That is, of course, after we did our own GI-MAP and took it to a doctor, not that a doctor would EVER suggest doing that. A naturopath? Yes they do it as a standard.
Standard doctors are operating on 1960's textbooks.
Best doc I ever had was a naturopath. Unfortunately, he tired of dealing with insurance companies and moved to a retainer model with a limited number of patients. Why was he so much better than any other doc I've had? 1) he listened. Appointments were at least 45 minutes. Sometimes over an hour. When I go to an MD I'm lucky to get 10 minutes. 2) He tested. Annual blood tests were extensive (and, yes, could be expensive because of those insurance companies not wanting to cover a lot of stuff) 3) As he listened he was on his laptop pulling up relevant papers ("I was just reading a paper on this topic that came out a couple weeks ago") He'd print out the paper for you and highlight the relevant passages 4) He was interested - by that I mean, I never got the idea he was just going through the motions. He loved this stuff and nerded out on it.
General practitioners refer people to specialists because nobody can keep up with every bit of new research out there. A doctor looking something unusual up isn’t a sign of incompetence but rather best practices.
Based on my extensive experience with doctors and the extensive experience of many others that I know they sure can.
That said you can read up on all the latest research for a condition because you don’t care about all the other research. Doctors can’t get away with such a limited focus.
DirectLabs is a reseller that has a physician on staff that approves your GI Map. So contact direct labs, order the kit, poop and vial it, drop it in the mail, wait 15-20 days. PDF of your results will be in your DirectLabs account online.