Gut & digestion
Stomach pain, bloating, diarrhoea or a change in bowel habit can have many causes. Each of these five tests answers one question about your stomach or bowel, at home, in 10 to 15 minutes.
- Made in France
- CE-marked, notified body 0483
- Result in 10 to 15 minutes
- Order before 12:00, dispatched the same day
Which test for stomach and bowel symptoms?
- Helicobacter pylori Home Test Shows whether your body has formed antibodies to the stomach bacterium H. pylori. A drop of blood from the fingertip, result in 10 minutes.
- Coeliac Disease Home Test Shows whether your blood contains the antibodies typical of coeliac disease. A drop of blood from the fingertip, result in 15 minutes.
- Calprotectin Home Test Shows whether there is inflammation in the bowel. A small stool sample, result in 10 minutes.
- FIT Home Test Shows whether there is hidden blood in the stool. A small stool sample, result in 10 minutes.
- Rotavirus & Adenovirus Home Test Shows whether one of these two viruses is the cause of acute diarrhoea. A small stool sample, result in 10 minutes.
What to do with the result
A positive result is a reason to see your doctor, who can confirm it and decide on treatment. If you see blood in your stool, lose weight without trying, or your symptoms last more than a few weeks, see a doctor whatever the test shows.
How these self-tests work
Each kit contains everything you need except a timer. You take the sample, apply it to the test device and read the lines after the time stated in the instructions. The tests are CE-marked in-vitro diagnostic medical devices for self-testing, made in France and certified by notified body 0483. A self-test is a screening test: it tells you whether a value is above or below a threshold, while a laboratory measures the exact number.
Common questions
I have been treated for H. pylori. Can this test show whether the treatment worked?
No. The test detects antibodies, which stay in the blood after treatment. Doctors use a breath or stool test to check a treatment.
Does the Coeliac test also detect wheat allergy or gluten sensitivity?
No. It looks for coeliac disease only. Wheat allergy and gluten sensitivity are different conditions.
How accurate are these tests?
In the evaluation studies, the tests in this category agreed with laboratory methods in 93 % of cases or more. The figure for each test is on its product page.
How quickly will I have the test?
Orders placed before 12:00 on a working day leave the same day, in discreet packaging with no indication of the contents. You receive the tracking number by e-mail.