
Can I Take a Gut Microbiome Test While on Medication?
Curious if your medications affect gut microbiome test results? Discover what experts say about testing while on medication and get... Read more
Unlock hidden drug interactions from your microbiome test and discover how gut microbes shape the way meds behave in your body. Your microbiome can influence drug metabolism, absorption, and even side effects, helping to explain why a standard dose isn’t always right for you. With InnerBuddies' Gut Health Operating System, you can move beyond generic guidance and see how your unique microbial fingerprint affects drug outcomes. The system leverages an exclusive Gut Microbiome Health Index (0–100), backed by a partnership with EAFIT University, to quantify gut health as a baseline for interpreting medication interactions. Inside the platform, you’ll find actionable insights from detailed Bacteria abundances and a top 40 list showing how you compare to a healthy cohort, along with labeled Bacteria functions that are positive or negative. This enables you to assess potential interactions between specific microbes and drug pathways, including those involved in drug metabolism. The Target Group analysis dives into functional pathways relevant for your life stage or goals—Healthy Aging, Endurance Sport, Skin & Hair Health, and more—so you can anticipate interactions that matter for your treatment plan. Together, these components create a practical map of how your gut could modulate medications you take. Practical tips for safer, more effective treatment come from personalized nutrition and probiotic strategies. By aligning three-day food diaries with stool data, InnerBuddies builds tailored recommendations to support a medication plan—dietary tweaks that may influence microbial functions related to drug handling, timing, and absorption. You’ll receive guidance on foods and dosing timing that align with your meds, plus personalized probiotic and prebiotic suggestions to support your goals. Remember to discuss any actions with your clinician, and use the insights from your microbiome test to inform dose, timing, or alternative therapies. InnerBuddies offers consumer-friendly gut test solutions as well as a robust B2B white-label platform to power your own gut health products. If you’re exploring direct-to-consumer options, check out the product page and consider ongoing insights through the Gut Health Membership. For organizations seeking a partner to accelerate development, visit the Become a Partner page. Learn more here: InnerBuddies microbiome test product page, InnerBuddies Gut Health Membership, Become a partner.
Curious if your medications affect gut microbiome test results? Discover what experts say about testing while on medication and get... Read more