Gut Health Related Test Done At Your Local Lab
Available Tests
Tests Specific To Gut Issues Done At Your Local Laboratory
1. Calprotectin $ 220 (GP)
2. H. Pylori: Fecal Test $95 (GP)
3. Serum Bile Acid $170 (GP)
All your test results will be copied to your General Practitioner.
Maximised Nutrition focuses only on nutritional and lifestyle holistic advise related to any medical conditions or results received and encourages communication between medical professionals involved (such as your specialist or GP) to ensure continuity of holistic care.
Maximised Nutrition encourages the monitoring of the suitability of the use of medications with symptom management to be done by your GP or Specialist and as needed, with the advise of a pharmacist.
Some of these tests are funded by the Government and available through your GP. Please cc your blood form to Maximised Nutrition so that Maximised Nutrition can get the results. If you order these tests through Maximised Nutrition, you will need to pay.
Other tests are not government funded so can be obtained through Maximised Nutrition. DO WHAT WORKS FOR YOU! Maximised Nutrition supports your health journey.
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TESTS SPECIFIC TO GUT HEALTH THAT CAN BE DONE AT YOUR LOCAL LABORATORY
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Calprotectin
$220 NZD
Fecal Calprotectin test is a stool test for a protein (calprotectin) that helps diagnose if you have an Irritable Bowel Syndrome or Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Symptoms of these are similar. '
Calprotectin is present in the stool when intestinal inflammation occurs
This test is for:
Calprotectin
THIS TEST IS FULLY FUNDED THROUGH YOUR GP.
H. Pylori - Fecal Test
$95 NZD
H. Pylori is a bacteria that can live in your stomach. In some people, too much H. Pylori can cause acid reflux, upper GI pain, nausea, loss of appetite, feeling of fullness, gastric ulcer and gastric cancer. H. Pylori can also affect other organ functions.
This test is for:
Faecal H. Pylori
THIS TEST IS FULLY FUNDED THROUGH YOUR GP
Serum Bile Acid
$170 NZD
Bile Acid Diarrhoea is a form of diarrhoea where an excessive bile salt is present in the large intestine (Colon). Bile acid diarrhea is thought to be present in 1-5% of the population. A third of those with IBS-D could have Bile Acid Diarrhoea.
This test is for:
Serum Bile Acid
THIS TEST IS FULLY FUNDED THROUGH YOUR GP
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