The Importance of Gut Microbiota
There are about 100 trillion microbes in human gut, and there are about 500-1000 of different species. The number of these microorganisms is 10 times more than human cells, and the total mass is up to two kilograms.
Recent studies showed that intestinal microbes will affect human health and could be regarded as the second genome of humans.
Obesity
Allergy/ Skin Allergy
Autoimmune disease
irritable bowel syndrome
inflammatory bowel disease
colorectal cancer
diabetes
metabolic syndrome
non-alcoholic liver disease
dementia
autism
anxiety disorder
The principle of 16s rRNA gut microbiome test is based on detecting the sequences of the highly variable region of the 16S rRNA gene in order to identify the microbial flora composition and richness in our gut microbiota. Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) is a non-cultivation method that generating data on the entire microbial population in our samples. These data would undergo a comprehensive analysis to determine the relationship between the gut microbes and risk of a specific disease.
- aged 3 or above
People who are concerning gut health
People with the following symptoms: Allergy and Asthma, chronic diarrhoea and constipation, obesity and metabolic diseases
6-8 weeks
HK$ 3,800 (Including explanation from professionals)
Richness and diversity
In this test, the richness and uniformity of intestinal microflora would be analyzed as the intestinal balance is very important for maintaining our health.
Ten core genus of gut microbiota in Chinese population
We will detect ten core genus of gut microbiota which are universal in Chinese population. The lack of these genus will reduce the diversity of the intestinal microflora and may lead to different diseases.
Relationship between five major symptoms and microbial flora
We will analyze your microbial flora and the symptoms, including Obesity and metabolic syndrome, diarrhoea, constipation, Allergies such as skin allergy in details.
Summary and dietary habits recommendations
We will provide a series of tailor-made diets and recommendations based on your gut microbiota.
1. All reports are validated and issued by a registered medical laboratory technologist.
2. To ensure the protection of our customers’ privacy, we solely utilize data for research purposes only upon receiving explicit consent from them.
During the process of utilizing data for research, all personally identifiable information will be thoroughly deleted, and no records will be retained.
(For further details, please view the Research Consent.)
