WHY MICROBA COMPREHENSIVE STOOL TESTING?
Your gut microbiome plays a central role in digestion, energy, hormones, immunity, and inflammation throughout the body. When the balance of bacteria in the gut is disrupted, symptoms often appear far beyond digestion alone. As part of the Floresco Whole Health Reset, we use advanced Microba stool microbiome testing to gain deeper insight into how your gut may be influencing your overall health. Gut microbiome testing analyses the bacteria living within your digestive system using advanced metagenomic sequencing technology.
THIS TESTING GIVES US DEEP INSIGHT INTO:
• Exact types/quantities of bacteria present in your gut (beneficial, opportunistic, commensal)
• Microbial diversity and balance S
• Presence of pathogenic species
• Inflammatory patterns
• Functional pathways linked to digestion and metabolism
• Short-chain fatty acid production
• Fibre fermentation capacity
• Protein fermentation activity
• Vitamin production potential
• Bile acid metabolism
• Gas production pathways
• Motility patterns
This level of data tells us how the gut may be influencing hormones, metabolism, immune signaling and inflammation - not just digestion alone. Many women are surprised to learn how strongly gut health influences multiple body systems. Gut dysfunction does NOT always present as digestive symptoms alone.
Testing is likely to be helpful for you, if you experience:
• Bloating or abdominal discomfort
• Constipation or loose stools
• Food sensitivities
• Fatigue or brain fog
• Hormonal imbalances or PMS changes
• Skin concerns
• Headaches or migraines
• Allergies or histamine symptoms
• Mood changes or anxiety
• Body aches and pains
The test is simple and completed by you at home.
1. A collection kit is posted directly to your home.
2. A small stool sample is collected by you, privately at home.
3. The sample is returned to the laboratory using the prepaid packaging.
4. Your results are analyzed using advanced sequencing technology.
5. Your practitioner will review and interpret your results and present these to you at your report of findings consultation. Your treatment plan is then tailored based on YOUR individual findings; there is no ‘one-sizefits-all’ approach here.
WHY COMPREHENSIVE BLOOD TESTING?
Within the Floresco Whole Health Reset, your blood test results are reviewed in the context of your symptoms, your health history, and optimal functional ranges (not disease ranges). Instead of waiting for disease to appear, we use these insights to understand where your body might be under strain and where support will make the biggest difference moving forward. Blood testing provides valuable insight into how your different body systems are working beneath the surface.
Many women experiencing fatigue, hormonal changes, digestive concerns or burnout symptoms have never had a truly comprehensive review of their markers - especially not interpreted through a functional health lens.
THE FLORESCO WHOLE HEALTH RESET INCLUDES TESTING OF THE FOLLOWING:
Iron studies
Cholesterol
Vitamin D
Fasting Glucose
Bone health (calcium, urate, phosphate, magnesium)
CRP Liver Function (LFTs)
Kidney function
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
Free T3 & T4
Thyroid antibodies
Full Blood Count
Free Testosterone / SHBG
Oestrogen & Progesterone
LH & FSH
WHY IS COMBINING BLOOD TESTING AND GUT MICROBIOME ANALYSIS SO POWERFUL?
Individually, blood tests and stool testing each provide valuable information. When interpreted together, they allow us to understand not just what is happening in the body, but why and how patterns are occurring. Blood testing shows us how your body is functioning systemically, while stool analysis helps explain many of the underlying drivers that may be influencing those results. Together, they create a far more complete clinical picture.
Bringing these two pieces together allows us to connect the dots right across your entire system. This turns scattered symptoms into a clear, personalized roadmap for restoring balance and supporting lasting change.
FATIGUE EXAMPLE:
Fatigue may appear in blood pathology as iron status or low vitamin D, while stool analysis may reveal microbial patterns that could be affecting iron absorption, or inflammation influencing energy production. Treatment therefore focuses not only on replacing lacking nutrients, but improving gut absorption so levels can stabilize long term.
HORMONES EXAMPLE:
Hormones are not just produced by the body; they are also strongly influenced by the gut. The gut microbiome plays a role in hormone recycling and estrogen regulation. So, by reviewing blood hormone markers alongside gut microbiome activity, we can better understand how hormonal symptoms are being influenced without the guesswork.
BLOATING EXAMPLE:
In patients experiencing bloating, blood test results may appear largely normal, or show nutrient deficiencies or subtle inflammatory patterns. However, stool analysis may reveal gasproducing bacterial in high numbers, reduced fibre fermentation, or microbial imbalance affecting the movement of stool. When we combine results, the treatment of bloating is now root-cause focused and highly specific