Do you need a doctor's permission to order this test?

No - you can order this test on your own. But we always encourage people to work with their doctor to make sure treatment for any positive tests is handled correctly.

Can you help me find a doctor who can treat bacterial infections?

Yes, we will try and help you find a doctor locally. We aren't always successful, but there are also tele-health options as well. And if you can travel to other states, we can easily recommend some great doctors.

Will you send me a copy of the test results?

Yes! We can email, fax or serve your results via our encrypted portal. We can also send your test results to your doctor or anyone else.

What countries do you ship to?

We ship to the USA, Canada and the UK. But ice packs are required for shipping the package back from the UK.

How fast are Bad Gut Bacteria test results ready?

Bacteria culture results will be ready about 21-24 days after sending in your samples.

Is your test covered by insurance?

Possibly, but it depends on the insurance. We provide an invoice that you can send to your insurance company, and ICD-10 diagnosis codes may also help get your purchase reimbursed by your insurance.

I have diarrhea. Can I still take this test?

Yes. Diarrhea is a common symptom of paraistes. The collection procudure is a bit different, but you can still take the test.

I am constipated. Can I still take this test?

Yes! If your doctor says it's okay, you can take a mild laxitive that doesn't contain any antimicrobials. Miralax is one option.

Can children take this test?

Yes! As long as an adult supervises and helps, then yes this is a safe test for children. The sample cups contain preserving fluid that is unsafe to drink or expose to eyes. A scooper spoon is provided so the fluid can be kept away from children.

Will someone help me understand the test results?

Absolutely. If you provide a valid phone number, I (Evan Jerkunica) can call you to go over your test results. I can't tell you what to do about any positive results (I'm not a doctor). I can share some things others have done, or I have done, so you and your doctor can research your options further.

Bad Gut Bacteria Test

Bad Gut Bacterial Swab Culture

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Bad Gut Bacterial Swab Culture

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Our bacterial swab test kit accurately detects intestinal bacterial infections. It can find over a dozen different pathogenic and opportunistic bacteria.

We culture your gut bacteria in a petri dish, and analyze it.

At home sample collection with hygienic swab.

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Ugh! Cramps, nausea, vomiting, unexplained diarrhea. You’re probably wondering what in the world is making you feel like crap—no pun intended. Maybe it’s something you ate. Maybe it’s your irritable bowel disease acting up.

Or maybe—just maybe—you have pathogenic bacteria wreaking havoc in your intestines.

Because the symptoms for intestinal pathogenic bacteria are very similar to the classic symptoms of other digestive issues, it’s important to rule out other causes for your unpleasant symptoms. How do you do that? By swabbing your poop!

Swabs are used to culture bacteria that are causing an infection and making you sick. Our Swab Culture Test can be used for culturing stool, skin, urine, or any other body parts or secretions EXCEPT blood.

A lot of the intestinal bacteria, including E. coli, live in our intestines and are considered “good” bacteria; however, some of the strains can make us sick.1 The same is true for other bacterial infections identified in the Swab Culture Test.

Because the symptoms of a parasitic infection closely mimic the symptoms of an intestinal pathogenic bacterial infection, the Swab Culture Test is recommended for patients with gastrointestinal symptoms whose stool tested negative for parasites. A stool culture with our test will identify intestinal pathogens that may be making you sick, including Salmonella sp., Escherichia coli, Klebsiellella sp., Vibrio cholera, Citrobacter freundii, Proteus vulgaris, Yersinia sp., Campylobacter sp., and Clostridium difficile.

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How Our Test Kits Work

Do you see the top of the vial? The top has a small scooper attached to it. You scoop the top part of your poop, and put it in the vial.

It's very hygienic, and you won't have to touch any stool. In fact to make it even more hygienic, we include 4 stool sample collection bags.

These bags are biodegradable, and you can flush them down the toilet after you've collected your samples. Again, as hygienic as possible, and easy to use!

You'll put 2 days of stool samples in each vial. Since there are 2 vials, that means you'll have 4 days of samples total...making sure you'll catch even rare, cyclical parasites.

To check for gut bacteria overgrowth and infection, you use the long q-tip. You rub the long q-tip on the top of your stool.

When doing the swab test, you just have to be careful not to touch it to other surfaces like your skin, or the toilet bowl. Otherwise the samples will grow the wrong bacteria.

You then put the swab back into the tube (it fits perfectly), and ship it back to the lab with your stool samples.

The swab is then grown in a petri dish. We can then identify over a dozen bacterial infections that may be the root cause of your digestive issues.

If you don’t have daily bowel movements, click here to learn what you can do

Once the lab receives your stool sample, any pathogens that are collected on the Swab are cultured and will grow on an agar plate, or petri dish. A culture and sensitivity report is generated that lists antibiotics that the pathogen is resistant to and most sensitive to. This report helps doctors determine which antibiotic will be the most effective at killing the pathogen. You should get your results within 2 to 3 weeks after the lab receives your culture.

Examples of bacterial found include:

Salmonella sp.
Vibrio cholera
Yersinia sp.
Escherichia coli
Citrobacter freundii
Campylobacter sp.
Klebsiella sp.
Proteus vulgaris
Clostridium difficile
Shigella sp.

Parasite Research Lab

Our research parasitologists will examine your stool sample. Other labs look for 3 to 5 common parasites. Our lab looks for 31 parasites - finding even rare parasites. We find more parasites because we have passionate parasitologist researchers looking at your samples. Our researchers take great care with every sample. We find what most labs miss!

Test Created by a Parasitologist

Dr. Omin Amin, publisher of over 250 parasite research papers, created this home parasite test kit. He designed this test to find the maximum number of parasites (31), pathogenic fungi (5), and to find (11) other signs of digestive health problems.

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We strictly adhere to HIPAA compliance, ensuring the confidentiality of your test results and email correspondence.

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Matt G

Verified Customer
01/28/2022

Really like the fact that I could discuss my results with Evan and he could explain the tests in detail. In AL I could not even get a stool test so having Evan connect the dots was a big asset for me to learn more about what was going on in my body.

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Bad Gut Bacteria Test

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