About Ombre
Ombre profiles bacteria from a home stool sample and turns the findings into food and lifestyle recommendations. The report is available online, with email and chat help. Ombre’s recommended probiotics are separate purchases.
Register your Ombre kitCollect and mail the stool swabRead your profile and food recommendations
Offering
Gut Health Test
$229.99
one-time
16S bacterial profile · diversity score
At-home bacterial stool profile with diversity and food recommendations. Recommended Ombre probiotics cost extra.
What’s included
Included
Bacterial composition and relative abundance; some archaea also claimed.
Help explicitly names H. pylori and C. difficile if detected. Not toxin confirmation, infection exclusion or a diagnostic pathogen panel.
Distinct provider diversity score; no universal clinical target.
Not included
Before you buy
- Timing
- Follow kit instructions and discuss timing after antibiotics or probiotics with your clinician. Do not stop prescribed treatment for this test.
Repeat testing
Provider suggests 3–4 times/year; extra purchase
Results
Report
The dashboard combines your gut-health score, report navigation and personalized recommendations.
- Results
- A bacterial profile with gut-health scores and food and lifestyle suggestions.
- Access
- Web
- Download
- Provider describes CSV and FASTQ in dashboard. The report itself cannot be downloaded or printed as a PDF.
- Timing
- Typically 2–4 weeks after laboratory receipt.
Collection
Collect the stool swab in the supplied tube and follow Ombre’s return instructions after registering the kit.
Reviews
What people praise
A detailed view of the microbiome
Customers value the amount of information in their test report and the explanations around it, giving them more to discuss when considering changes to their routine.
Stories
Reddit user
Making food changes after digestive problems persisted
After ongoing digestive problems, this person used Ombre’s test to get food and probiotic recommendations. They changed their diet and supplements and reported feeling better over the following weeks, describing the report as a practical starting point when earlier trial and error had left them stuck.
reddit.comSarah Hoshikawa
Turning a detailed gut report into practical changes
Sarah tried Thryve, now Ombre, after years of constipation and short-lived relief from other approaches. A personalized report and an explanation of her results helped her choose food changes and probiotics, and she reported more regular, softer stools after a month.
medium.comLissa
Following food changes with a repeat gut test
Lissa used Ombre’s food recommendations to add more variety to her raw-vegan diet, then tested again nine months later. She reported a higher gut score and used the updated food list to decide what to eat more often, turning the results into an ongoing routine.
youtube.comThings to know
- Recommended probiotics cost extra.
The test includes the microbial report and food guidance, without a required probiotic purchase.
- Aggregate data may be used for research.
Ombre’s portal policy describes research use, service providers and qualified deletion rights.
- Check the ordering route for your location.
The selected kit is offered in the United States.
Alternatives
Tiny Health · Adult Gut Health Test
Includes a group discussion of the shotgun-profile results, with a private coaching option purchased separately.
$249
Jona · Gut Microbiome Test
Emphasizes research-linked explanations and an Action Plan alongside shotgun DNA results.
$485
Biomesight · Gut Microbiome Test
Emphasizes bacterial profiles, inferred functional ratings and downloadable FASTQ/CSV data; a practitioner session is separate.
$199
AffinityDNA · Gut Microbiome Test
Another 16S bacterial profile, with a separate discounted follow-up kit; Ombre adds its own online food and lifestyle recommendations.
$169FAQs
Can I download a PDF report?
Ombre describes CSV and FASTQ data access, but its report itself is not offered as a printable or downloadable PDF.
Are probiotics part of the test purchase?
No. The report includes food suggestions, while Ombre’s recommended probiotics are optional separate purchases.