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Perhaps it is time to look for another doctor

There is no clinical evidence at all the GAPS diet will help with IBS. And there are no stool or blood test that will tell what bacteria you are missing or have too much of that is causing IBS. This doctor sounds like a integrative medicine holistic doc not a conventional western medical doctor. It might be wise to talk with a GI doctor and ask what s/he thinks of the approach this doctor is using. It definitely not something a knowledge GI doctor would likely recommend.

"The GAPS diet reflects serious gaps in Dr. Campbell-McBride's reasoning and in her understanding of science. There is no published evidence to support it. The early introductory stages may not provide adequate nutrition; the full diet is probably healthy but is onerous. It seems very unlikely that it could accomplish all that is claimed. Without testing, there is no way to know whether it benefits or harms patients."

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