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What is Gut Microbiome Banking?

Similar to egg or stem cell banking, you can cryopreserve your healthy gut microbiome by storing your stool, and have it ready for future restoration of intestinal microbial balance.


Why is there a need to bank now?

A person’s gut microbiome degrades over time and is affected by medication, diseases and ageing. By banking your gut microbiome early, you can cryopreserve the best version of your gut microbiome for future therapeutic use.


The microbiome deteriorates with time.

Diseases can cause your microbiome to deteriorate with time.

Disease

Diseases (e.g. gastroenteritis) can alter the composition of your gut microbiome, with long term consequences.1

Medication can cause your microbiome to deteriorate with time.

Medication

Medicines such as antibiotics can kill off beneficial bacteria, causing gut imbalance.2

Diet and lifestyle can cause your microbiome to deteriorate with time.

Diet & Lifestyle

Diet composition and lifestyle factors (i.e. smoking, alcohol consumption) can alter your gut microbiome in the long term.3

Ageing can cause your microbiome to deteriorate with time.

Ageing

Our gut microbiome ages with you - its composition changes as you age and is implicated in elderly frailty.4

References

  • 1 Chen S-Y, Tsai C-N, Lee Y-S, et al. Intestinal microbiome in children with severe and complicated acute viral gastroenteritis. Scientific Reports. 2017;7(1). doi:10.1038/srep46130
  • 2 Ramirez J, Guarner F, Bustos Fernandez L, Maruy A, Sdepanian VL, Cohen H. Antibiotics as major disruptors of gut microbiota. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2020;10. doi:10.3389/fcimb.2020.572912
  • 3 Agus A, Denizot J, Thévenot J, et al. Western diet induces a shift in microbiota composition enhancing susceptibility to adherent-invasive E. coli infection and intestinal inflammation. Scientific Reports. 2016;6(1). doi:10.1038/srep19032 Fluhr L, Mor U, Kolodziejczyk AA, et al. Gut microbiota modulates weight gain in mice after discontinued smoke exposure. Nature. 2021;600(7890):713-719. doi:10.1038/s41586-021-04194-8 Day AW, Kumamoto CA. Gut microbiome dysbiosis in alcoholism: Consequences for health and recovery. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2022;12. doi:10.3389/fcimb.2022.840164
  • 4 Bosco N, Noti M. The aging gut microbiome and its impact on host immunity. Genes & Immunity. 2021;22(5-6):289-303. doi:10.1038/s41435-021-00126-8 Leite G, Pimentel M, Barlow GM, et al. Age and the aging process significantly alter the small bowel microbiome. Cell Reports. 2021;36(13):109765. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109765