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Our test is designed for adults (18+). The report is based on adult gut microbiome reference data, so we do not recommend it for anyone under 18.

Your gut microbiome is the community of trillions of bacteria living in your digestive tract. These microbes play a key role in digestion, immunity, inflammation, energy levels, and even how you age. When your gut is balanced, it can support long-term health. When it's out of balance, it may contribute to symptoms like bloating, fatigue, and poor metabolic health.

We offer stool-based microbiome tests that help you decode what’s happening inside your gut and guide lifestyle changes. You can choose between:

• A 12-month Gut Health Membership for long-term tracking and support

• A Once-Off Test Kit for a single deep-dive snapshot of your gut

Around 2–3 weeks after your sample arrives at the lab. You’ll get an update when the results are ready.

Yes. We recommend waiting 2–4 weeks after your last antibiotic dose to get a clearer picture of your current gut health.

Yes. Just try to stay consistent with your probiotic routine for at least a week before testing.

Yes, you can. Menstruation doesn’t affect your stool sample or the results of your gut microbiome test. Just make sure no menstrual blood contaminates the sample when collecting.

• Gut diversity and microbial balance

• Links to digestion, energy, inflammation, immunity, skin health, and weight management.

• Personalised food and lifestyle recommendations

• Microbial patterns associated with symptoms like bloating or other gut conditions (SIBO, leaky gut, IBS, etc.)

We sequence the DNA of the microorganisms in your gut using your stool sample. Specifically, we use next-generation sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene; a widely used, validated method for identifying and quantifying bacterial species. It’s accurate, cost-effective, and ideal for microbiome testing.

Biomine Health is based on machine learning models that have shown strong performance with both 16S and shotgun metagenomic data, meaning you get reliable, personalised insights regardless of the sequencing method used.

No, we do not sequence your the host (human) DNA, we only analyse the DNA of the microorganisms (bacteria) that form part of your microbiome.

No. This is a wellness tool. It’s designed to give you personalised health insights and recommendations, but not to diagnose or treat any disease. However we can provide you with accurate correlations between your microbiome profile and various conditions (e.g. SIBO, gluten sensitivity, IBS, skin health, weight management, inflammation, etc.)

Not currently. Microbiome testing is not yet reimbursed by most insurers, but we’re working on changing that.

As often as you can, especially if you're actively making changes to your lifestyle or gut health. That said, we know testing regularly may not be feasible for everyone, which is why we recommend testing at least every 6 to 12 months to track progress and see how your microbiome responds over time.

Our test does not check for single pathogens. If you need to confirm a specific infection, a qPCR pathogen test, for example GI MAP, is more suitable. We use advanced DNA sequencing to profile your whole gut microbiome, reporting on diversity, balance, and the relative abundance of key groups such as probiotic species, mucin producing bacteria, and sulphur reducing bacteria. Choose qPCR for one pathogen, choose our test for an overall microbiome view.

So In short:

• Check one pathogen, use a qPCR pathogen test.

• Understand overall microbiome health, use our sequencing based test.