TL;DR – Functional Stool Testing in a Nutshell
👉 Conventional tests are great for diagnosing disease, but they miss the root causes of most gut issues.
👉 Functional stool testing goes deeper, measuring gut bacteria balance, inflammation, digestion, immune function, leaky gut, and more.
👉 It explains stubborn symptoms like bloating, reflux, IBS, fatigue, skin flares, and hormone imbalances that never seem to resolve.
👉 Real client results show why restrictive diets, random probiotics and supplements don’t work long-term when the real imbalances (like H. pylori, candida, dysbiosis, or immune burnout) aren’t addressed.
👉 Each test reveals what your gut actually needs so you can follow a personalized healing plan instead of wasting time on guesswork.
✨ Bottom line: You don’t need another restrictive diet or random supplement—you need real answers from your gut data. That’s why I include functional stool testing inside The Premier Gut Solution.
👉 Watch my free training and book a Clarity Call to see if this program is right for you.
If you’ve been bloated, constipated, or exhausted for months (or years) and every doctor tells you your labs look “normal” — you’re not imagining things.
Standard bloodwork and scopes miss the root causes of most gut issues. They’re excellent at diagnosing disease — but for many of my clients, they don’t explain why they’re bloated after every meal, constipated without laxatives, or exhausted no matter how much they sleep.
The solution? Functional stool testing. It’s one of the most powerful tools I use with clients to uncover what’s actually driving symptoms, so we can stop guessing and finally fix the gut from the root.
What Is Functional Stool Testing (and How Is It Different from Standard Tests)?
Traditional GI tests look for severe disease or infection. That’s important, but it usually doesn’t explain why you’re bloated, backed up and burnt out.
Functional stool testing digs deeper. It analyzes:
- The balance of your gut bacteria (both good and bad)
- Inflammation inside your gut
- Enzyme and bile output for digestion
- Gut immune function (Secretory IgA)
- Signs of leaky gut and low stomach acid
It’s a comprehensive stool test for gut health that reveals what conventional medicine often overlooks.
The Top Gut Symptoms Stool Testing Can Finally Explain
Clients often come to me after trying every diet and supplement under the sun, still asking: “Why do I feel this way?”
A stool test can explain stubborn symptoms like:
- Bloating after meals (even from “healthy” foods)
- Constipation or diarrhea that never improves with fiber or probiotics
- Reflux and heartburn especially when PPIs and acid reducers don’t bring relief
- IBS-like symptoms that doctors dismiss as “normal”
- Whole-body issues like fatigue, skin flares, or hormone imbalances that all trace back to the gut
If your symptoms keep creeping back, it’s usually because the real root cause hasn’t been identified.
What Functional Stool Tests Measure (and Why It Matters for Gut Healing)
Here’s a peek at what a functional stool test can uncover:
- Gut bacteria balance (dysbiosis): Do you have too much of the wrong bacteria, or not enough of the good guys?
- Digestive enzyme output: Is your body breaking food down properly — or does it just sit in your gut?
- Gut inflammation: Ongoing irritation and “leaky gut” that fuel bloating, food sensitivities, and flares
- Secretory IgA: Your gut’s first line of immune defense — when it’s low, you react to everything and struggle to heal
👉 Without this data, most people waste years chasing symptoms with band-aid fixes that don’t last.
Real Client Results With Stool Testing
Take my client C.
She came to me exhausted and bloated after every meal. She was constipated, in pain and she’d already tried multiple diets and expensive gut supplements — nothing worked.
When we ran her stool test, the picture became clear:
- Very low gut immune function (Secretory IgA was burned out)
- Inflammatory bacteria overgrowths
- High gut inflammation
No wonder the detoxes and probiotics she tried previously didn’t work — they weren’t addressing the real issues.
Once we built a plan to calm her gut, replenish minerals, and restore her microbiome, she finally saw changes she’d been chasing for years…She said: “No more bloating, no more constipation, no more feeling uncomfortable in my body.”
Why Guesswork, Elimination Diets, and Supplements Don’t Work Long-Term
If you’ve tried Low FODMAP, probiotics, or laxatives, you know they can reduce symptoms temporarily…
- 👉 You cut out garlic, apples, or beans and the bloating eases up… until you add them back in.
- 👉 You rely on laxatives just to poop — but the second you stop, you’re constipated again.
- 👉 You take a probiotic hoping it will “fix your gut”… only to feel worse.
These aren’t solutions — they’re bandaids.
Because bloating, reflux, and constipation aren’t random. They’re symptoms of deeper imbalances like dysbiosis, low stomach acid, poor motility, or immune burnout.
Until you address those, the symptoms will keep coming back.
Here are 6 common issues that I see in my client’s stool test results:
Elevated H. Pylori levels:
High levels of this bacteria can cause bloating, burping, heartburn, abdominal pain, nutrient deficiencies and can even manifest as skin rashes and hives.
Depleted Good Bacteria:
Without enough of the “good guys,” your gut lining weakens and your immune system burns out. That’s why many clients tell me: “I react to everything I eat” or “I catch every cold going around.”
One way these get so depleted is with lack of diversity in the diet, chronic stress and frequent antibiotic use. I see this pattern a lot and an elimination diet like the low fodmap can just make matters worse. And simply taking a probiotic won’t help on its own.
Too Much “Bad” Bacteria:
These types of bacteria cause inflammation and chronic digestive symptoms like bloating, diarrhea or constipation and food sensitivities.
Some are histamine producers, meaning they can cause issues like allergies, headache and rashes too. Not only do we want to work on lowering levels of these bacteria, but address WHY they overgrew in the first place, so they don’t keep coming back!
Candida Overgrowth:
When overgrown, candida (aka yeast) can cause chronic gut symptoms but also look like skin rashes, joint pain, brain fog and sugar cravings.
High B-Glucuronidase:
This marker tells us if your gut is recycling excess estrogen back into your body. It often shows up as stubborn weight that won’t budge, PMS that leaves you wiped out, or hormonal acne that flares no matter how clean you eat.
This is one way the gut is so closely tied to hormonal health and why taking a look at the gut is a root cause approach.
High Anti-Gliadin IgA:
Shows an immune reaction in the gut to gluten aka gluten sensitivity. If you’ve been to the doc and told you were celiac negative, there’s a chance that gluten could still be contributing to your symptoms.
Do you see why a generic probiotic or eliminating random foods isn’t the answer? Each of these imbalances require a personalized approach using nutrition, targeted supplementation and lifestyle changes to get the gut back into balance.
How to Get a Functional Stool Test (and What Happens Next)
If you’re still bloated, constipated, or exhausted after trying it all, you don’t need another diet or supplement. You need answers.
That’s what functional stool testing delivers and why we include it in The Premier Gut Solution. We use the data to design a gut healing plan that’s tailored to YOU. This is the difference between spinning your wheels and finally moving forward.
FAQs about Functional Stool Testing
1) What is a functional stool test and how is it different from standard GI tests?
Functional stool testing looks beyond disease diagnosis to evaluate gut bacteria balance (dysbiosis), inflammation, digestive enzyme and bile output, Secretory IgA (gut immunity), and markers related to leaky gut and low stomach acid. Standard tests are great for ruling out disease, but they often miss the root causes behind bloating, reflux, constipation, fatigue, and skin or hormone issues.
2) Who is a good candidate for functional stool testing?
Anyone with ongoing bloating, constipation/diarrhea, reflux, IBS-like symptoms, food reactions, stubborn fatigue, skin flares, or hormone imbalances—especially if conventional labs keep coming back “normal.”
3) What can a stool test actually reveal?
Patterns like H. pylori, candida/yeast, histamine-producing or inflammatory bacteria, depleted beneficial bacteria, gut inflammation, low digestive output, immune burnout (low sIgA), and markers like β-glucuronidase (linked to estrogen recirculation) or anti-gliadin IgA (gluten sensitivity).
4) How do I get a functional stool test and what happens next?
We include it inside The Premier Gut Solution. After testing, we design a customized plan (nutrition, targeted supplementation, lifestyle) and adjust as your gut heals—so results stick.
Ready to Heal Your Gut? Next Steps for Clarity and Relief
The Premier Gut Solution in my 5-month high-touch 1:1 coaching program to help you finally feel good in your gut again, without the guesswork, restrictive diets, or random supplements.
👉 Step 1: Watch my free training: 4 Steps To Heal Your Bloating, Constipation & Reflux—Naturally
👉 Step 2: Book your free Clarity Call to see if The Premier Gut Solution is right for you.
