Doctor’s Data GI 360 Test Australia
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The Doctor's Data GI360 stool test, available Australia-wide, gives you a clearer understanding of your gut microbiome, how your results relate to your health history, and which findings deserve attention. It assesses bacteria, yeasts, parasites and viruses, together with stool markers of digestion and intestinal inflammation. Your Test & Review pairs the laboratory analysis with a Personalised Results Review prepared by Stephen Ward.
What’s Included
Your test and laboratory analysis
- Home collection kit with clear preparation and collection instructions
- Delivery Australia-wide
- Prepaid return shipping to the laboratory within Australia
- Full laboratory results report
Personalised practitioner interpretation
- Online health questionnaire covering your symptoms, history and relevant health information
- Personalised Results Review prepared by Stephen Ward, within two business days of receiving your results and questionnaire
Support before and after testing
- Help with collection and preparation questions before you test
- Four weeks of report clarification support, with replies within one business day
- Optional consultation to discuss your results in greater detail (additional fee)
Doctor’s Data GI360 stool test in Australia
The GI360 gives you a detailed view of your gut microbiome and digestive health from a stool sample you collect at home. It’s available Australia-wide and analysed by Doctor’s Data, a specialty clinical laboratory. The test combines DNA-based profiling of key gut bacteria with culture, microscopy and stool chemistry. Bacterial balance, organisms of interest and markers of digestion appear side by side in one report. People choose it when they want a broad, measured view of how their gut is working instead of testing one marker at a time.
More than a laboratory report
Your GI360 Test & Review includes a Personalised Results Review prepared by Stephen Ward, Nutritionist and Functional Medicine practitioner at Fairfield Nutrition. A GI360 report is long and technical. Knowing which findings are relevant, how they relate to your health history, and what they can and cannot tell you is an important part of the process. We review your results alongside the health questionnaire you complete, so you understand the findings and the sensible next steps. Clarification support follows your review, and an optional consultation is there if you want to go further.
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When this test is a good choice
The GI360 gives you a detailed, measured picture of your gut in one test. It profiles key gut bacteria against a reference population with a balanced microbiome. It also tests for bacteria, viruses and parasites, cultures bacteria and yeast, and reports stool markers of digestion and inflammation. It’s a strong choice when digestive concerns continue despite sensible changes to diet and routine, or when you’d rather base your next step on data than trial products one after another. Stephen Ward uses it to bring clarity and direction to these situations, with priorities drawn from your own results.
Every GI360 Test & Review includes a Personalised Results Review and four weeks of report clarification support. A GI360 report is comprehensive, with many organisms and markers graded against reference ranges. We help you see which findings are relevant to you, which are incidental, and how they fit with your history and symptoms, so you can move forward with a clear sense of priorities.
When it may not be the right one
- If your symptoms are severe, sudden or worsening, or you notice blood in your stool, fever with vomiting or unexplained weight loss, see your doctor first.
- If you only want PCR testing for common gut bacteria, viruses and parasites, Doctor’s Data’s GI Pathogen Profile is more focused.
- If you don’t need the microbiome profile, the Comprehensive Stool Analysis + Parasitology covers culture, parasitology and stool chemistries.
If you have several overlapping concerns, or aren’t sure which test, if any, would help, our Health Clarity Assessment is a good place to start.
What It Measures
Microbiome diversity and abundance (PCR)
- Dysbiosis Index and Diversity Score
- More than 45 bacterial targets across six phyla: Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Mycoplasmatota and Verrucomicrobiota
- Including Akkermansia muciniphila, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Bifidobacterium family and Lactobacillus family
This group shows how your gut bacteria compare with a reference population the laboratory defines as having a balanced microbiome.
Viruses, pathogens and parasites (PCR)
- Parasites: Cryptosporidium, Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia duodenalis
- Bacteria: Campylobacter, Clostridioides difficile (Toxin A/B), Escherichia coli O157, ETEC, STEC, Salmonella, Shigella, Vibrio cholerae
- Viruses: Adenovirus F40/41, Norovirus GI/GII, Rotavirus A
This group reports whether the DNA of these organisms is present in your sample.
Expanded parasitology (microscopy)
- Concentrate and trichrome stain, including roundworms and flukes
A microscope examination for parasites and their eggs.
Bacterial and fungal culturomics with direct susceptibilities (MALDI-TOF MS)
- Pathogenic bacteria, including Aeromonas, Edwardsiella tarda, Plesiomonas shigelloides, Salmonella, Shigella, Vibrio and Yersinia
- Dysbiotic and imbalanced bacteria
- Yeast
- Susceptibility to pharmaceutical and natural agents, when indicated
This group reports what grows from your sample and, where relevant, which agents those organisms respond to in the laboratory.
Stool chemistries
- Elastase, fat stain, muscle and vegetable fibres, carbohydrates
- Calprotectin, lactoferrin, lysozyme, white and red blood cells, mucus, occult blood
- Secretory IgA, short chain fatty acids, pH
- Beta-glucuronidase
These markers give information about digestion and absorption, intestinal inflammation and gut immune activity.
Results are graded against the laboratory’s reference ranges in a written report, and your Personalised Results Review reads them alongside your history.
How It Works
- Order your GI360 Test & Review online.
- Receive your kit, delivered Australia-wide with preparation and collection instructions.
- Complete the online health questionnaire on your symptoms, history and relevant health information. Your review starts once both your results and your questionnaire are in.
- Collect your sample at home on the days your kit instructions set out, following the preparation steps.
- Return your sample using the prepaid return shipping within Australia.
- Laboratory analysis is carried out by Doctor’s Data.
- Receive your results and Personalised Results Review, prepared by Stephen Ward within two business days of receiving both your laboratory results and your questionnaire.
What happens after you receive your results?
You receive both the full laboratory report and your Personalised Results Review, so you aren’t left working through a detailed GI360 report on your own. The review helps you tell apart findings that may warrant attention from those of limited significance. Four weeks of report clarification support follow, and an optional consultation (additional fee) is available if you want to go further. The test and review support informed decisions and do not replace medical diagnosis or advice from your doctor.
Preparing for Your Test
Read the instructions first
Read your kit’s instructions in full before you start, and follow them exactly. They set whether you collect on one, two or three days. Multi-day samples are collected on separate days, ideally consecutive. The laboratory instructions don’t list fasting.
What the laboratory asks you to pause
- 2 weeks before: antibiotics, antiparasitics, antifungals, probiotic supplements, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and bismuth.
- 2 days before: aspirin and other NSAIDs, digestive enzymes, laxatives, activated charcoal, betaine HCl, antacids and bentonite clay.
Check with your healthcare practitioner before pausing any prescribed medicine.
When not to collect
- During active bleeding from haemorrhoids or during menstruation.
- Within four weeks of a colonoscopy or barium enema.
- Keep urine and water out of the sample.
Storing and returning your sample
Fill each vial to the fill line and label it with your name, date of birth and collection date. The laboratory asks you to freeze the white top vial for at least 6 hours and refrigerate the other vials until you send them. Send your sample Monday to Friday, using the prepaid return shipping within Australia. If you collect on a weekend or public holiday, hold it until the next business day.
Questions before you test
Contact us with any collection or preparation questions before you start. Help with these is included with your Test & Review.
What You Will Receive
Your Personalised Results Review, prepared by Stephen Ward, is at the centre of your GI360 Test & Review. You get the full laboratory report and a practitioner’s reading of it alongside your own history, so you know which findings matter for you.
Your test and laboratory analysis
- Home collection kit with clear preparation and collection instructions, so you know what to do and when.
- Delivery Australia-wide, wherever you live.
- Prepaid return shipping to the laboratory within Australia, so your sample goes back without extra cost.
- Full laboratory results report, with every marker the laboratory reports.
Personalised practitioner interpretation
- Online health questionnaire covering your symptoms, history and relevant health information, so your results are read in context.
- Personalised Results Review prepared by Stephen Ward, within two business days of receiving your results and questionnaire, giving you clear priorities and next steps to consider.
Support before and after testing
- Help with collection and preparation questions before you test, so you can collect with confidence.
- Four weeks of report clarification support, with replies within one business day, for questions about your review.
- Optional consultation to discuss your results in greater detail (additional fee), if you want to go further.
Your Personalised Results Review
Prepared by Stephen Ward and included with your Test & Review, within two business days of receiving both your laboratory results and your completed questionnaire.
- Your key findings. A plain-English overview of the results that deserve attention.
- How they relate to your history. Your results read alongside the symptoms, history and context from your questionnaire.
- What matters and what doesn’t. Which findings are worth acting on, and which are inconclusive or shouldn’t be over-read.
- Your next considerations. Prioritised questions and practical next steps to consider.
- Where to from here. What your included follow-up covers, and when a consultation would help you go further.
Four weeks of report clarification support
After you receive your Personalised Results Review, you can email questions about the findings or explanations in it for up to four weeks. We reply within one business day.
Included: what a marker means, why a finding was flagged, the limits of a result, and more detail on one of the suggested next steps.
A great fit for a consultation (additional fee): a full treatment plan, a review of your complete supplement regimen, interpreting additional test reports, or reassessing new or changing symptoms.
Common Questions
What does the Personalised Results Review cover?
Stephen Ward prepares it in five parts: your key findings, how they relate to your history, what matters and what doesn’t, your next considerations, and where to from here. It arrives within two business days of us receiving both your laboratory results and your completed questionnaire. The five parts are set out above, under the inclusions.
What happens if I have questions after my review?
For four weeks after you receive your review, you can email us questions about its findings and explanations, and we reply within one business day. That covers what a marker means, why a finding was flagged or the limits of a result. A full treatment plan, a supplement regimen review or new symptoms suit a consultation instead (additional fee).
Do I need a referral or my own practitioner?
No. Fairfield Nutrition provides the Personalised Results Review, the clarification support and an optional consultation (additional fee), so you aren’t left to find someone to read your report. If you choose, you can also share your report with your own doctor.
Should I stop my medicines or supplements before the test?
The laboratory lists products to pause before collecting, including probiotics and some medicines, two weeks or two days beforehand. Follow your kit’s instructions, and check with your healthcare practitioner before pausing any prescribed medicine. If you’re unsure how a supplement fits the instructions, ask us before you test.
What are the Dysbiosis Index and Diversity Score?
Both are scored from 1 to 5 from the microbiome profile. A Dysbiosis Index above 2 means your bacterial profile differs from the laboratory’s balanced reference population. A Diversity Score of 3 is the expected level, and 1 or 2 shows less diversity. Neither score includes the pathogen, parasite or yeast results, which are reported separately.
Who analyses the sample?
Doctor’s Data, a CLIA-licensed clinical laboratory in St. Charles, Illinois, USA, that has provided specialty testing since 1972. The laboratory notes that it developed the microbiome profile itself and that the US FDA has not cleared it, because clearance isn’t currently required for clinical use.
What if I can’t send my sample on the day I collect it?
Samples are sent Monday to Friday. If you collect on a weekend or holiday, or can’t send it the same day, keep the white top vial in the freezer and the other vials in the refrigerator, then send them as soon as possible. Contact us if anything in your kit is missing or unclear.
How do I know this is the right test for me?
The GI360 suits you if you want a broad view of your gut microbiome, organisms of interest and digestive markers in one test. If you have several overlapping concerns, or aren’t sure which test, if any, would help, our Health Clarity Assessment is a good place to start.
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