Dr Protima Deb

I was very worried about my symptoms when I met Dr Deb. She was very helpful and explained the plan to help me manage my symptoms and get back to school. I feel so much better now thanks to Dr Deb.

We received brilliant support and care from Dr Deb; she was fantastic at understanding the issues; successfully diagnosing the illness and starting us on the road to recovery.

Our 8 year old son has food allergies. He is desensitised to peanut through oral immunotherapy treatment. We attempted Oral Immunotherapy Treatment for dairy and egg in the Autumn. It didn’t work. Our son started to develop severe stomach pains around Xmas. We and our allergy doctors were very worried that he had eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease and he should stop the peanut dosing which we had worked hard to introduce for him. We were recommended to see a paediatric gastroenterologist. There are none in Devon where we live. In Bristol we found they couldn’t see us for sometime. Thankfully we were encouraged to contact Dr Deb. Having been through a very worrying time with our son missing a lot of school we felt in safe hands with Dr Deb from the moment we first spoke with her. She listened, responded very quickly and thoughtfully (even calling me personally on the first day we contacted her). Dr Deb made us feel confident about our son having a colonoscopy and gastroscopy to find out what was the matter by replying to all our queries quickly via email and fitting us in quickly on her list too. She made us feel well cared for which was so important as we felt in such a mess. We loved the way she explained everything so clearly to our son. He responded so well to her and has taken on board her excellent advice. She is a wonderful Doctor who I would highly recommend. Simon her assistant was very quick to reply to us too. Thank you both.

The doctor was very helpful, professional and friendly towards my daughter. Everything went very well.

Dr Deb is an outstanding consultant, excellent communication with our daughter and us as anxious parents. All procedures discussed and fully explained, ensured our teenage daughter was supported while she underwent diagnostic procedures.

Very personable and great with my young daughter.

We recently had a consultation with Dr Deb, and it was an incredibly positive experience. From the very beginning she showed genuine warmth and interest, not only in our son’s medical history but also in our journey as parents and the impact this has had on us as a family. She created a safe space where we felt truly listened to and reassured, never overwhelmed by medical jargon, and always guided through the reasons for investigations and ongoing referrals. Her ability to combine professional expertise with empathy was outstanding. She explained what has worked well so far, what could be adapted moving forward, and set out a clear management plan that gave us confidence and clarity. Most importantly, she made us feel we were not alone in this — that the challenges we’ve faced were acknowledged, that our efforts so far were valued, and that there is now a wraparound plan of care and support in place. After a year of struggling to get answers in primary care, this consultation with Dr Deb has left us feeling empowered, supported, and more hopeful. We are very grateful for her time, care, and professionalism.

Dr Deb saw my 11 year old son and we had a very positive outcome. We really appreciated her manner, energy, candour and attention. She took time to consider the information we sent her, took our concerns seriously and didn’t make assumptions.

An amazing highly emphatic, intelligent and articulate Doctor. You will be in excellent hands with no stone left unturned.

It was great. Service, the doctor and the hospital were perfect