Rapid gut tests and digestive diagnostics for Kent patients: The Functional Gut Clinic opens in Orpington

The Functional Gut Clinic is delighted to announce the opening of its first Kent location at LycaHealth Orpington. Patients across Kent can now access rapid, advanced gastrointestinal diagnostics closer to home.

LycaHealth Orpington already offers private GP services, imaging and endoscopy. By joining forces, we bring our full range of specialist digestive testing and therapies into a state of the art setting. This partnership brings together a multi disciplinary team of physiologists, gastroenterologists, gut focused therapists and GPs with unrivalled expertise in gut health.

Patients will benefit from end to end care in a calm, leafy community setting with free on site parking. Professor Anthony Hobson, founder of The Functional Gut Clinic, says:

“Our mission has always been to make Functional Gut accessible to patients across the UK. Opening in Orpington means people in Kent and surrounding areas can now access world class diagnostics without delay.”

Why this matters…

Diagnostic waiting times across Kent and South East London boroughs are significant, with many outpatient appointments exceeding the NHS 18 week standard. With suspected cancer cases prioritised, patients with benign but persistent gut symptoms (like bloating, constipation, faecal incontinence or abdominal pain) are often left waiting far too long for answers. Our Orpington clinic will ensure faster access to the right tests and diagnostics, helping patients access the correct care pathway quicker.

Our services at Orpington

• Motility testing – pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, colon, ano rectal

• Reflux testing – throat, oesophagus, gastric pH

• Breath testing – SIBO, H. pylori, carbohydrate malabsorption

• Biofeedback therapies – gut focused hypnotherapy, pelvic floor, abdominal distension, rumination, supra gastric belching

Accessing services in Orpington

While the clinic primarily serves private patients, we also accept NHS referrals, and anyone concerned about their digestive health can self refer directly through our website.

To refer a patient click here.

To self refer click here.