@chipmunk1 yes I have seen 'functional' used in the way you mention so I accept it happens (a lot probably). I did feel that maybe mainstream medicine had moved on a tiny bit re stomach issues as they now accept FODMAPs can cause issues but not much else interests them, and even the offer by the Gastro to refer me to a dietitian seems to have gone into a black hole but I reckon I know as much as they do anyway so I probably won't bother.
This being the NHS I have been given the tests and then ignored by the Gastro. GP would not know what to do, for sure, but so far has not done any of the things you mention except long in the past. In fact she has been known to say that I know more about the thyroid than she does, and to introduce me to a student as one of her 'intelligent' patients
This being the NHS I have been given the tests and then ignored by the Gastro. GP would not know what to do, for sure, but so far has not done any of the things you mention except long in the past. In fact she has been known to say that I know more about the thyroid than she does, and to introduce me to a student as one of her 'intelligent' patients