Description

The CSAP profile helps pinpoint the causes of gastrointestinal symptoms and chronic systemic conditions, and measures key markers of digestion, absorption and inflammation. It includes comprehensive bacteriology and yeast cultures, detection of infectious pathogens and parasites, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing to prescriptive and natural agents. This is a 3-DAY SAMPLE COLLECTION.

The following are included:

Acetate

Adenovirus 40/41

Ascaris lumbricoides

Bacteria Culture

Balantidium coli

Blastocystis spp.

Butyrate

Calprotectin

Campylobacter spp.

Capillaria hepatica

Capillaria philippinensis

Carbohydrates

Charcot-Leyden Crystals

Chilomastix mesnili

Clonorchis sinensis

Clostridium difficile

Cryptosporidium spp.

Cystoisospora belli

Dientamoeba fragilis

Diphyllobothrium latum

Dipylidium caninum

E. coli

Endolimax nana

Entamoeba coli

Entamoeba hartmanni

Entamoeba histolytica

Entamoeba histolytica/dispar

Entamoeba polecki

Enterobius vermicularis

Enteromonas hominis

Fasciola hepatica/Fasciolopsis buski

Giardia

Heterophyes heterophyes

Hookworm

Hymenolepis diminuta

Hymenolepis nana

Iodamoeba buetschlii

Lactoferrin

Lysozyme

Mucus

Muscle Fibers

Norovirus GI

Norovirus GII

Occult Blood

Pancreatic Elastase 1

Paragonimus westermani

Pentatrichomonas hominis

Pollen

Propionate

RBC

Retortamonas intestinalis

Rotavirus A

SIgA

Salmonella spp.

Shigella spp.

Strongyloides stercoralis

Taenia spp.

Total Fecal Fat

Total SCFAs

Trichuris trichiura

Valerate

Vegetable Fibers

Vibrio cholerae

WBC

Yeast Culture

pH

Pick up kit to collect at home. Allow 10 business days not including transportation time.

Preparation & Timing

  • Wait at least 4 weeks after a colonoscopy or barium enema before collecting your samples.
  • Do not collect while menstruating.
  • Do not collect while actively bleeding from hemorrhoids.
  • Avoid the following medications for 2 weeks prior to collection

  • Antibiotics
  • Antiparasitics
  • Antifungals
  • Probiotic supplements
  • Proton pump inhibitors
  • Bismuth
  • Consult your healthcare provider prior to discontinuing any prescription medications.
  • Avoid the following medications for 2 days prior to collection:

  • Aspirin
  • NSAIDs
  • Digestive enzymes
  • Laxatives
  • Mineral oil
  • Castor oil
  • Glycerin enemas/suppositories
  • Activated charcoal
  • Betaine HCl
  • Antacids
  • Bentonite clay
  • Consult your healthcare provider prior to discontinuing any prescription medications.