DIGESTIVE HEALTH · GUT–BRAIN CONNECTION
Digestive Health & the Gut–Brain Connection
You have changed your diet, tried supplements, perhaps even had tests. Why are the symptoms still there?
I review your history and existing results, investigate what is still unanswered, and develop practical next steps for digestive problems that persist. Gut health consultations, functional digestive testing and interpretation, and individualized care planning are available through telehealth throughout Florida.
SOUND FAMILIAR?
When digestion starts affecting your day
You plan meals around discomfort, try eliminating foods, or notice symptoms changing with stress. Some concerns are unmistakably digestive. Others may occur alongside them and deserve a closer look.
Digestive symptoms
Sometimes part of the wider picture
These concerns have many possible causes. Their presence does not mean the gut is responsible, but they may be important to your overall assessment.
THE QUESTION BEHIND THE SYMPTOMS
Another test may add information.
What you need is someone to connect it.
You may already have lab results, diagnoses, and recommendations from several practitioners. I look at the evidence together, identify gaps, and investigate which factors are most likely to matter.
The goal is a focused plan: what to address, what to investigate, and how to assess your response.
WHAT YOU RECEIVE
A clearer picture. Specific next steps.
I review what you already have, investigate where needed, and develop recommendations you can actually use.
Your information, connected
I analyze your symptoms, medical history, previous tests, medications, supplements and earlier treatments together, looking for patterns and overlooked questions.
A meaningful interpretation
We identify what your existing results do and do not establish, which explanations fit the evidence, and whether further evaluation could change the plan.
A written plan you can act on
You receive a written summary and individualized recommendations, with clear priorities. If treatment or follow-up is appropriate, we discuss how to evaluate your response.
THE TWO SIDES OF DIGESTIVE HEALTH
Digestive function and nervous-system regulation belong in the same conversation.
DIGESTIVE PHYSIOLOGY
Understand what is happening in the gut.
Digestive symptoms can involve motility, the microbiome, intestinal function, immune activity, or an underlying medical condition. Your history and existing test results guide what deserves attention, and specialized testing is considered selectively.
THE GUT–BRAIN CONNECTION
Consider how your nervous system affects digestion.
Stress can change digestive motility and sensitivity, while persistent gut symptoms can affect mood, sleep, and daily routines. I explore those patterns alongside physical findings, without assuming that digestive symptoms have an emotional cause.
MY FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE APPROACH
I investigate what is keeping the problem unresolved.
I investigate persistent digestive problems by reviewing your symptom timeline, medical history, existing labs, and response to earlier treatments. I look for gaps in the evaluation, test possible explanations against the evidence, and identify what deserves attention first.
You receive a focused strategy for what to change, what to investigate, and how to assess progress. This may involve nutrition, targeted testing, refinements to your current plan, or further medical evaluation. Nervous-system patterns and emotional factors are considered when relevant; Chinese medicine or acupuncture can be treatment options when appropriate.
DR. MAYA SARKISYAN, D.O.M.
WHERE TO BEGIN
Bring your questions and your results.
Leave with a clearer direction.
A complimentary consultation is the first step in deciding whether an independent Clinical Case Review is right for your situation.