What is the purpose of this test?
The CSAP3 Test is to explore gastrointestinal symptoms, autoimmune disease, IBD/IBS inflammation, food sensitivities, nutritional deficiencies, and joint pain.
It also helps pinpoint the causes of gastrointestinal symptoms and chronic systemic conditions. As well it measures key markers of digestion, absorption, and inflammation. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing to prescriptive and natural agents is also performed for appropriate bacterial and fungal species.
What type of test is this?
A Stool test.
How do I get this test?
You will receive the kit in the mail three to five business days after we order it for you. Inside the box you will find the following:
- Instructions for sample collection and how to return it to the lab (includes prepaid waybill).
- A Test Requisition Form.
- The lab contacts information should you have any test-specific questions.
Where do I find and how do I fill out the requisition order for this test?
Your test kit will come with a Test Requisition Form for you to complete and send back to the lab with your kit.
When you receive the requisition, please complete the following information in each appropriate box:
Box 1: Bill to credit card
Box 3: Mark the “Comprehensive Stool Analysis with Parasitology x3” test and fill in the date you collected your final sample.
Do not mark any add-on stool tests or fill in any diagnosis codes.
Note: If we have also ordered the H. pylori test for you, please click on “show details” for that test, and follow the instructions there instead for how to fill out the requisition.
Box 4: Review your Patient Information and make corrections or fill in data as needed. Make sure to sign and date.
Boxes 5 & 6: please add credit card info here.
How do I prepare in terms of diet, supplements, and medications?
- Please stop any probiotics for two weeks prior to taking this test. (This includes food sources of probiotics as well, such as sauerkraut.)
- If you are taking antifungal or antibiotic medications, please finish the course of medication and then wait three days before starting this collection.
- Refrain from taking digestive enzymes, laxatives, antacids, aspirin, and substances containing barium or bismuth for two days prior to and during the specimen collection.
- To properly assess fat absorption, you should consume 60 to 100 grams per day of dietary fat for three days prior to the collection. Note: Being off a few grams below or above this won’t matter. What is important is to not complete this test while consuming a low-fat diet in the days leading up to it.
- Please refrain from using laxatives (other than Fleet brand oral laxatives), high-dose vitamin C (more than 1000 milligrams per day), and suppositories.
- If you need something to assist in producing a bowel movement, you may use magnesium glycinate, magnesium malate, magnesium citrate, Iberogast, 5-HTP, psyllium husk, prune juice, or Fleet brand oral laxatives.
Is the timing of this test important?
Your test kit expires in one year; there will be a month/date expiration printed on the vials in your kit. If your kit has expired, please contact us to send you a new one.
For best results, the lab should receive your sample(s) within 48 hours of shipping it. Therefore, your test kit is MUST be shipped on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday AM (latest) in order to ensure delivery by Friday.
**The lab does not receive or process samples on the weekend**
When will I see the results?
Results are generally sent to us within two weeks after the lab receives your kit from you. Your clinician will review the results and then notify you via email or phone
Where can I read more about this test?
If you have further/additional questions, please contact Doctors Data Labs directly;
https://www.doctorsdata.com/comprehensive-stool-analysis-w-parasitology-x3/
Email: info@doctorsdata.comor Phone Number Toll Free: 800.323.2784
