Gut health tests in Chiswick

Prices start at £49 for pancreatic amylase and £59 for a qFIT stool test. H. pylori tests cost £79 for the blood test or £89 for the stool test, calprotectin is £119 and the combined qFIT and Calprotectin test is £139. Broader digestive panels cost £199 to £299, and our gut microbiome analysis is £299. Every price includes a practitioner review and a GP report on request.

Calprotectin is a protein found in stool when the bowel is inflamed. NICE recommends faecal calprotectin to help doctors tell inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, apart from irritable bowel syndrome in adults with recent lower gut symptoms, when cancer is not suspected. A raised result is a reason to see your GP.

If you have symptoms such as blood in your poo, a change in bowel habit or unexplained weight loss, please see your GP first. In the NHS, qFIT for people with symptoms is part of a GP-led pathway, and NICE advises an urgent referral for a result of 10 micrograms of haemoglobin per gram of faeces or more. A negative result does not rule out bowel cancer if symptoms continue.

For an accurate result, NICE advises waiting two weeks after stopping a proton pump inhibitor, such as omeprazole or lansoprazole, and four weeks after any antibiotics. Do not stop a prescribed medicine without checking with your GP or pharmacist. The stool test looks for current infection, while the antibody blood test can stay positive after an infection has cleared.

Yes. NICE advises eating some gluten in more than one meal every day for at least six weeks before a coeliac antibody test, because cutting it out can give a falsely normal result. If you have already stopped eating gluten, talk to us or your GP before booking. A positive result is usually followed up by your GP with a referral to a specialist.

A microbiome test gives a detailed snapshot of the bacteria, fungi and other organisms in your gut, which some people find useful when making diet and lifestyle changes with a practitioner. It is not a diagnostic test for a gut condition, and the science on what a healthy microbiome looks like is still developing. If you have ongoing symptoms, the tests above are usually a better starting point.