Gut Health guides

Find out how your gut bacteria respond to Xylooligosaccharides and get clear, practical insights to help support digestion and gut balance.

Use the Vibrio cholerae test to determine if this bacterium is present in your gut so you can pursue timely care and prevention.

Order the trimethylamine test to find out whether gut-produced trimethylamine may be contributing to your symptoms and to better understand how your gut health can guide diet or treatment.

Test for Streptococcus thermophilus to see if this common gut bacterium is present and how its levels may affect your gut health.

Find out whether Staphylococcus aureus is present in your gut to better understand symptoms and guide appropriate next steps.

Use the Shannon diversity test to assess how varied your gut bacteria are and help guide practical diet and lifestyle choices.

Measure your Ruminococcus gnavus level to see if this gut bacterium may be affecting your digestive balance and help guide next steps for your gut health.

Test your Ruminococcus bromii levels to see how well your gut breaks down certain fibers and use the results to guide diet and gut-health decisions.

Check whether your Roseburia hominis levels are within a healthy range to better understand your gut bacteria and inform dietary choices.

Take the richness index test to find out how balanced your gut bacteria are and get clear, practical steps to support better gut health.

Find out whether resistant starch supports your digestion and gut bacteria so you can make informed dietary choices.

Use the Pseudoruminococcus massiliensis test to determine whether this microbe is present in your gut and understand its potential impact on your digestive health.

Check your Proteobacteria:Actinobacteria ratio to see if your gut bacterial balance may be affecting digestion or inflammation and guide practical steps to improve gut health.

Get the Proteobacteria test to check bacteria linked to gut inflammation and receive clear insights to better understand your digestive health.

Order the protein breakdown capacity test to learn how well your gut breaks down protein and get clear, practical insights to improve your gut health.

Assess your gut’s capacity to produce propionate so you can make informed diet and treatment choices to support gut health.

Test your Prevotella:Bacteroides ratio to see whether your gut bacterial balance can inform practical diet and lifestyle changes for better digestion and gut health.

Get a Prevotella copri test to find out whether this gut bacterium may be affecting your digestion and how you respond to certain foods.

Test for Phocaeicola vulgatus to understand whether this gut bacteria is affecting your digestion and overall gut balance.

Use the Phocaeicola dorei test to assess how this gut microbe may be affecting your digestion and guide practical next steps for your gut health.

Check whether your gut microbes are effectively breaking down pectin so you can choose foods and habits that support better digestion.

Take the overabundant species test to identify which gut microbes are present in excess so you can understand possible imbalances and take targeted steps to improve your digestive health.

Order the mucus degradation index test to see if mucus breakdown is impacting your digestion and overall gut health.

Test your gut microbiome diversity to get clear, practical insights you can use to support digestion and overall health.

Check whether your gut microbes are producing GABA to better understand potential links between your microbiome, mood, and digestive health.

Use the Methanobrevibacter smithii test to check whether methane-producing gut microbes may be affecting your digestion and guide next steps to improve your gut health.

Test for Mediterraneibacter faecis to find out whether this gut microbe is influencing your digestion and overall gut balance.

Test for Malassezia in your gut to add context to your digestive symptoms and guide appropriate care.

Test for Lactiscaesibacillus rhamnosus to see if it’s affecting your gut balance and get practical guidance for diet or supplements.

Take the Lachnospiraceae test to find out whether this common gut bacterial family may be influencing your digestion and overall gut balance.

Test for Klebsiella pneumoniae to find out if it’s affecting your gut balance and get guidance to support your digestive health.

Test for Klebsiella oxytoca to see if it may be affecting your digestion and to inform next steps for your gut health.

Take the KLE1615 sp900066985 test to check for gut imbalances and get clear, practical results to help you understand and improve your digestive health.

Test how your gut responds to isomaltooligosaccharides so you can tailor your diet and improve digestive comfort.

Get the indole-3-propionic acid test to find out whether your gut is producing protective compounds and receive practical guidance to support your gut health.

Measure hydrogen sulfide levels to see if they may be contributing to your digestive symptoms and help clarify next steps for your gut health.

Take the host DNA test to learn how your DNA affects your gut health and receive clear, practical steps to support better digestion.

Find out whether histamine-producing microbes in your gut may be contributing to your symptoms so you can take targeted dietary or treatment steps.

Take the hexa-LPS index test to better understand your gut inflammation risk and receive clear, practical guidance to support your digestive health.

Get tested for Helicobacter pylori to see if it’s causing your digestive symptoms and guide appropriate treatment for better gut health.

Check whether Haemophilus influenzae is present in your gut to help guide appropriate next steps for your gut health.

Get tested for Giardia lamblia to determine whether an infection is causing your digestive symptoms and guide the right treatment.

Discover how your gut responds to galactooligosaccharides to better understand your digestive health and tailor your dietary fiber choices.

Take the GABA breakdown test to find out whether your gut is affecting GABA processing and get clear guidance to better understand and support your gut health.

Take the Fusobacteriota test to find out if these bacteria are in your gut and whether they may be affecting your digestion or inflammation.

Take the fructooligosaccharides test to quickly see how your gut responds to FOS and whether adjusting your intake could improve digestion.

Test your Firmicutes:Bacteroidetes ratio to assess whether your gut bacterial balance may be affecting digestion, energy, or weight.

Take a Firmicutes test to find out if your gut bacterial balance is influencing digestion, weight, and overall gut health.

Test how well your gut digests fiber so you can adjust your diet for easier, more comfortable digestion.

Test for Faecalicatena faecis to learn whether this gut bacterium may be affecting your digestion and to guide practical diet or care decisions.

Use the Faecalicatena contorta test to see whether this gut bacterium may be affecting your digestive balance and guide steps to improve your gut health.

Test your Faecalibacterium prausnitzii levels to see how this key gut bacterium may be affecting your digestive health.

Use the Faecalibacterium prausnitzii group test to check levels of a key beneficial gut bacterium and understand how it may be affecting your digestive health.

Test your Eubacterium rectale to quickly learn whether your gut microbiome is supporting healthy digestion and overall gut balance.

Test for Eubacterium hallii to find out whether this gut microbe may be influencing your digestion and metabolism and help you better understand your gut health.

Use the E. coli test to find whether E. coli is affecting your gut balance and get clear insight to improve your digestive health.

Test for Enterococcus faecium to find out if this bacterium is present and how it may be affecting your gut health.

Test your Dorea longicatena levels to see how this gut bacterium may affect your digestion and guide practical diet or lifestyle choices.

Use the Cryptosporidium test to determine whether this parasite is affecting your digestive health and guide the next steps in care.

Measure your Collinsella aerofaciens levels to understand how they may relate to your gut balance and digestive health.

Use the Clostridium perfringens test to determine whether this bacterium may be affecting your digestion and to guide the next steps for improving your gut health.

Get tested for Clostridium difficile to determine whether an infection is causing your digestive symptoms and guide appropriate treatment for your gut health.

Use the chitin test to learn whether your gut's fungal balance may be linked to your digestion and get clear guidance to support better gut health.

Take the cellulose test to find out how well your gut handles dietary fiber and get clear results to guide better digestion.

Get the Candida albicans test to find out whether Candida yeast is present in your gut and receive clear results to guide a conversation with your clinician about gut health.

Test for Campylobacter jejuni to find out whether this infection is affecting your gut health and causing digestive symptoms.

Test your gut’s butyrate-producing capacity to understand whether your microbiome is supporting healthy digestion and overall gut health.

Take the branched chain amino acids test to estimate your gut's amino acid capacity and guide simple diet or care steps to support overall gut health.

Check your Blautia wexlerae level to learn whether this gut microbe could be affecting your digestion, energy, and overall gut balance.

Test for Blastocystis hominis to determine whether this gut organism could be linked to your digestive symptoms and help guide next steps for your gut health.

Use the Bifidobacterium animalis test to discover whether this microbe is supporting your digestion and overall gut balance.

Test your Bifidobacterium adolescentis to learn whether this gut bacteria may be influencing your digestion and overall gut health.

Get the Beta‑glucuronidase capacity test to see whether your gut enzyme activity may be affecting digestion and balance so you can take informed steps to improve your gut health.

Test your Bifidobacterium levels to quickly see if your gut has enough beneficial bacteria and get clear, practical guidance to support digestion.

Order the Bacteroidota test to see how your Bacteroidota levels may be affecting digestion and overall gut balance.

Use the Bacteroides xylanisolvens test to check whether this bacterium may be affecting your gut balance and to guide diet or supplement choices.

Test your Bacteroides uniformis levels to see whether your gut microbiome is supporting healthy digestion and overall gut balance.

Test for Bacteroides ovatus to learn how it may affect your digestion and gut balance so you can make informed diet and lifestyle choices.

Test for Bacteroides fragilis to learn whether this gut bacterium may be affecting your digestion and guide steps to improve your gut health.

Test for Bacteroides cellulosilyticus to understand how your gut processes fiber and use the results to inform diet and gut-health choices.

Detect antibiotic-resistant bacteria in your gut to help you and your clinician make safer, better-informed treatment decisions.

Test your gut for Anaerostipes hadrus to see if this microbe is present and what that might mean for your gut health.

Use the Alistipes finegoldii test to measure this gut bacterium and understand how its levels may relate to your digestive health.

Order the Akkermansia sp004167065 test to check your gut's Akkermansia levels and understand how they may relate to your digestion and overall gut health.

Test your Akkermansia muciniphila levels to understand their effect on your gut health and receive clear, practical steps to support digestion.

Take the Actinobacteria test to see whether changes in Actinobacteria are affecting your digestion and overall gut balance.

Take the acetate capacity test to find out if your gut is handling acetate properly and use the results to guide diet or supplement choices.

Blood testing supports peptic ulcer disease care by detecting anemia from occult bleeding and iron deficiency, showing systemic impact. Superpower offers hemoglobin, iron, and ferritin tests for PUD, with in-clinic and at-home options. Home testing currently available in selected states. (See FAQs below for more info).

Your stool test results hold crucial clues about infections, inflammation, and digestive health that standard blood work often misses.

Your celiac blood test preparation could make or break the accuracy of your results.

Understanding your celiac test numbers can clarify whether gluten is triggering immune reactions in your small intestine.

This non-invasive stool test reveals hidden intestinal inflammation that blood tests often miss.

The most common causes of persistent bloating, how each works, and the biomarkers that can help clarify what is driving it.

Common causes of post-meal bloating, what the biology behind it is, and when persistent bloating warrants a closer look through testing.