Comprehensive Parasitology/Gut Pathogens test

£209.00

 Comprehensive Parasitology Stool test

This test is ideal if you are concerned you may have picked up a parasite. In addition to parasites the test will examine yeast (Candida), Bacteria and friendly gut flora.

The parasites that are tested are:

Anisakis simplex
Ascaris lumbricoides
Balantidium coli
Blastocystis hominis
Capillaria hepatica
Capillaria philippinensis
Chilomastix mesnili
Clonorchis sinensis
Cryptosporidium parvum (EIA)
Dicrocoelium dendriticum
Dientamoeba fragilis
Diphyllobothrium latum
Dipylidium caninum
Echinostoma hortense
Echinostoma ilocanum
Endolimax nana
Entamoeba coli
Entamoeba hartmanni
Entamoeba histolytica/E dispar
Entamoeba polecki
Enterobius vermicularis
Enteromonas hominis
Fasciola hepatica
Fasciola hepatica/Fasciolopsis buski
Gastrodiscoides hominis
Giardia lamblia
Giardia lamblia (EIA)
Heterophyes heterophyes
Hookworm (Ancylostoma duodenale / Necator americanus) Hymenolepis diminuta
Hymenolepis nan

Iodamoeba butschlii
Isospora belli
Metagonimus yokogawai

Paragonimus westermani

Pentatrichomonas hominis

Phaneropsolus bonnei

Pygidiopsis summa

Retortamonas intestinalis

Schistosoma haematobium

Schistosoma jabonicum/mekongi

Schistosoma japonicum

Schistosoma mansoni

Strongyloides stercoralis

Taenia spp

Toxocara canis

Trichostrongylus

Trichuris trichiura

 

 

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Description

Test requirements:

  • Patients should stop taking antibiotics at least 7 days before the test.
  • Patients should stop taking anti-fungals or anti-parasitics at least 7 days before the test.
  • Patients should avoid friendly gut flora including Lactobacillus or Bifidobcaterium 7 days before the test.

How long do the results take?

The results take 2-3 weeks to come back and we will send you a detailed report with a summary of results.

If you have any questions about the test, please call us on 0345 1297996 or e-mail help@nutritionandvitality.co.uk

Sample turn around time: 2.5 weeks.