Julie Guider, M.D.

Learn the guideline-based order of functional dyspepsia treatment, from H. pylori care and PPIs to options for persistent indigestion.

Learn how a functional dyspepsia diet uses smaller, lower-fat meals and personal trigger testing to manage indigestion without cutting out too much.

Learn how functional dyspepsia and IBS overlap, which symptoms point to each condition, and how diagnosis and treatment can address both.

Learn how small intestinal bacterial overgrowth causes symptoms, how SIBO testing and treatment work, and how to manage diet and relapse.

Learn lactose intolerance symptoms, causes, and management, plus how it differs from milk allergy and IBS. Find practical next steps for dairy symptoms.

Learn how to follow a low-lactose diet, spot hidden lactose, choose dairy alternatives, and meet calcium and vitamin D needs.

Unintentional weight loss with dairy-related digestive symptoms can signal malabsorption or under-eating. Learn warning signs and what a clinician checks.

Learn how lactase supplements may help lactose intolerance, when to take them with dairy, and when lactose-free products may be a better fit.

Learn how clinicians diagnose lactose intolerance with symptom history, hydrogen breath, blood, stool, and genetic tests, plus their limits.

Use a structured digestive trigger food challenge to test dairy, track symptoms, and find your personal lactose tolerance threshold.