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From my perspective as someone who suffers from IBS I understand why there is debate about seeing gastroenterologist & dietician vs a naturopath.

From what I have read, I think the reality is that gut based science including microbiome research is an emerging field with a lot of research in flux and it may be years before we fully understand everything. Because of this and just like deep learning you see a number of papers coming out almost everyday about diet, microbiome, brain-gut interaction, probiotics, prebiotics etc. Out of these a lot of the research needs to be backed up and there is just not enough yet to fully show a specific plan.

Unfortunately a number of gastroenterologists dont seem to keep up with research and I have even had one doctor tell me that everything is in my head. Things like these make you lose confidence in doctors and its understandable why some people turn to naturopaths even though a lot of it is quackery. I recommend working with a good gastroenterologist and a dietician to personalize your diet.

For IBS related personally I recommend following research coming out of Monash university.

I also recommend books Mind-Gut interaction by Emeran Mayer and The Good Gut by the Sonnenburgs