Testing

• My gut test identified some yeast (few), however Candida Spp. stands as no growth and no other yeast identified. I was thinking I had Candida overgrowth and wanted to go on an anti-candida diet, but this result seems to suggest I do suggest I don’t.
• I have H. pylori. Should I be checking other family members for H. pylori?
• You recommend the GI Effects and the GI-MAP screen. Which test do you take? Are they for two different things?
• Do I stop Betaine HCL before the SIBO breath test?
• Can I do the GI-MAP test while I’m taking Betaine with Pepsin?
• Does one have to be off probiotics for SIBO testing?
• I found out I had Hashimoto's in April, and changed my diet; no gluten, no dairy and little sugar, mostly fish, meat, veggies and fruit. My SIBO test was low, so I took something for two months for the SIBO, but never retested.
• I had some blueberries the night before my SIBO test. Could this mess up the results?
• I took the GI-MAP test and have Blasto and yeast. I took the oil of oregano for 2 months along with S. boulardii and liver support. Should I retest?
• It doesn’t look like yeast was too bad according to my GI Effects profile. However, I have all the symptoms and definitely crave sugar and carbs.
• What supplements should I go off prior to a GI Effects stool sample test? How long should I be off of them? Probiotics have been keeping me regular.
• Do you have to stop taking probiotics prior to a stool test? And if so, how long?
• My EBV test results showed VCA IgM was negative; VCA IgG was positive; nuclear antigen was positive, and Epstein Barr virus DNA was elevated. Should I order another lab test, or do these results provide enough information?
• The lactulose for the Genova SIBO test contains lactose, which I am allergic to. There are glucose-based SIBO tests by Commonwealth, Quintron, and Aerodiagnostics. I read that they test a different area of the intestine. Would these labs be good?
• The results of my GI pathogens test came back negative on everything except for Klebsiella species isolated, amount of growth abundant. Is there a treatment? Should I do additional testing?
• Will taking cod liver oil, vitamin D, magnesium, biotin, OptiFerin-C, zinc, copper, BioSil, betaine, and primrose oil interfere with the adrenal, GI MAP or SIBO tests?
• Do blastocystis hominis and iodamoeba butschlii show up on the GI Effects test? Or, do they need to be tested for specifically on parasite test?
• Can anyone start treatment for SIBO without testing? I have all the symptoms; like gas trouble, excessive burping, severe constipation, bloating, fatigue, and Fibromyalgia.
• What is the best test to diagnose SIBO? Is it the lactulose breath test? I am from India. Can I order the test here?
• My doctor has never heard of the Epstein Barr Virus reactivation test. Might there be another name for it? Or, is it a test that I might need to order from an independent lab?
• My husband and I have been diagnosed and treated for H. Pylori multiple times, but it always seems to resurge. Could we be passing it back and forth? What test and treatment should we do?
• Should I purchase the Metametrix kit - GI Effects gastrointestinal function profile, or GI-MAP test?
• My H. Pylori IGA is positive. Should I also test for Candida and Parasites? What is the best test to diagnose that?
• Can blasto only be tested by stools?
• If Giardia comes out negative in a blood test is it conclusive, or is it not as accurate as a stool test?
• Is the Igenex test for Borrelia Lyme Disease a Melisa test?
• How long do I stop taking probiotics before I do the Genova GI Effects test?
• What does the enterococcus mean on the gut test? Is that one that we need to treat? If so, what is the protocol?
• What do they mean by "clinical signs" on my gut test? What do you suggest?
• Would a probiotic affect the results of my stool tests?