- Viome Gut Microbiome Test Kit | Analysis & Personalized Plan for Digestion

I’ve received my Viome Gut Intelligence results and recommendations and overall I am very pleased with what I am learning and the insights I can take action on to improve my health.I have been reading a lot about the microbiome the past year with many articles talking about its importance and connections to good or bad health. I started eating more yogurt and added kefir to my diet. But I truly didn’t know if that was the right thing to do. I heard from a friend about Viome and that they are able to measure the activity of all those bacteria, parasites, fungi, viruses and phases that live in my GI tract. Perhaps most importantly Viome is able to use this technology to determine a very personalized diet - food by food. I knew that most diets just didn’t work so this started to make sense.I received my kit, collected a small stool sample, answered some questions on the Viome smartphone app and sent my sample back to the lab. Pretty simple process.My results and recommendations now appear on my app in a pretty user friendly format. Viome gives me some useful indexes of various aspects of my health and of course lists of foods I should eat often or avoid. It’s pretty neat that by clicking on a food the app told me exactly what in my microbiome was triggering that recommendation. So I understood why they were making that personalized recommendation for me.I feel confident that by following these food recommendations my overall health will improve. I plan on reporting back after a month on the program so I can share my progress.The experience so far has been great and inspires confidence in the results.

I was amazed at the level of detail my gut test provided. I did this about two years ago and was really impressed with the information I got. I was working with a functional medicine doctor at the time and a lot of what I had learned previously matched what I learned from this test. Plus, this test provided even more information that previous tests I had done did not. I showed it to my functional medicine doctor and he was really impressed with what we could learn about my gut health. I definitely plan to take another test in the future and see what has changed since I’ve been making improvements towards my health.

More like pseudoscience and unfortunately their marketing outpaces the science. I filled out a very extensive questionnaire that took 106 minutes (that’s Viome’s estimated time to complete it not mine) and they sent me “personalized food recommendations and precision supplements to help. They tell you their supplements and probiotics are all you need for your complete health but some of the ingredients in the custom made supplements were in direct conflict with my medical conditions that took so long to complete. started to notice that I was getting itchy the first few days and by the 7th and 8th day my body was completely full of red blotchy hives from head to toe. I also noticed that my blood pressure went up for the one week I took the supplements and followed their diet recommendations. I made an appointment with doctor said to stop taking it immediately. She also pointed out that Echinacea and Quercetin (two of the ingredients in my personalized supplements is a know trigger overactive immune response for people with autoimmune issues as well as thyroid issues-both of which I have. As soon as I stopped taking the supplements and the recommended foods the hives went away.I called Viome to report my side effects but they seemed unfazed and said that I had already committed to receiving the next batch of supplements. They offered to remove anything that I thought might be responsible for my itching hives and high blood pressure for the next batch. That’s ridiculous! They claim to have artificial intelligence that knows exactly what I need (unless I have a severe reaction and then I get to decide which of the 41 ingredients might or might not be good for me.) I offered to return the remaining 22 days of suppliments and probiotics but they wouldn’t take them back and would not stop next months shipment. I have also filled a report with the FDA.

I ordered the gut microbiome test and was excited about the comprehensive list of foods to avoid, eat in moderation, and superfoods for my body. I eliminated all of the avoid foods and immediately felt a relief of symptoms of gas and bloating.The only thing I didn’t love is that some of the result description are confusing and hard to follow.

I was first told about this product from a friend who has struggled with being sick with all sorts of ailments over the years. He has tried so many different diets to help boost his immune system. He told me that this kit helped me understand his gut health better than any doctor ever could. I am a very healthy eater but was wondering what the "super foods" for me and what foods i should avoid even though they are healthy foods. Sure enough two of the healthier foods i eat almost daily, bell peppers and chickpeas are foods i should avoid. The reasons i should avoid them are listed and explained in the app or on the website in my user profile. Not only do i know what foods to avoid but also foods to minimize for differing reasons. I however like to look at the foods that i can enjoy and my superfoods. It is super easy to look up foods on the app to make sure they are healthy for my gut before i make a shopping list for the grocery store. Obviously now the task at hand is to follow through with limiting the foods i should minimize and try to nix the foods i should avoid completely. Overall the process was super simple and user friendly. The app on your smartphone is completely user friendly and simple to understand. I was notified through the app when my test results were ready and if i have any questions about the findings i could ask through the app. I am excited to see how my body reacts due to my diet change. I would like to be able to see how my gut health improves overall and am interested in seeing if there is an option for that through Viome, but for now i am overly pleased and excited about the results and the easiness of the overall process.