About Lab Test Shop
LabTestShop sells laboratory stool panels including GI-MAP, GI Effects and Gut Zoomer. You purchase the kit without arranging your own ordering visit, collect the required samples at home and receive the laboratory report to review with your practitioner.
Choose your laboratory panelCollect and return the kit samplesTake the report to your practitioner
Offerings
GI Effects Fundamentals
Est. $482
one-time
Culture and chemistry
Genova culture-based stool flora and clinical chemistry, with one-day or three-day collection choices.
What’s included in GI Effects Fundamentals
Included
Bacterial culture, not full commensal qPCR map.
Yeast/fungal culture.
Culture reports named potential pathogens, including Salmonella and Shigella; H. pylori and C. difficile assays are separate add-ons.
Measured calprotectin; EPX also listed.
Measured elastase-1.
FIT in laboratory Fundamentals report.
Not included
Results
Report
The laboratory’s results overview for the Fundamentals panel.
- Results
- A GI Effects Fundamentals report with stool chemistry and cultured bacteria and fungi.
Collection
Collection depends on the panel: some kits use stool alone, while others include multiple collection days or a urine sample. Follow the selected kit’s protocol.
Stories
A micronutrient-test customer
Finding results worth following up after a mail-order panel
This customer ordered a Vibrant micronutrient panel through LabTestShop and arranged a local blood draw. In a later update, they said the results confirmed some expected deficiencies and revealed another unexpected result, giving them several things to follow up on.
reddit.comThings to know
- Orders are nonrefundable once placed.
LabTestShop’s consent permits rescheduling but does not offer refunds.
- Pay for testing before collection.
LabTestShop does not bill insurance or include personal interpretation of the results.
- Separate consent is required for third-party AI training.
InOut Labs uses contracted systems for orders and results, with retention required by law.
- Check the ordering route for your location.
Not available to residents of New York, New Jersey or Rhode Island.
Alternatives
Tiny Health · Adult Gut Health Test
Choose a broad shotgun microbial profile and a group review instead of LabTestShop’s culture and stool-chemistry panel. It does not include the same measured stool markers.
$249
Jona · Gut Microbiome Test
Offers a research-linked Action Plan with microbial DNA profiling, rather than LabTestShop’s culture and stool-chemistry panel.
$485
Biomesight · Gut Microbiome Test
Offers bacterial sequencing data and optional practitioner help, rather than LabTestShop’s culture and stool-chemistry panel. Downloadable data is a particular emphasis.
$199
Ombre · Gut Health Test
A bacterial wellness profile with food suggestions, rather than LabTestShop’s culture and stool-chemistry panel. Ombre probiotics are optional separate purchases.
$229.99FAQs
Is personal interpretation included?
No. LabTestShop supplies the laboratory report, which you should review with your own clinician.
Do I need my own ordering appointment?
The consumer ordering route arranges the required order. It does not create an ongoing care relationship or include treatment.