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Comprehensive Stool Analysis plus Parasitology x3 (CDSA/P) - Doctor's Data Test Kit

This CDSA/P test is performed to identify abnormal intestinal microflora, but does not directly assess abnormal digestion/absorption, inflammation or other specific aspects of gastrointestinal health.


Test Code: DDCD

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Methodology:

Specimen Type: Stool

Preparation: Ship to lab Monday-Thursday only. Please read all of the directions and the collection procedures prior to starting test. Please wait three days after completion of antifungal or antibiotic medications before starting this collection. Please refrain from taking digestive enzymes, laxatives (particularly mineral or castor oil), antacids, aspirin, and substances containing barium and/or bismuth for two days prior to and during the specimen collection. Refrain from taking probiotic supplements for two weeks prior to specimen collection. To properly assess fat absorption, be sure to consume normal amounts of dietary fat. Never discontinue prescription medications without first consulting your physician.

Test Results: 8-12 Business days once the lab receives the specimen. May take longer based on weather, holiday or lab delays.


Details:

This kit allows for the individual to choose between a 1, 2, or 3 day stool collection. Please mark your choice on the paperwork included in your kit.

Description

This kit allows for the individual to choose between a 1, 2, or 3 day stool collection. Specimen does not have to be collected on consecutive days. It is preferable, but not necessary, to collect on consecutive days but the final collection must be made within seven days of the first.
Please note: Parasites do not drop with every stool passing.

Gastrointestinal complaints are among the most common in medical care. This comprehensive profile helps pinpoint the causes of gastrointestinal symptoms and chronic systemic conditions, and measures key markers of digestion, absorption and inflammation. Using growth-based culture, the standard of practice in clinical microbiology, as well as sensitive biochemical assays and microscopy, this thorough profile evaluates the status of beneficial and pathogenic microorganisms including aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, yeast and parasites. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing to prescriptive and natural agents is also performed for appropriate bacterial and fungal species at no additional charge. This test is performed to identify abnormal intestinal microflora, but does not directly assess abnormal digestion/absorption, inflammation or other specific aspects of gastrointestinal health.

This test is useful for

  • Gastrointestinal Symptoms
  • Autoimmune Disease
  • IBD/IBS
  • Inflammation
  • Food Sensitivities
  • Nutritional Deficiencies
  • Joint Pain

The Comprehensive Stool Analysis with Parasitology x3 is an invaluable non-invasive diagnostic assessment that permits practitioners to objectively evaluate the status of beneficial and imbalanced commensal bacteria, pathogenic bacteria, yeast/fungus, and parasites by culture, PCR, and other gold standard methods. Precise identification of pathogenic species and susceptibility testing greatly facilitates selection of the most appropriate pharmaceutical or natural treatment agents. 

Cornerstones of good health include proper digestion of food, assimilation of nutrients, exclusion of pathogens and timely elimination of waste. To obtain benefits from food that is consumed, nutrients must be appropriately digested and then efficiently absorbed into portal circulation. Microbes, larger-sized particles of fiber, and undigested foodstuffs should remain within the intestinal lumen. Poor digestion and malabsorption of vital nutrients can contribute to degenerative diseases, compromised immune status and nutritional deficiencies. Impairment of the highly specific nutrient uptake processes, or compromised GI barrier function, as in "leaky gut syndrome," can result from a number of causes including:

•  Low gastric acid production
•  Chronic maldigestion
•  Food allergen impact on bowel absorptive surfaces
•  Bacterial overgrowth or imbalances (dysbiosis)
•  Pathogenic bacteria, yeast or parasites and related toxic irritants
•  The use of NSAIDs and antibiotics


Impairment of intestinal functions can contribute to the development of food allergies, systemic illnesses, autoimmune disease, and toxic overload from substances that are usually kept in the confines of the bowel for elimination. Efficient remediation of GI dysfunctions incorporates a comprehensive guided approach that should include consideration of elimination of pathogens and exposure to irritants, supplementation of hydrochloric acid, pancreatic enzymes and pre- and probiotics, and repair of the mucosal barrier.

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