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[Before buying a test](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/before-buying-a-test) # Before buying a test Understand more about each of our tests before you buy. ## Gut Health Tests - [What's the difference between the three options for our stool tests?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/what-is-the-difference-between-the-three-stool-tests) - [Do your Gut Health Tests look at E. coli in the gut?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/do-your-gut-health-tests-look-at-e.-coli-in-the-gut) - [I've worked with an alternative practitioner who said that my problem isn't in my gut, do you recommend testing anyway?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/ive-worked-with-an-alternative-practitioner-who-said-that-my-problem-isnt-in-my-gut-do-you-recommend-testing-anyway) - [Are your Gut Health Tests based on the GI Map test?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/are-your-gut-health-tests-based-on-the-gi-map-test) - [Your Gut Tests are more expensive than Viome. What do your tests offer that Viome's doesn't?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/healthpaths-gut-tests-are-double-the-price-of-viome-what-do-your-tests-offer-that-viomes-doesnt) - [Do you have a stand-alone parasite test?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/do-you-have-a-stand-alone-parasite-test) - [Detecting candida in your gut: the Organic Acids Test vs. a stool test](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/detecting-candida-in-your-gut-the-organic-acids-test-vs.-a-stool-test) - [Do your Gut Health Tests look for Streptococcus or Staphylococcus?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/do-your-gut-health-tests-look-for-streptococcus-or-staphylococcus) - [Does my Gut Health Test include Clostridium Difficile?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/does-my-gut-health-test-include-clostridium-difficile) - [I want to test my microbiome now, treat my symptoms with antimicrobials and then test again. Do you recommend this approach?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/i-want-to-test-my-microbiome-now-treat-my-symptoms-with-antimicrobials-and-then-test-again-do-you-recommend-this-approach) - [Does your Gut Health Test check for H. pylori?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/do-any-of-the-gut-health-tests-check-for-h-pylori) - [I'd like to find out if I have celiac disease, will any of your tests tell me?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/id-like-to-find-out-if-i-have-celiac-disease-will-the-test-tell-me) - [I've already had a stool test through my GP. Do I need to do another one?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/ive-already-had-a-stool-test-through-my-gp.-do-i-need-to-do-another-one) - [Will the stool test show me what vitamins I am deficient in?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/will-the-stool-test-show-me-what-vitamins-i-am-deficient-in) See less ▼ ## SIBO Breath Test - [I'm thinking of getting a second small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) test from a different provider, would it be any different to your one?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/im-thinking-of-getting-a-second-sibo-test-from-a-different-provider-would-it-be-any-different-to-your-one) - [Your small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) test prep diet is different to Biovis', whose should I follow?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/your-sibo-test-prep-diet-is-different-to-biolabs-whose-should-i-follow) - [Will the small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) test tell me if I have a lactose or fructose intolerance?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/will-the-sibo-test-tell-me-if-i-have-a-lactose-or-fructose-intolerance) - [My doctor has told me that the small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) test isn't valid or recognised, what shall I do?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/my-doctor-has-told-me-that-the-sibo-test-isnt-valid-or-recognised-what-shall-i-do) - [What's the benefit of having the small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) test and a Gut Health Test?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/whats-the-benefit-of-having-the-sibo-test-and-a-gut-health-test) - [My last practitioner thought I had small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) as I have all the symptoms and said there was no point in testing, do you think it's worth it?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/my-last-practitioner-thought-i-had-sibo-as-i-have-all-the-symptoms-and-said-there-was-no-point-in-testing-do-you-think-its-worth-it) - [I've just finished my protocol that I got with my Gut Health Test, would it be a good idea to do a small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) test now?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/ive-just-finished-my-protocol-that-i-got-with-my-gut-health-test-would-it-be-a-good-idea-to-do-a-sibo-test-now) - [I'm sure I have small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), can I just have the protocol without the test?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/im-sure-i-have-sibo-can-i-just-have-the-protocol-without-the-test) - [Can you test for hydrogen sulphide small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO)?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/can-you-test-for-hydrogen-sulphide-sibo) - [If my small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) test is positive will I be able to take it to my doctor and get the right antibiotics?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/if-my-sibo-test-is-positive-will-i-be-able-to-take-it-to-my-doctor-and-get-the-right-antibiotics) - [My GP has referred me to a gastroenterologist for a small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) test, shall I go down that route?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/my-gp-has-referred-me-to-a-gastroenterologist-for-a-sibo-test-shall-i-go-down-that-route) - [Does lactulose have any aspartame in it?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/does-lactulose-have-any-aspartame-in-it) - [Do you give advice if my small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) test comes back positive?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/do-you-give-advice-if-my-sibo-test-comes-back-positive) See less ▼ ## Food Sensitivity Test - [Do you offer a lactose intolerance test?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/do-you-offer-a-lactose-intolerance-test) - [I have a food intolerance and get diarrhoea from certain foods. Am I absorbing calories or nutrition from those foods?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/if-i-have-a-food-intolerance-and-get-diarrhoea-from-eating-certain-foods-does-that-mean-that-i-absorb-no-calories-or-nutrition-from-those-foods) - [Do you recommend a food sensitivity test after a Healthpath plan?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/do-you-recommend-a-food-sensitivity-test-after-the-protocol) - [Which foods are tested for in our Food IgG tests](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/which-foods-are-tested-for-in-our-food-igg-tests) ## All Tests - [What's the benefit of doing the small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) test and a Gut Health Test together?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/whats-the-benefit-of-doing-the-sibo-test-and-a-gut-health-test-together) - [Do you test for mould?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/do-you-test-for-mould) - [Which laboratories do you use?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/what-labs-do-you-use) - [Can your lab test for bacteria in urine or blood samples?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/can-your-lab-test-for-bacteria-in-urine-or-blood-samples) - [Can I order the DUTCH test through Healthpath?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/can-i-order-the-dutch-test-through-healthpath) - [Can I buy more than one test for different people?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/can-i-buy-more-than-one-test-for-different-people) - [Can I give my test kit to another person?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/can-i-give-my-test-kit-to-another-person) - [I think my digestive problems could be down to my genes, does Healthpath do genetic testing?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/i-think-my-digestive-problems-could-be-down-to-my-genes-does-healthpath-do-genetic-testing) - [I want to do a test that's not for sale on your website, is that something you can help me with?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/i-want-to-do-a-test-thats-not-for-sale-on-your-website-is-that-something-you-can-help-me-with) - [I'm not sure which test is best for me. Can you help?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/which-test-is-best-for-me) - [How do I order tests?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/how-do-i-order-tests) - [I'd like to buy a test but don't understand how I would do it at home, can you explain the process to me?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/id-like-to-buy-a-test-but-dont-understand-how-i-would-do-it-at-home-can-you-explain-the-process-to-me) See less ▼ ## Children - [Can I buy a test for my child?](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/do-you-work-with-children) - [Before buying a test](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/before-buying-a-test#main-content) - [Gut Health Tests](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/before-buying-a-test#gut-health-tests) - [SIBO Breath Test](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/before-buying-a-test#sibo-breath-test) - [Food Sensitivity Test](https://helpcentre.healthpath.com/en/knowledge/before-buying-a-test#food-sensitivity-test) - 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