GI-MAP looks for DNA of bugs clinicians actually treat, plus calprotectin-style function markers. It is a diagnostic-style stool test, not a “good bacteria score” app.
Health testing
Moderate evidence
GI-MAP
qPCR stool test for pathogens, H. pylori, and gut-function markers.
How to use
Provider-ordered stool kit. One sample, then interpret in clinic — not from a forum.
Details
- Type of test
- Microbiome
- Provider
- Diagnostic Solutions Laboratory
- Turnaround time
- About 1–2 weeks
- What it measures
- Pathogens, H. pylori, parasites, fungi, and selected digestive/inflammation markers.
- Scientific validity
- qPCR is quantitative; “treat the number” without symptoms is the common mistake.
Editorial rating ★ 4.0
The stool test functional clinics actually act on. Easy to over-treat commensal findings.
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