Method: GC-MS (Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry) measuring organic acid metabolites in urine (CLIA 17D0919496); not cleared or approved by the FDA. Results in mmol/mol creatinine. Not a stand-alone diagnosis; should be interpreted in clinical context.
3-Indoleacetic acid is made from tryptophan by gut bacteria including Clostridia, reflecting how microbes handle this amino acid that also produces serotonin.



