Storing your own gut microbiota
for future recovery
in the form of AutoBiome capsules that can be stored at home
– Application – Convert your faeces to capsules
Autologous Microbiota Transfer Therapy (aMTT)
a new form of health insurance
Dysbiosis, or Altered Bacterial Balance
Pathological changes in the composition of the gut microbiota—commonly referred to as dysbiosis or altered bacterial balance—can lead to the development of various diseases. An increasing number of conditions have been scientifically linked to disruptions in the microbiota matrix.
Preventing Dysbiosis
Dysbiosis can develop in anyone, even in otherwise healthy individuals. Currently, the most effective natural restorative method is Microbiota Transfer Therapy (MTT). If you are facing a health condition, treatment, or event that may cause dysbiosis, you can store your own, naturally compatible gut bacteria for future recovery.
Autologous Therapy – With AutoBiome Capsules
Autologous therapy involves the storage of your gut microbiota while still in a healthy state. In the case of autologous MTT (aMTT), the carefully selected microbiota sample—collected at the right time—can be reintroduced after an unexpected or anticipated health event, helping restore your previous healthy microbiota, like continuing life from a "saved state."
Our service developed for producing the necessary capsules for this therapy is called AutoBiome..
Who should use our AutoBiome service?
The concept of a “healthy microbiota" is extremely difficult to define. Our AutoBiome service may be beneficial for individuals who are not suffering from chronic illnesses or are facing a medical procedure likely to significantly impair their gut flora.
Unlike traditional microbiota sourced from donors—where the transformation and use of stool bacteria is permitted only under uncompromisingly healthy conditions—autologous microbiota storage allows for more nuanced consideration. In the case of the AutoBiome service, the key question is whether the future use of the microbiota encapsulated today may offer tangible benefits that justify the cost of the service.
In which cases is it recommended to store your own microbiota?
The storage of one’s own microbiota—for potential future medical use—is recommended in the following cases, provided the individual does not suffer from chronic illness and is in microbiologically adequate health:
Recommended
Contraindicated
- Pharmaceutical therapy: before antibiotic treatments expected to last a long time and potentially involve switching between different antibiotics.
- Oncology treatment: prior to chemotherapy or radiotherapy, provided the original condition does not affect the digestive system.
- Surgical intervention: to prevent the side effects of prophylactic antibiotic treatments.
- Weight maintenance: for individuals with chronic obesity, to help maintain a hard-earned, healthy body weight during critical periods.
- Travel to “exotic” countries: prior to visiting countries with low hygiene or food safety standards (often not truly low, just unfamiliar or different from what is accustomed).
- Engagement in high-risk professions/activities: where there is a high likelihood of accidents, severe or life-threatening injuries, or amputations (e.g., soldiers, police officers, firefighters).
- Peak performance timing: for athletes exposed to infection due to the nature of their sport or who engage in prolonged physical exertion.
- Pharmaceutical therapy: if antibiotic treatment is already ongoing or if antibiotics were used within the past 6 months.
- Oncology treatment: in the case of malignant conditions affecting the gastrointestinal tract.
- Surgical interventions: for procedures not involving prophylactic antibiotic treatment, such as one-day surgeries.
- Travel: when traveling within Europe, provided drinking water is consumed exclusively from bottled sources.
Unlike traditional donor-derived microbiota transfer therapy, the AutoBiome service offers the opportunity to preserve your own microbiota in advance—potentially playing a key role in supporting your health in the future.
Store your microbiota while it’s still healthy
The following steps are required to use our AutoBiome service, designed to ensure your microbiota provides comprehensive future protection and supports a faster recovery for you.
Medical Examination
Before storing your microbiota, it is important to ensure that you do not have any chronic, infectious, or malignant disease. To rule these out, a basic laboratory and imaging diagnostic package must be completed, which your general practitioner will arrange for you based on the provided checklist.
Registration
To enable communication and the future delivery of the sampling kit, please register. Upon registration, you will receive an identifier in the format P0000000, which we will refer to in all future correspondence. During registration, select the "AutoBiome" option from the "Programs" menu.
RegistrationOrdering your AutoBiome
Using the identifier, you can place your order for the AutoBiome capsule. After payment has been received, we will send you the sampling kit within 5 working days. The stool sample must be collected once using the instructions provided, and the sample must be delivered to the MicroBiome Bank laboratory within 6 hours. [1]
OrderDelivery
From the stool sample, we extract the bacterial mass that constitutes the microbiome using our proprietary method. This material is then freeze-dried and encapsulated through a pharmaceutical-grade process. The resulting MTT capsules are packaged in boxes of 60 and shipped to your address via courier. The completed capsules do not require special refrigeration during transport. At home, they can be stored in a refrigerator for several months or in a freezer for decades.
[1] Currently, we can only process stool samples at our laboratory in Budapest. However, the completed capsules can be shipped to any country within the European Union. This means that while you will need to travel to Hungary to submit your sample, there is no need to stay and wait for the laboratory processing to be completed.
Precautions
In order to process the most valuable microbiota possible with AutoBiome, particular attention should be paid to:
- Do not take any antibiotics or probiotics for at least 6 months before the sample is taken;
- Only eat animal protein that is free of antibiotics and anthelmintics and avoid artificial sweeteners;
- Eat foods containing live bacteria ("live flora" dairy products, lacto-fermented vegetables);
- It is recommended to drink at least 2 litres of fluid every 24 hours for 7 days before sampling;
- The faeces must reach the laboratory within 6 (six) hours of sampling. Although the deadline seems short, samples are accepted five days a week between 08:00 and 13:00.
Microbiota Transfer Therapy (MTT) is currently the most effective method of treating dysbiosis that can restore natural function. The procedure is extremely safe and, due to the nature of autologous transfer (aMTT), does not present donor-recipient compatibility problems, provided that the professional rules and regulations for MTT are followed. In the case of aMTT, a microbiota deposited at a carefully selected time gives its owner a new chance.
€599/360 capsules
AutoBiome
- Whole human microbiota suspension from a healthy individual in lyophilized form
- To restore your own microbiota
- Natural bacterial density
- Minimum 6x60 capsules
- In the form of MTT suspension
- For own request and use
In accordance with applicable regulations, the capsules are provided as a service under code 869015 — Medical Laboratory Services, as defined by SCPA 2008.
MicroBiome Bank cannot and will not verify the identity of the person you have provided for the AutoBiome service. By placing an order, the user of the service accepts that the laboratory will individually process the sample submitted under the given name and fill it in a verifiable manner into AutoBiome capsules running under the given name or code number. Any effects resulting from any intentional or negligent substitution of sample and/or starting material to be processed by the customer shall be the sole responsibility of the customer.
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Do you have any questions? Unsure which therapy or service to choose from Microbiome Bank’s offerings? Contact us, and together we’ll find the most suitable solution! We will respond to your message as soon as possible.
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Braintree, Essex
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Braintree, Essex
CM7 2NL
United Kingdom
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