£175

Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest lactose, a sugar found in milk and other dairy products, due to an insufficiency of an enzyme called lactase. The undigested sugar is fermented by bacteria in the bowel and the production of gases can lead to digestive complaints, including abdominal bloating and cramps, flatulence, diarrhoea and nausea after eating dairy.

Lactose, a disaccharide, is not normally absorbed directly from the gut, but is broken down into glucose and galactose by the enzyme lactase. If the lactase is absent (or insufficient for the dietary load of lactose), then non-absorbed lactose will be the pass into the lower small intestine and the colon. This may result in diarrhoea with cramps and flatulence, the symptoms of the condition known as “lactose intolerance”, which is not an allergic condition but a digestive problem.

£245

This simple, non–invasive, gastrointestinal test detects bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine. Small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is a common gastrointestinal disorder that often underlies chronic gastrointestinal symptoms of maldigestion and malabsorption, including bloating, gas, diarrhoea, irregularity, and abdominal pain.

Bacterial Overgrowth of the Small Intestine Breath Test (SIBO) is appropriate for patients who demonstrate:

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), the most commonly diagnosed gastrointestinal disorder, affecting 20% of the general population. The SIBO test aids in identifying the actual cause of IBS. Studies suggest that as many as 50-75% of patients with IBS have SIBO.
• Unexplained abdominal symptoms, especially gas and bloating.
• The inability to tolerate sweet or starchy foods, fibre, or friendly flora supplements.

Gastrointestinal complaints are among the most common in medical care. This comprehensive profile helps pinpoint the causes of gastrointestinal symptoms and chronic systemic conditions, and measures key markers of digestion, absorption and inflammation.

This test is useful for:

• Gastrointestinal Symptoms
• IBD/IBS
• Inflammation
• Food Sensitivities
• Nutritional Deficiencies
• Joint Pain

As an add on to the stool test:

• Helicobacter Pylori (H Pylori) - £110
• Zolulin (intestinal permeability/leaky gut) - £80

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Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), the most common cause of stomach ulcers, is a type of bacteria responsible for widespread infection with more than 50% of the world’s population infected, even though most of those infected have no symptoms. H. pylori infection is associated with low grade inflammation of the stomach and duodenum.

For those people with symptoms, an inflamed stomach and ulcers are the results of an H. pylori infection. These are characterized by:

• Upper abdominal pain
• Loss of appetite/desire to eat
• Nausea and vomiting
• If severe enough, bleeding into the gastrointestinal tract

Abdominal pain is usually described as a burning sensation in the central upper abdomen below the ribs. It may be associated with bloating, burping, and loss of appetite. Often the symptoms occur after eating, and many times patients waken in the early morning hours with abdominal pain.