If we look at some basic issues that are affecting people on a daily basis, such as irritable bowel syndrome, data tells us that in up to 60% to 70% of cases, SIBO is the cause of irritable bowel syndrome, yet there is still no breath testing being done by GP’s with slightly more gastroenterologists using this test although the number is growing slowly.. The patient can go literally years without finding out the true cause of their IBS. Another common issue is GERD which conventionally is treated with PPIs when in fact in 90% of the cases, the issue is low stomach acid and NOT high stomach acid. Autoimmune is another area that the patient isn’t given much hope, except for being prescribed palliative immune-suppressing drugs for the rest of their lives. Other chronic conditions are on the rise, too. Obesity is now an epidemic in most western countries. The number of children suffering from allergies, asthma, and autism is on the rise. More patients are being diagnosed with other chronic conditions including digestive disorders, chronic fatigue, and chronic skin conditions. The long and short of it is we are not making progress for many common and chronic conditions from an allopathic point of view. In all these cases and many more conditions, functional medicine doctors and practitioners in London and across the country support these conditions very successfully with eradication of the symptoms or at the very least making symptoms a lot more manageable on a daily basis.