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Preparing for a test
Get ready for your test, and find out if you need to stop your supplements.
Gut Health Tests
- I take supplements or medications. What should I do before doing a Gut Health Test?
- What do I need to do before I collect my stool sample?
- Do I need to eat foods that trigger my symptoms before my Gut Health Test?
- I've had a cold, so my diet hasn't been typical lately. Can I still take my stool test?
- I have been gluten and dairy free for a while, should I reintroduce them for the Gut Health test?
- In the 14-day preparation for my gut health test it says not to take probiotics, but what about probiotic foods?
- I didn't get a kit for the urine sample for leaky gut in my Gut Health Test kit, did I receive the right kit?
SIBO Breath Test
- I take supplements or medications. What should I do before taking a SIBO Test?
- What can I eat the day before my small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) test?
- How long should I fast for before I take the small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) test?
- I have chronic constipation, do I need to fast for longer than 12 hours for the small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) test?
- I ordered a small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) test but don't want to do it yet. Can I wait a few months?
- Can I put lemon juice on my fish for the small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) Breath Test preparation diet?
- Why do I need to have a low fibre diet the day before the SIBO test?
- Isn't lactulose a laxative?
- Can intermittent fasting or Ramadan affect small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) tests?
- I don't like chicken broth, is there an alternative for the prep diet?
- Can I have plain cereal during the small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) prep period, like cornflakes or Rice Krispies?
- How do I prepare white rice for the small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) test prep diet?
- Can I have gluten-free bread while preparing for the small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) test?
Supplements
- There's probiotics in the supplement I put in my smoothies, is it ok to take that in the run up to my test?
- I take digestive enzymes, do I need to stop taking them before the SIBO test?
- Do I have to stop turmeric or vitamin C before the Gut Health Test or the small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) test?
- Would taking peppermint tablets give me an inaccurate result in the small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) Test?
- I'm doing my SIBO test prep diet today and have taken supplements that contain oil. Will it still be ok for me to do my test tomorrow?
- I'm currently doing an anti-microbial protocol, should I start the Healthpath one now or wait until I've finished?
- I applied essential oil topically over my abdomen yesterday, do I need to wait to take the test now?
- I'm taking a course of phages to kill off some microbes in my gut, can I take a test?
- Should I stop taking iodine before my Gut Health Test?
- Do I stop taking prebiotics or probiotics before my SIBO test?
- I take digestive enzymes, do I have to stop them for the Gut Health Test?
- I take magnesium every night, do I have to stop before my Gut Health Test?
- My doctor has told me to eliminate certain foods from my diet, should I wait until after my stool test to start?
- I take Colpermin IBS tablets, do I need to stop taking these before the test?
- I usually take Berberine, should I stop before the Gut Health Test?