NOTE: This test is ONLY AVAILABLE TO AUSTRALIAN RESIDENTS.
NutriPATH offer an extensive range of gastrointestinal test profiles to assist and provide a practitioner with the flexibility in deciding the most appropriate test analyses for the patient.
The CDSA test can assist physicians to develop earlier, more effective preventive interventions, improve the timing and precision of treatments and reduce the risk of clinical relapse in certain groups of patients. It will also allow physicians to better evaluate and document the medical necessity for more invasive procedures such as colonoscopy.
The CDSA Level 3+ is the second most comprehensive stool assessment which is the extended test of the CDSA level 3 panel with the additional advanced biomarkers that evaluate digestion, absorption, pancreatic function, and inflammation such as Transglutaminase IgA, Eosinophil Protein X, Calprotectin, M2 Pyruvate Kinase (M2-PK) and H.Pylori. The CDSA level 3+ offers a comprehensive look at the overall health of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. It helps identify inflammatory conditions such as IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease), food allergies and post-infectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). This profile also includes sensitivity testing meaning that when colonising bacteria or mycoses/yeasts are detected, they are tested against a panel of natural anti-microbial and prescription anti-fungal agents to assist the practitioner in selecting what treatment will be most effective for the patient. It is recommended to add a DNA Multiplex PCR (2002) test to any CDSA level if you suspect parasites.
Analytes
- antibiotics
- antifungals
- Beneficial Bacteria
- Beneficial Short Chain Fatty Acids (SCFA)
- Beta Glucuronidase
- Candida
- Chain Fatty Acids
- Commensal Bacteria
- Comprehensive digestive stool analysis (CDSA)
- Dysbiotic Bacteria
- Faecal Markers
- Fat Globules
- Food Remnants
- Giardia Lamblia
- Good Bacteria
- Helicobacter Pylori Antigen (H.PYLORI)
- Long Chain Fatty Acids (LCFA)
- M2 Pyruvate Kinase (M2-PK)
- Meat Fibres
- Mucous
- natural inhibitors
- Normal Gut Flora
- Occult Blood
- Opportunistic Bacteria
- Pancreatic Elastase
- Parasites
- Pathogenic Bacteria
- pH
- Probiotics
- Putrefactive Short Chain Fatty Acids (SCFA)
- Red Blood Cells (RBC)
- Secretory Immunoglobulin A (SIgA)
- Sensitivity Testing
- Starch
- Stool Colour
- Stool Form
- Transglutaminase Immunoglobulin A (IgA)
- Vegetable Fibres
- White Blood Cells (WBC)
- Yeasts
Test Method
Culture and identification by MALDI-TOF and conventional biochemicals
Common Conditions
- Gastrointestinal and Digestive Health
- Abdominal pain
- Excess wind
- Loose or watery stools
- Bloating
- Constipation
- Other Health Conditions
- Indigestion, heartburn
- Nausea or vomiting
- Weight gain
- Nutritional and Dietary Symptoms
- Weight loss
CDSA LEVEL 3+ ASSESSES:
- Macroscopic & Microscopic Description
- Digestive, Absorption and Metabolic markers
- Inflammation markers
- Tumour/Ulcer markers
- Beneficial and other Bacteria
- Yeasts; Parasites (visual detection)
- Antibiotics/Natural agents sensitivities (bacteria & yeasts)
Advanced biomarkers that evaluate digestion, absorption, pancreatic function, and inflammation such as Transglutaminase IgA, Eosinophil Protein X, Calprotectin, M2 Pyruvate Kinase (M2-PK) and H.Pylori. The CDSA level 3+ offers a comprehensive look at the overall health of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
It helps identify inflammatory conditions such as IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease), food allergies and post-infectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). This profile also includes sensitivity testing meaning that when colonising bacteria or mycoses/yeasts are detected, they are tested against a panel of natural anti-microbial and prescription anti-fungal agents to assist the practitioner in selecting what treatment will be most effective for the patient. It is recommended to add a DNA Multiplex PCR test to any CDSA level if you suspect parasites.
About The Test
All tests come with full instructions, including a pre-authorised practitioner script.
Home test kits come with everything you need to complete the test, including free express post return postage to the laboratory.
All pathology test kits come with a preauthorised script (including test kit/s if required) to take to your local pathology test centre.
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Turn-around time: 5 days
More about the advanced gastrointestinal test
Our clinical CDSA profiles are performed using state of the art technology to assess your GUT health. Unlike other laboratories, we now use multiple diagnostic test methods such as:
- Direct Microscopic Examination
- Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) for various stool markers
- Bacteria Culture with MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry
- Stool Sensitivity 1: Microbial Antibiotic susceptibility
- Stool Sensitivity 2: Microbial Natural substances susceptibility
Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and automated chemistry for:
- Digestive markers
- Absorption markers
- Metabolic markers
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