The Urinary Indican Test is an accurate, simple and inexpensive screening tool, allowing identification of the putrefaction of protein in the gastrointestinal tract. A positive test reflects a state of intestinal bacterial dysbiosis.

Adverse microbial pathogens may be caused by and associated with:

• Maldigestion of protein
• Bloating, gas, flatulence
• Intestinal overgrowth of bad bacteria
• Intestinal mucosal damage (due to infection, toxic or reactive exposure or nutritional deficiency)
• Hypochlorhydria
• Coeliac’s disease
• Gastric ulcers
• Pancreatic insufficiency
• Inflammatory bowel disease such as Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative colitis
• Biliary & intestinal obstruction (gall stones & constipation)
• Diverticulosis
• Intestinal infections e. g. Candida, Giardia
• Diarrhoea
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• High intake of antibiotics
• Nutritional deficiencies
• High stress lifestyle, high sugar diet, high caffeine consumption, over   eating, eating on the run, high alcohol intake and smoking
• Auto immune disease
• Food sensitivities and allergies
• Imbalances in musculoskeletal, neurological, reproductive, urinary, and cardiovascular systems as well as skin.

Patient Preparation

• Collect your first urine specimen of the morning in the specimen container.
• Urine sample should be refrigerated until arrival at consultation.
• A meal with some protein should be eaten the night before the sample is taken as this helps the accuracy of the test.
• Avoid alcohol 24 hrs before taking urine sample.
• Kelp & other supplements high in iodine should be avoided for 24 hours before taking urine sample.
• Appointments need to be made for this test.
• Testing and review of results takes approximately 15 mins.