CSA w/ Parasitology x3

*THIS TEST KIT CANNOT BE SENT TO THE STATE OF NEW YORK DUE TO STATE REGULATIONS*

Gastrointestinal complaints are among the most common in medical care. This comprehensive profile helps pinpoint the causes of gastrointestinal symptoms and chronic systemic conditions, and measures key markers of digestion, absorption and inflammation. This comprehensive panel is the starting point for pinpointing the causes of gastrointestinal symptoms and chronic conditions, and measures key markers of digestive and absorptive function and inflammation, all to guide targeted treatment selection.
Cornerstones of good health include proper digestion of food, assimilation of nutrients, exclusion of pathogens and timely elimination of waste. To obtain benefits from food that is consumed, nutrients must be appropriately digested and then efficiently absorbed into portal circulation. Microbes, larger-sized particles of fiber, and undigested foodstuffs should remain within the intestinal lumen. Poor digestion and malabsorption of vital nutrients can contribute to degenerative diseases, compromised immune status and nutritional deficiencies. Impairment of the highly specific nutrient uptake processes, or compromised GI barrier function, as in “leaky gut syndrome,” can result from a number of causes including:

*Low gastric acid production
*Chronic Maldigestion
*Food allergen impact on bowel absorptive surfaces
*Bacterial overgrowth or imbalances (dysbiosis)
*Pathogenic bacteria, yeast or parasites and related toxic irritants
*The use of NSAIDs and antibiotics