via the antibodies.
Uhm — It doesn't always pan out that way, obviously, that's why — you know — you want to
do a Stool test.
I imagine — you know, we're not doing — you know, you guys weren't
doing Stool Testing, so there could have been infections going on there.
Not exact matches
My
stool test was
done through MetaMetrix; I don't know if that means anything.
Most of the time, doctors don't need medical
tests to diagnose IBS, but sometimes they order blood and
stool (poop)
tests, X-rays, or other
tests to make sure another medical problem is not causing the trouble.
This means seeing the doctor every 2 weeks for weight checks, trying different medications,
doing stool and blood
tests, etc..
If the
stool test doesn't show any blood in the red
stools, then you can likely continue the Omnicef.
This is a simple
test that your pediatrician should be able to
do in their office (
stool guaiac
test).
This simple
test detects blood in
stools, but
doing this only picks up around 15 per cent of polyps.
And then I like to
do that in tandem with two
stool tests, and I usually try to
do one of those
stool tests through the patient's insurance.
So that would be the one
stool test I would
do of the two
stool tests if someone has insurance coverage.
Dr. Ruscio: So I like to
do two
stool tests in tandem.
Cindi - It may be difficult to pinpoint the individual bacteria, but I would recommend working with a functional medicine doctor to
do a GI effects
stool test.
Stool tests for h pylori and yersinia are negative and Lyme is so controversial... I've treated it for years with «LLMDs» but believe I really don't have it, as I have never improved with Lyme tx (and certain infections cause cross reaction).
And those people, you don't want to depend on just the
Stool Test.
If we're
doing a
stool base to antigen - based
testing, then it would.
And also the gliadin antibodies be the
stool testing we
do.
My point is, unless a person has a
stool test for gliadin antibodies, they
do not know if they can safely eat wheat.
Though there are several medical lab
tests for Candida (blood serum
test, skin
test for mold sensitivity,
stool exam), most
do not give a definitive, accurate measurement of what could be an abnormal count.
I
did a Metametrix GI Effects
Stool test in March hoping to find something significant.
We have
done multiple OAT
tests, Genova
stool samples, and other
testing as well as the supplements twice a day for past three years.
You can enter your 23andme data and then what you can also
do is — while they are running their analysis on that — enter blood work, enter results of organic acid
tests and results of
stool.
Stool testing is one of the most expensive
tests to
do, but the investment is worth it.
I'm now considering
doing a
stool or SIBO
test for her.
Not once
did any of his medical specialists (including a pediatric gastroenterologist) suggest
doing an inexpensive (about $ 350) and non-invasive
stool test to look for the underlying root cause of the problem.
If you need to get some functional medicine
stool testing or organic acids
testing done, we look for this.
We also
did an in depth poop -
test — yup a 3 - day
stool sample!
Also is there any signs to watch for so I know it is effective or
do I need to retake the Genova
stool sample
test again?
In my case, I had colon polyps five years ago (I got the colonoscopy because the
stool test indicated blood), and thought I
did not develop any additional polyps since subsequent
stool tests showed no blood.
The other thing you can
do is get a
stool test to figure out what it is that is infecting your colon.
I think you'd be much better served by having a food sensitivity assessment either with the elimination diet that's
done formally, food allergy
testing through blood work,
stool work or the LCAT, The Mediator Release
Test, so it could be very specifically personalized.
You need to get the
stool tested and further investigations such as endoscopy and colonoscopy
done.
Also, the metamatrix
stool test didn't show any yeast / fungi?
There are MANY different
tests that can be
done to determine your specific level of toxins, including blood,
stool, urine and hair
tests.
All this can be
done with a simple
stool test.
We
did some of our functional, more specialty labs, and this is kinda where it gets hairy because I have a lot of people that come in that have digestive issues and they say, hey I've gotten my conventional blood work
done or my conventional
stool test at my local hospital
done and I
did not come back with an infection.
He ran a saliva,
stool and thyroid
test on me, all of which my Dr's would never
do since they said I was just stressed out and found out my adrenal glands were shot, I had an overgrowth of bacteria in my gut and a thyroid issue.
It's hard to
test for candida via
stool, because it doesn't survive the preservative in
stool cultures.
Our problem in Germany is that we can not buy any of the recommended probiotics (won't ship outside USA) or
do any of the recommended
stool tests etc..
Once I have the results of this I then plan to orchestrate a recovery program in conjunction with a Functional Medicine practitioner here in London — although I'm thinking of having the basic
tests done here before heading to the US for the SPECT scan i.e. organic acids, comprehensive digestive
stool analysis, heavy metals etc etc..
If you haven't had a
stool test for pathogens yet you might
do that.
The
stool acidity
test, which is
done by
testing a person's
stool for substances that may be a result of undiagnosed lactose.
Before they get to the antibiotic resistance genes discussion, Dr. Brady shares more about this 2 - year old
test and why he has found it superior to other
stool testing, sharing that it's more comprehensive than what the gastroenterologist would
do, plus the fact that other functional
stool tests rely on culture technologies which has the limitation that you can only
test bugs that you can grow.