HEALTH TESTS
Testing orders are available to everyone. You do NOT need to be a current patient to purchase tests.
You will be asked to fill out a patient form at checkout which will give us more information on your current diet and lifestyle, health concerns, current medications and supplement intake.
If you wish to purchase multiple tests for people in the same household please add quantity as 1 for each test so that individual patient forms can be completed. You can keep adding multiple tests to the same basket as long as patients reside at the same address. For multiple tests for the same patient you only need to complete the patient form once.
We work with a number of labs across the world including : Doctor’s Data Inc, Great Plains / Mosaic Laboratory, The London Clinic, Lifecode GX, The Doctors Laboratory, QuinTron, Precision Analytical, Immunosciences Labs & Verisana. If you require a test not listed here or advice on which test is best for you, please email info@mybodyfabulous.co.uk
Delivery is now available internationally, select your country at checkout. UK orders received by 2pm Mon-Fri are normally shipped via Royal Mail or courier service the same day.
Elastase Stool Test - Pancreas Health
Elastase Stool Test - Pancreas Health
This test is only available for UK & European delivery.
Please note included in the cost of your test is advice, interpretation and support from our functional medicine team on your results.
You will be asked to fill out a patient form at checkout which will give us more information on your symptoms, current medications and supplement intake.
Symptoms the Pancreatic Elastase Test is suitable for:
Chronic pancreatitis
Pancreatic insufficiency
Cystic fibrosis
Elastase is an enzyme produced by the exocrine tissue in the pancreas. Measuring elastase levels helps to evaluate the functioning of the pancreas. This test measures the level of elastase in your stool.
This stool collection kit is couriered to you via DHL, with instructions for use at home, note UK orders must pay for return UK postage to London. Results take 2-3 weeks and reports are sent via email along with our recommendations.
Who should take the test?
Patients suffering with;
bloating.
cramps, discomfort, or pain in the abdomen.
diarrhea.
loose, greasy, bad-smelling stools.
passing excess gas, or flatulence.
weight loss.
Elastase is a digestive enzyme formed in the pancreas and excreted into the small intestine. Its measurement provides information about the production of digestive enzymes in the pancreas.
Since the pancreatic elastase is excreted unchangedely with stool, it is diagnostically well suited for the assessment of the exocrine pancreatic function. Decreased elastase concentration in stool indicates exocrine disruption of the organ such as chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic insufficiency or cystic fibrosis.
The test analyzes the values of the following analytes:
Our Pancreatic Elastase Test gives you information about your exocrine pancreatic function to determine a predominant exocrine disruption of the organ.
We will post you the stool test kit with full instructions. The microbiome testing labs we use are based in Germany. Return delivery included.
