Gut health
The cause of your
gut symptoms,
found by a doctor
A doctor-led gut and microbiome programme in London, for bloating, pain and symptoms nobody has explained. Your doctor reads every result with you and writes a plan to treat the cause.
Bloating, pain and a bowel that will not settle are common. Too often they are called IBS and left for you to manage, without anyone looking for the reason.
We start by ruling out what matters: inflammation, infection, coeliac disease and a bowel cancer check. Then sequencing shows what lives in your gut, and what your symptoms may be costing you in iron, B12 and vitamin D.
One doctor reads it all together and writes the plan, with a nutritionist to turn it into food you can live with.
A sensitive gut
has a cause
What we test,
and why
Gut health programmes and prices
Each is a one-off programme, with no subscription. Microbiome sequencing is used to understand your gut and personalise your food, not as a medical diagnosis. The bowel cancer safety check follows a defined clinical pathway, and any result needing further investigation is escalated by a doctor. Tests are arranged only where clinically appropriate.
The Baseline
Where most people begin
Know what is wrong, and that the serious things are ruled out. £695.
- A pre-test diet and symptom questionnaire
- Faecal calprotectin, to tell inflammation from a sensitive gut
- Coeliac serology and a bowel cancer safety check
- H. pylori and a focused gut blood panel
- A doctor consultation and written plan
- WhatsApp concierge access
The Blueprint
Most popular
Understand your gut, and eat in a way that finally agrees with you. £1,595.
Everything in The Baseline and
- Full microbiome sequencing, the deeper method
- A session with a registered nutritionist
- A personalised food and fibre plan
- Your gut profile, reported clearly
- WhatsApp concierge access
The Specialist
Consultant led, end to end
The answer, and the end of the problem, led by a consultant. £3,950.
Everything in The Blueprint and
- Comprehensive functional stool analysis
- A breath test for bacterial overgrowth
- A consultant gastroenterologist consultation
- A second nutritionist session and structured plan
- A follow-up review and repeat testing
- Priority WhatsApp concierge access
How it works
Choose a programme, or speak to us first. A short diet and symptom questionnaire, then the kit comes to your door. No clinic visit needed.
A small stool sample in the tube provided, sealed and posted back in the prepaid box. It takes a few minutes and nobody sees it but the laboratory.
An accredited laboratory runs your calprotectin and bowel cancer check and, on The Blueprint, sequences every organism in the sample. Results take two to three weeks.
A doctor reads every result with you in plain English, then writes the plan: what to treat, what to eat, and when to retest.
Your gut health,
in one place.
With your care extends beyond your appointments.
Every result is kept with your history, so a retest in three months sits beside today’s and you can see what changed.
Ask about any result at any hour, and the answer comes with your history in front of it. When something needs a doctor, it books one.
Questions,
answered.
Gut health programmes at The Wellness start at £695 for validated stool and blood testing with a doctor consultation and written plan. The Blueprint, at £1,595, adds full microbiome sequencing and a registered nutritionist. The Specialist, at £3,950, is led by a consultant gastroenterologist and includes follow-up testing. Each is a one-off programme with a home collection kit.
Not as a general test. The NHS does not routinely offer comprehensive microbiome sequencing for digestive symptoms or wellness. What it does offer, and what is usually the right first step, is targeted testing for a specific diagnosis: faecal calprotectin to look for inflammation suggesting inflammatory bowel disease, stool culture for specific pathogens, and coeliac serology. If you have alarm symptoms the NHS pathway is the right one and it costs nothing.
The common ones are persistent bloating, irregular bowel habit, excessive wind, reflux, unexplained tiredness and food intolerances that have crept in over time. None of them is specific, and all of them have causes other than the microbiome. Separately, and more importantly, some symptoms need assessing rather than testing. Blood in the stool, unexplained weight loss, difficulty swallowing, persistent vomiting, a change in bowel habit lasting more than three weeks in anybody over 50, or a family history of bowel cancer should be seen by a doctor promptly. A microbiome test is not the right response to any of those.
A gut microbiome test analyzes the bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms living in your digestive tract. Using a stool sample, we identify the composition of your gut flora, detect imbalances, and assess markers of digestive health, inflammation, and nutrient absorption.
Results are typically available within 2-3 weeks. You will receive a comprehensive report detailing your gut bacteria composition, any imbalances detected, and personalized recommendations for improving your gut health.
It can help, as part of the picture. IBS is diagnosed by a doctor once other causes are ruled out, which is what the calprotectin, coeliac and bowel cancer checks are for. Sequencing then shows how your gut bacteria differ from a healthy range, and your nutritionist uses that to shape a food plan you can test against your symptoms.
Minimal preparation is required. We recommend continuing your normal diet for at least 2 weeks before testing. Avoid antibiotics for 4 weeks before the test if possible. You will receive a home collection kit with full instructions.
We send you a discreet home collection kit with clear instructions. The kit includes everything you need to collect a small stool sample hygienically. You then return the sample in the prepaid packaging provided. The process is simple and private.
The stool and blood tests look for inflammation, infection such as H. pylori, coeliac disease and the nutrients a troubled gut often costs you. Sequencing shows which bacteria live in your gut and how varied they are, which we use to personalise your food rather than to diagnose. A breath test for bacterial overgrowth is part of The Specialist. Your doctor reads the results together and explains what they mean for your symptoms.
If you have digestive issues, unexplained fatigue, skin problems, or autoimmune concerns, gut testing can provide valuable insights. Many patients find it helps identify root causes that standard tests miss, leading to more effective treatment.
No referral is needed. You can book directly with us online. The doctors we work with will review your results and provide personalized recommendations.
Choose a programme, or speak to us first if you are not sure which is right. A doctor reads every result with you and sets out what comes next.
