What a scoop of POOP says about your health

A Singapore start-up is starting a service for people to get their poop analysed. It then advises them on lifestyle and dietary changes to improve their wellbeing

Dietary and lifestyle changes can improve a person's gut microbiome.
Dietary and lifestyle changes can improve a person's gut microbiome. PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO
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If you have ever wondered why you feel down all the time, why you have indigestion or why you have a foggy brain, the problem might be with your gut.

AMiLi or the Asian Microbiome Library, a Singapore start-up, has been working to map the gut microbiome of people living here, by appealing to them to donate their poop for research.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 02, 2020, with the headline What a scoop of POOP says about your health. Subscribe