Why spending £300 on a poop test might be a solid gold waste of money

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Why spending £300 on a poop test might be a solid gold waste of money
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❓ Gut health has become big business but are commercial toilet tests just another health fad or useful to find out what is going on inside? ✒️ ___ellie

Martin’s subsequent report put her in the bottom quartile for gut diversity: “When I got my report back I printed it off. I was so excited! But when I saw the low score for gut diversity I felt disappointed. “I thought, ‘Oh right, I’m in the bottom 25 per cent. That’s not very good.

Julie Thompson is the information manager for Guts UK, and she is a member of the British Society of Gatroenterology’s Gut Microbiota for Health panel of experts . When researchers investigated the human gut microbiome for the first time, they expected to determine what is a “healthy” gut microbiome profile, she explains: “But this is not possible, and they realised that the gut microbiome varies from one person to another.

If you’re curious about your guts, there’s no reason not to take a test. But the results won’t, for instance, tell you if you have cancer, or are safe from heart disease or diabetes. False positives can also create a lot of stress both for you and the NHS.

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