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Microbiome

Gut ecosystem interpretation and practical support ideas.

Microbiome summary first

Overall gut / biome support
78%
Distinct genera
151
Main interpretation
Mixed but promising

Overall, your microbiome looks reasonably solid but not optimal: useful butyrate-supporting organisms are present, while the main improvement opportunity is to rebalance a Bacteroides-heavy pattern, strengthen beneficial fermenters, and reduce Bilophila-friendly diet drift.

Increase / support

  • Faecalibacterium prausnitzii
    good butyrate / anti-inflammatory support already present and worth protecting
  • Eubacterium rectale
    another useful butyrate-support organism to reinforce
  • Bifidobacterium adolescentis
    helpful beneficial fermenter that could be stronger
  • Odoribacter splanchnicus
    lower-than-average butyrate-linked organism worth supporting

Decrease / rebalance

  • Bilophila wadsworthia
    above-average bile-tolerant/inflammatory watchpoint
  • Bacteroides-heavy pattern
    dominant pattern may reflect lower fiber / higher fat drift and needs balancing

Best strategies for you

  • Increase plant diversity and total fermentable fiber over the week rather than doing one-off “healthy” meals.
  • Use resistant starch regularly: cooled potatoes or rice, oats, legumes if tolerated, and mixed fiber sources.
  • Support bifidobacteria with prebiotic foods: onion, garlic, leek, asparagus, artichoke, oats; consider partially hydrolysed guar gum if needed.
  • Use polyphenols daily: berries, pomegranate, olive oil, herbs, cocoa, colourful vegetables.
  • Reduce the pattern that feeds Bilophila drift: very low-fiber eating, excess saturated fat, and too much emphasis on animal-fat-heavy meals without plant balance.
  • Track bowel pattern, bloating, calm, energy, and skin changes in Bio-state while trialling food changes so you can see whether the microbiome strategy is helping.

Microbiome overview

A first-pass interpretation of your microbiome species abundance report, focused on useful patterns rather than every organism in the sheet.

Species rows
287
Distinct genera
151
High-abundance organisms reviewed
12

Headline pattern: your report looks Bacteroides-heavy, still contains useful butyrate-supporting organisms such as Faecalibacterium prausnitzii and Eubacterium rectale, and also shows some inflammation/bile-tolerant species worth watching such as Bilophila wadsworthia.

Key beneficial organisms

These are organisms or themes that generally support resilience, butyrate production, or a healthier gut environment.

Key weak / missing or lower-than-average organisms

These are report entries that sit below average and may point to support opportunities rather than definite problems.

Gut pattern themes

ThemeWhat your report suggestsWhy it matters
Butyrate supportFaecalibacterium prausnitzii and Eubacterium rectale are present.These organisms often support anti-inflammatory tone, gut barrier health, and colonic resilience.
Bacteroides-heavy patternBacteroides species sit high in your abundance list.This can fit a more protein/fat-heavy pattern and may need balancing with broader plant diversity and fermentable fibers.
Inflammation / bile-tolerant watchBilophila wadsworthia is meaningfully present and above average.That can be a useful watchpoint for gut irritation, sulfur handling, and diet-pattern effects.
Bifidobacteria supportBifidobacterium adolescentis is present but not dominant.This suggests room to support classic beneficial fermenters with the right prebiotic and food approach.

Suggestions to improve it

These are practical, non-extreme first-pass suggestions based on the broad patterns in your report.

  1. Increase plant diversity and total fermentable fiber over the week rather than doing one-off “healthy” meals.
  2. Use resistant starch regularly: cooled potatoes or rice, oats, legumes if tolerated, and mixed fiber sources.
  3. Support bifidobacteria with prebiotic foods: onion, garlic, leek, asparagus, artichoke, oats; consider partially hydrolysed guar gum if needed.
  4. Use polyphenols daily: berries, pomegranate, olive oil, herbs, cocoa, colourful vegetables.
  5. Reduce the pattern that feeds Bilophila drift: very low-fiber eating, excess saturated fat, and too much emphasis on animal-fat-heavy meals without plant balance.
  6. Track bowel pattern, bloating, calm, energy, and skin changes in Bio-state while trialling food changes so you can see whether the microbiome strategy is helping.

Bottom-line increase / decrease summary

Increase / support more

  • Faecalibacterium prausnitzii
    good butyrate / anti-inflammatory support already present and worth protecting
  • Eubacterium rectale
    another useful butyrate-support organism to reinforce
  • Bifidobacterium adolescentis
    helpful beneficial fermenter that could be stronger
  • Odoribacter splanchnicus
    lower-than-average butyrate-linked organism worth supporting

Decrease / rebalance

  • Bilophila wadsworthia
    above-average bile-tolerant/inflammatory watchpoint
  • Bacteroides-heavy pattern
    dominant pattern may reflect lower fiber / higher fat drift and needs balancing

Source report

This analysis is grounded in your microbiome species abundance spreadsheet already stored in Hygieia.

Microbiome species abundance reportTruDiagnostic copy also present