GI MAP Stool Test

At-home-testing available to everyone throughout UK, Ireland and mainland Europe. Order your test below

Diagnostics Solutions Lab: Arguably the Best Stool Test for Intestinal Microbial Diagnostics

The Gastrointestinal Microbial Assay Plus (GI-MAP)- Comprehensive panel of microbial targets, immune and digestive markers.

Research overwhelmingly indicates that gut health impacts overall health. Conditions such as the following are ubiquitous today

• IBS & IBD
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Reflux / Heartburn
• Indigestion
• Bloating
• Malabsorption
• Stomach pain
• Diarrhoea
• Constipation
• Leaky Gut
• Long Covid
• Candida and thrush
• Diabetes
• Obesity
• Weight-loss resistance
• Celiac Disease
• Food Intolerances
• Mood Disorders including depression and anxiety
• Autoimmune Disease
• ADHD
• Autism
• Intestinal dysbiosis
• Parasites
• SIBO
• Brain fog
• Skin Problems like acne and rosacea
• Inflammation
• Cardiovascular Disease

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. Assessing GI health with the proper tools can help practitioners get to the root cause of chronic illness.
 

The GI-MAP (Microbial Assay Plus) is unique in the field of comprehensive stool testing. It relies exclusively on quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) technology to detect parasites, bacteria, fungi, and more, by targeting the specific DNA of the organisms tested.

The GI-MAP was designed to detect microbes that may be disturbing normal microbial balance or contributing to illness as well as indicators of digestion, absorption, inflammation, and immune function. With a culture based test it is not possible to measure strict anaerobes, viruses or virulence factors. 

The GI-MAP's accuracy and reliability allows personalized protocols to address gut dysfunction based on which infections are urgent, which areas of the gut are already optimized, and which areas should be addressed after an infection is resolved. Additionally, the quantification of identified micro-organisms offers a remarkable ability to see how treatment modalities are working because a retest after treatment can show whether a parasite has resolved, dysbiosis has improved, and more.

The Gastrointestinal Microbial Assay Plus (GI-MAP) was designed to assess a patient’s microbiome from a single stool sample, with particular attention to microbes that may be disturbing normal microbial balance and may contribute to perturbations in the gastrointestinal (GI) flora or illness. The panel is a comprehensive collection of microbial targets as well as immune and digestive markers. It screens for pathogenic bacteria, commensal bacteria, opportunistic pathogens, fungi, viruses, and parasites. It primarily uses multiplex, automated, DNA analysis to give integrative and functional medicine practitioners a better view into the gastrointestinal microbiome.

Methodology

Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR)

Analytes 

BACTERIAL PATHOGENS

• Campylobacter
• C. difficile Toxin A
• C. difficile Toxin B
• Enterohemorrhagic E. coli
• E. coli O157
• Enteroinvasive E. coli/Shigella
• Enterotoxigenic E. coli LT/ST
• Shiga-like Toxin E. coli stx1
• Shiga-like Toxin E. coli stx2
• Salmonella
• Vibro cholerae
• Yersinia enterocolitica
• H. pylori

  • Virulence Factor, babA

  • Virulence Factor, cagA

  • Virulence Factor, dupA

  • Virulence Factor, iceA

  • Virulence Factor, oipA

  • Virulence Factor, vacA

  • Virulence Factor, virB

  • Virulence Factor, virD

PARASITIC PATHOGENS

• Cryptosporidium
• Entamoeba histolytica
• Giardia

VIRAL PATHOGENS

• Adrenovirus 40/41
• Norovirus GI
• Norovirus GII

NORMAL/COMMENSAL BACTERIA

• Akkermansia Mucinophilia
• Bacteroides fragilis
• Bifidobacterium spp.
• Clostridia (class)
• Enterobacter spp.
• Enterococcus spp.
• Escherichia spp.
• Faecalbacterium prausnitzii
• Lactobacillus spp.

BACTERIAL PHYLA

• Bacteroidetes
• Firmicutes
• Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes Ratio

ADDITIONAL DYSBIOTIC/OVERGROWTH BACTERIA

• Bacillus spp.
• Enterococcus faecalis
• Enterococus faecium
• Morganella spp.
• Pseudomonas spp.
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Staphylococcus spp.
• Staphylococcus aeureus
• Streptococcus spp.
• Methanobacteriaceae (family)

POTENTIAL AUTOIMMUNE TRIGGERS

• Citrobacter spp.
• Citrobacter freundii
• Fusobacterium spp.
• Klebsiella spp.
• Klebsiella pneumoniae
• Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
• Prevotella spp
• Proteus spp.
• Proteus mirabilis

FUNGI/YEAST

• Candida albicans
• Candida spp.
• Geotricum spp.
• Microsporidia spp.
• Rhodoturula spp.

OPPORTUNISTIC VIRUSES

• CMV- Cytomegalovirus
• EBV- Epstein Bar Virus

PARASITES & WORMS:

PROTOZOA

• Blastocystis hominis
• Chilomastix mesnelli
• Cyclospora spp.
• Dientamoeba fragilis
• Endolimax nana
• Entamoeba coli
• Pentatrichomonas hominis

WORMS

• Ancyclostroma duodenale
• Ascaris lumbricoides
• Necator americanis
• Trichuris trichiura
• Taenia spp

INTESTINAL HEALTH MARKERS:

DIGESTION

• Elastase-1
• Steatocrit

IMMUNE RESPONSE

• SIgA
• Anti-gliadin SIgA

INFLAMMATION

• Calprotectin

GI MARKERS

• ß-Glucuronidase
• Occult Blood - FIT

GI MAP Test Details:

Specimen Requirements:

• Stool sample(s) required. Refer to test kit instructions for details

Diagnostics Solutions via Nordic

Test name(s) and prices - accurate at June 2023:

• Gastrointestinal Microbial Assay Plus (GI-MAP): £365
• Add-on biomarker Zonulin: £80  (if required)

Sample Shipping:

• UK: £16 per shipment
• Mainland Europe: £29 per shipment

Patient preparation

• Please refrain from taking aspirin for two days prior to collecting your sample.
• Never discontinue prescription medication without first consulting your physician.

Age requirements

Can be used for all ages. Note that often the microbiome of infants will appear very “dysbiotic”, as the microbiome and the infant’s immune system is very immature.

Order Your Test Below:

Please complete details below to order the GI MAP Stool Profile. You may then expect to receive invoice via email for the test(s) you have ordered. Once paid, the test kit(s) will be sent out to your address with full instructions on how to collect /store samples and return them to the laboratory. You can also use this form to request other lab tests.  Please note that details should be submitted for each patient if ordering tests for more than one individual.