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GutBio DiscoverMe™
Test your gut.
Personalise your probiotic.
One complete gut-health journey combining microbiome testing, a personalised interpretation report and a probiotic designed from your results.
◉ Complete gut test◉ Personalised report◉
Tailored probiotic
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TestMICROBIOME COLLECTION KIT
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DiscoverMe™
PERSONALISED
PROBIOTIC BLEND
BALANCE • BIOME • BETTER HEALTH
Your results. Your formula.A complete test-to-probiotic
pathway
The GutBio product range
Targeted support for every microbiome journey.
Alongside DiscoverMe™, GutBio offers a focused collection of daily probiotic formulas designed for distinct wellness goals.
Seven targeted formulas
Science-led probiotics.
Designed with purpose.
Each formula has its own clear wellness focus, while sharing the same GutBio commitment to quality, clarity and microbiome support.
Explore all productsGutBioDIGEST™
GutBioFEMME™
Women’s Microbiome
GutBio FEMME™
Probiotic support designed around women’s microbiome wellness.
Enquire →GutBioMETABOLIC™
Metabolic Wellness
GutBio METABOLIC™
Microbiome support for a balanced metabolic wellness routine.
Enquire →GutBioMIND™
Gut–Brain Connection
GutBio MIND™
Targeted support for the relationship between gut and mind.
Enquire →GutBioRECOVERY™
Post-Antibiotic Support
GutBio RECOVERY™
Microbiome support following a course of antibiotics.
Enquire →GutBioSHIELD™
The DiscoverMe product line
Everything begins
with your microbiome.
GutBio DiscoverMe™ is a complete personalised gut-health service. It starts with a gut microbiome test, translates the findings into an easy-to-understand report and uses those insights to guide the design of your individual probiotic.
See what is included →The complete package
Three parts. One personalised journey.
DiscoverMe connects testing, interpretation and formulation so each step informs the next.
Complete Gut Test
An easy-to-use sample collection kit that allows your gut microbiome to be analysed.
Microbiome sample collectionPersonalised Report
A detailed but understandable interpretation of your gut bacteria, diversity and key health indicators.
Your results explained clearlyYour Probiotic
A personalised multi-strain probiotic blend selected according to the needs identified in your report.
Designed around your resultsThe DiscoverMe process
From insight to everyday support.
Test
Complete your at-home gut test using the collection kit and return your sample for microbiome analysis.
Understand
Your results are interpreted and presented in a clear, personalised gut health report.
Personalise
Your microbiome findings guide the design of a probiotic blend created around your needs.
Support
Receive your personalised probiotic with simple daily guidance for your gut-health routine.
Your complete gut test
See what is happening
inside your microbiome.
Your sample is analysed to build a picture of the microbial community in your gut. The report turns this information into practical insights that can guide your personalised probiotic.
At-home collectionLaboratory
analysisPersonalised interpretation
Microbial diversity
Understand the variety and overall balance of microorganisms within your gut ecosystem.
Beneficial bacteria
Explore bacteria associated with digestion, nutrient processing and everyday gut function.
Gut barrier support
Review microbiome patterns relevant to maintaining a healthy intestinal environment.
Digestive function
Identify microbial patterns that may relate to digestion and food breakdown.
Immune interaction
Learn how your gut ecosystem may interact with normal immune-system function.
Personalisation needs
Highlight the areas that can guide your tailored probiotic formulation and wellness plan.
The science behind DiscoverMe
From microbiome data
to your probiotic.
Once your report has identified the areas in which your microbiome may benefit from support, the findings are used to guide a tailored probiotic formulation. This gives DiscoverMe a clear purpose: your blend is selected for your profile, rather than taken from a standard shelf formula.
- Relevant strain selectionProbiotic strains are considered according to the needs highlighted by your results.
- Personalised formulationYour blend is created specifically for you and supplied with simple dosing guidance.
- Informed daily supportYour report helps you understand why each part of the personalised plan has been recommended.
DISCOVERME™Your Personalised Formula
YOUR MICROBIOME+SCIENTIFIC
INTERPRETATION+TAILORED STRAIN SELECTIONMade for one
person.
You.
You.
Why test your gut?
Your microbiome matters.
Your gut is a living ecosystem that influences far more than digestion. Testing helps replace guesswork with a clearer understanding of your own microbial profile.
Digestive comfort
Your gut helps break down food and absorb the nutrients your body relies on.
Immune resilience
A large part of your immune system is connected to the gut and its microbial community.
Mind & mood
The gut–brain connection can influence mood, focus and your overall sense of wellbeing.
Metabolic health
Your microbiome plays a role in energy use, blood-sugar balance and healthy metabolism.
Understanding gut health
Common digestive conditions and concerns.
Digestive symptoms can overlap, while their causes and treatments may be very different. A microbiome test can add wellness insight, but it does not diagnose these conditions.
Bloating & excess gas
A feeling of fullness, abdominal pressure or increased gas can have many causes, including diet, intolerances and digestive conditions.
Constipation
Infrequent or difficult bowel movements may relate to diet, hydration, medicines, lifestyle or an underlying health condition.
Diarrhoea
Loose or frequent stools may be short-term or persistent and should be assessed if severe, recurring or accompanied by warning signs.
Irritable bowel syndrome
IBS commonly involves abdominal pain with constipation, diarrhoea or both. Management differs from person to person.
Reflux & indigestion
Burning, discomfort or fullness in the upper digestive tract can have several causes and may require clinical assessment.
Food intolerance patterns
Lactose and other food intolerances can produce digestive symptoms, but are different from food allergies and coeliac disease.
After antibiotic use
Antibiotics can disturb gut microbial communities. Recovery varies according to the medicine, diet, health and individual microbiome.
Inflammatory bowel disease
Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are medical inflammatory conditions that require specialist diagnosis and treatment.
Coeliac disease
Coeliac disease is an immune disorder triggered by gluten and requires medical testing and a lifelong gluten-free diet—not probiotic treatment alone.
Why personalise?
The same probiotic does not affect everyone in the same way.
People differ in their existing microbiome, diet, age, lifestyle, medication use and health history. Probiotic effects can also depend on the exact strain or combination—not simply the word “probiotic.”
DiscoverMe uses your microbiome findings to guide a more relevant strain-selection conversation. This is a more targeted wellness approach than choosing a generic formula without personal information, but it is not guaranteed to treat a condition and the science of precision probiotics is still developing.
- Begins with your individual microbiome profile
- Links recommendations to findings in your report
- Avoids assuming that one formula suits everyone
- Supports informed discussion with healthcare professionals
Clinical perspective
Probiotic evidence varies by condition, strain and combination. People with diagnosed gastrointestinal disease, severe symptoms or weakened immune systems should seek professional medical guidance before using a probiotic.
The gut–body connection
Your gut communicates with the rest of your body.
The gut–body axes are two-way communication networks connecting the intestinal microbiome with distant organs through neural, immune, hormonal and metabolic pathways.
These connections are scientifically important, but an association does not prove that a microbiome change caused a disease. Evidence differs between axes, and many findings remain under investigation.
Gut–Brain Axis
The gut and brain communicate through nerves, immune signals, hormones and microbial metabolites. Research links this two-way system with stress responses, mood, cognition and digestive conditions such as IBS, but microbiome findings cannot diagnose anxiety, depression, autism or other neurological conditions.
Gut–Endocrine Axis
Gut microbes can interact with hormones involved in appetite, energy use, stress and reproductive function. These relationships may be relevant to metabolic and hormonal health, although endocrine disorders require clinical assessment and cannot be explained by the microbiome alone.
Gut–Heart Axis
Microbial metabolites, inflammation and diet may connect the gut microbiome with blood-vessel and cardiovascular health. Associations have been reported with blood pressure and atherosclerosis, but cardiovascular disease has many risk factors and needs proper medical evaluation.
Gut–Lung Axis
The gut and lungs communicate through immune pathways—often called the gut–lung axis. Researchers are studying how gut microbial patterns may relate to respiratory immunity and chronic lung conditions, but probiotics are not a treatment for COPD or acute breathing problems.
Gut–Liver Axis
Blood from the intestine travels directly to the liver, carrying nutrients, microbial products and metabolites. This close connection is being studied in inflammation and metabolic liver conditions, including fatty liver disease, while liver disease still requires medical testing and management.
Gut–Pancreas Axis
The microbiome may influence glucose regulation, inflammation and metabolic signalling that involve the pancreas. Research is exploring links with diabetes and pancreatic health, but a gut test cannot diagnose diabetes or pancreatic disease.
Gut–Bone Axis
Gut microbes may affect the absorption of nutrients important for bone, as well as immune and inflammatory pathways involved in bone turnover. This may contribute to bone-health research, but osteoporosis and mineral loss require validated clinical screening.
Gut–Muscle Axis
Microbial metabolites, nutrition and inflammation may influence muscle energy and function. Scientists are investigating possible links with frailty and age-related muscle loss, alongside established factors such as activity, protein intake, illness and age.
Gut–Skin Axis
The gut and skin may interact through immune signalling, inflammation and microbial metabolites. Studies have explored associations with acne, psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, but these conditions have multiple causes and should be assessed by an appropriate healthcare professional.
Gut–Reproductive Axis
The gut microbiome can interact with sex hormones, immunity and metabolism, while the reproductive tract has its own distinct microbiome. These systems are being investigated in fertility and ovarian health, but microbiome testing does not diagnose infertility, cancer or hormonal disorders.
Gut–Kidney Axis
The kidneys remove many compounds produced or modified by gut microbes. In kidney disease, changes in filtration and the microbiome may influence one another; this relationship is an active area of research and is not a substitute for kidney-function testing.
Gut–Bladder Axis
The intestinal, vaginal and urinary microbial communities may interact, and gut bacteria can sometimes act as a reservoir for organisms involved in urinary tract infections. Urinary pain, fever or recurring infections need clinical testing rather than probiotic treatment alone.
What this means for DiscoverMe™
Your gut report can help you understand microbial patterns relevant to general wellness and guide personalised probiotic support. It does not predict, confirm or treat diseases elsewhere in the body. Always discuss persistent or concerning symptoms with a qualified healthcare professional.
Who it is for
Personal insight for your health journey.
DiscoverMe is designed for adults who want to understand their microbiome and make more informed decisions about probiotic support.
The curious optimiser
You want a clearer view of your gut microbiome and evidence-led guidance instead of general wellness guesswork.
The digestive health seeker
You want to better understand the microbial patterns that may be relevant to digestion and everyday comfort.
The personalised wellness user
You prefer a probiotic informed by your individual results rather than a one-size-fits-all shelf product.
Directions & support
Your plan, explained clearly.
Your personalised report and probiotic are supplied with directions specific to your formulation. Follow the instructions provided with your product and contact GutBio if you need assistance.
01Read your personalised report02Follow the
supplied daily directions03Store and use as stated on your label
What is included in DiscoverMe™?+
A complete microbiome collection kit, laboratory analysis, a personalised GutBio interpretation report and a probiotic formulation guided by your results.
How do I collect my sample?+
Your kit includes simple collection instructions. The process is completed at home, after which the sample is returned for laboratory analysis.
How is my probiotic personalised?+
Your microbiome findings are reviewed to identify areas that may benefit from support. These insights guide the selection of probiotic strains for your individual formulation.
Is DiscoverMe a diagnostic test?+
No. DiscoverMe is a wellness-focused microbiome assessment and does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. Medical concerns should be discussed with a healthcare professional.
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About GutBio
Where science meets
personal wellbeing.
GutBio is a South African wellness brand built on the belief that better health begins with better understanding. We combine microbiome insights, scientific care and thoughtful formulation to make personalised gut support feel clear and accessible.
Our aim is simple: help people move beyond guesswork and make informed choices for their unique biology.
Science firstEvidence-informed decisionsPersonal
alwaysBuilt around the individualQuality ledThoughtful from
insight to formula
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Start with your
complete gut test.
Contact the GutBio team to order your collection kit and learn what to expect from testing, your report and your personalised probiotic.