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Acne Food Sensitivity + Gut Test
Acne can be a sign that you have a food sensitivity or that you have challenges with your digestion and imbalances in your gut microbiome.
The Acne Lab collaborated with experienced functional medicine practitioners to create a Food Sensitivity + Gut Test, as well as a comprehensive Acne Lab Blood Test to help identify internal factors that could be influencing your acne.
Are Gut Problems Causing Your Acne?
If you have any of the following signs or symptoms on a regular basis, you would benefit greatly from our Acne Food Sensitivity and Gut Test.
Signs of Gut Issues:
- Bloating or abdominal distension
- Gas
- Reflux
- Burping
- Abdominal pain
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- IBS
- Undigested food in your stool
- Mucus or blood in your stool
Signs of Food Sensitivities:
- Behavior or mood changes
- Brain fog
- Anxiety
- Skin rashes
- Congestion
- Chronic cough or phlegm
- Inflammatory skin conditions like rosacea, acne, psoriasis
- Abdominal pain, gas, bloating
- Reflux
- Nausea (especially after eating)
- Fatigue
- Headaches
- Joint pain
Our Acne Food Sensitivity and Gut Test helps you identify underlying causes that are not just influencing acne but are affecting your health.
The Test Includes:
1. Gut Health Assessment (through a stool sample)
2. Food Sensitivity Panel (finger prick blood test)
Both of these tests can be done from the comfort of your home and are simple and easy to do.
Acne can be an external sign of an internal problem.
How Our Acne Food + Gut Test Works
1. Order Your Tests
Click the button below. You'll be taken to the Rupa Health to purchase your testing kit.
2. Take the Test
Rupa Health will send you a test kit that includes a stool sample kit and a finger pin prick test. You will take the test at home and then mail back to Rupa for testing.
3. Get Your Results
Rupa will send you test results and a report on your health with any issues flagged that are outside the optimal range of where you should be.
**If your test show abnormal results, you could benefit from working with one of our functional medicine practitioners at Elovated Medicine or your provider.
Frequently asked questions
How does identifying gut issues help me get rid of my acne?
Gut and digestive problems can spark inflammation throughout the body, fueling acne. They can also throw off hormone balance and block your skin from absorbing the nutrients it needs to stay healthy.
If this tests identifies any issues, then we recommend you work with one of the functional medicine practitioners at our partner, Elovated Medicine, or another functional medicine provider.
How does identifying food sensitivities help me get clear skin?
If you have a food sensitivity, your immune system reacts to specific proteins in certain foods—like gluten, dairy, or eggs—triggering inflammation. This low-grade immune response can show up in many ways, including acne.
Reducing or eliminating the triggering foods often helps calm inflammation and improve skin health.
But in some cases, it may be helpful to work with one of the functional medicine practitioners at our partner, Elovated Medicine, or another functional medicine provider.
Why is a stool test needed to determine digestive health?
A stool test offers a direct look at your gut’s ecosystem—revealing what blood tests and symptoms can’t.
Our particular test uses quantitative PCR testing to accurately measure the amount of microbial DNA in a stool sample, providing a more precise and clinically relevant assessment of gut health than other methods. Not only does the test assess a broad range of microorganisms in the gut, including bacteria, parasites, fungi, and viruses, it also measures markers for intestinal permeability, or "leaky gut," digestive function, inflammation, and immune activity.
