
Indicans urine test £13 (can be done from home)
D-lactate blood test £12 (requires a blood sample)
Biolab gut fermentation test £46 (must attend Biolab)
Gut permeability test £75 (urine test. can be done from home)

The study is especially aimed at investigating 'fecal body odor syndrome', including anyone who has been diagnosed positive for TMAU, but since testers are paying, anyone with a body odor or halitosis problem may test. Testers will be required to fill out a short questionnaire so as to determine what type of odor problem each tester has.
More details will follow later
Overview:
The object of the study is to test some biomarkers for general gut dysbiosis.
At the moment, for 'fecal body odor syndrome', it is not known what the factors are, but the suspicions lie within the following areas :
genetics : FMO3 in particular
metabolism : Possible metabolic weakness
detoxification : especially the biotranformation enzymes
gut ecology : especially gut dysbiosis
vitamin/mineral status
This study is looking at certain biomarkers of gut dysbiosis, including gut candidiasis.
- Indicans test: Indicans would be a straightforward and inexpensive way of looking for intestinal toxaemia and overgrowth of anaerobic bacteria, and would be an interesting approach, requiring a mid-stream, early morning, urine sample.
- D-lactate test: D-lactate is a specific bacterial metabolite and would not normally be found in blood unless there is a bacterial infection. So for patients with gut symptoms it looks as if this might be an interesting way of looking for intestinal infections. The symptoms of such infections can be quite wide-ranging and a recent publication found a correlation with chronic fatigue (suggesting there may be a bacterial cause).
- Gut fermentation profile: Involves gas chromatography technique. Tests for alcohols associated with gut candidiasis and bacterias.
UPDATE 26NOV09:
The form to test in MeBO-Biolab Gut Dysbiosis Study is here :
MeBO-Biolab gut dysbiosis in body odor or halitosis study form-REVISED
Donate to MeBO Research
What MeBO is doingrelated links :
http://www.biolab.co.uk/
Dr Myhill article on Biolab gut fermentation test
Interview with Mark Howard : Biolab manager
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