Organic Acids Test (OAT)
The gut microbiota is a natural home to billions of different bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Organic Acids Test (OAT) is an extremely useful tool for helping children with autism measure levels of microbial overgrowth (yeast and bacteria) in the urine. It can reveal imbalances in metabolic pathways, nutritional imbalances, mitochondrial dysfunction, urea cycle imbalance, oxidative stress as well as malabsorption in the intestines and dysbiosis1,2.
Disruption and overgrowth can cause a specific bacterium like clostridia to produce a potent toxin called HPHPA. HPHPA can cause neurological disturbances that result in moodiness, tantrums, anxiety, aggression, and even self-harm behavior3. Studies show that treatment can significantly improve in concentration, improved verbal skills, less hyperactivity, and decreased abdominal pain4.
OATS TESTING INCLUDES
Intestinal Microbial Overgrowth
Yeast and Fungus
Bacteria
Clostridia Bacteria
Neurotransmitter Markers
Homovanillic Acid (HVA)
Vanillylmandelic Acid (VMAN)
DOPAC
Five_HIAA
Quinolinic Acid
Kynurenic Acid
Quinolinic Acid
HVA/VMA Ratio
HVA/DOPAC Ratio
Indicators of Detoxification
Glutathione
Ammonia Excess
Aspartame, Salicylates or Gi Bacteria
Ketone and Fatty Acid Oxidation
3-Hydroxbutyric Acid
Acetoacetic Acid
Adipic Acid
Suberic Acid
Sebacic Acid
Ethylmalonic Aicd
Methylsuccinic Aid
Mitochondrial Markers
Krebs Cycle
Amino Acid
Nutritional
Markers
N-Acetylcystein
Methylcitric Acid
Methymalonic Acid (Vit B12)
Pyridoxic Acid (Vit B6)
Pantothenic Acid (Vit B5)
Glutaric Acid (B2)
Absorbic Acid (Vit C)
Also tests Amino Acids, Oxalate, Glycolytic Cycle, Pyrimidine and
Mineral Metabolites
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