Dr Protima Deb

Dr Deb was brilliant. She was very reassuring and had such a lovely manner with my daughter. I would no doubt recommend her

Having seen a range of Doctors in support of our daughters IBD, we found that on meeting Dr Deb the level of care and progress went to a new level. Seeing our daughter as a whole person and seeking to understand her situation before explaining any course of action. Dr Deb's experience and confidence are both reassuring. The positivity and solutions focused approach are a key feature to the progress our daughter has made. We will always be grateful.

We had an incredibly positive experience with Dr Deb. After years of appointments without much progress, we achieved more in just one consultation than we have over a long period of time. Since seeing her, we’ve already noticed improvements. With her guidance, we’ve been able to gradually adjust our daughter’s diet and reduce her medication significantly. While she is still experiencing some symptoms—particularly during stressful periods like exams—this was something Dr Deb had prepared us for, which has been reassuring. Perhaps the biggest change has been in our daughter’s mindset. Previously she was certain she wanted an endoscopy, but after the consultation she now feels much more comfortable and is no longer set on that path. This shift is entirely down to Dr Deb’s incredibly supportive and understanding approach. We are continuing with the current plan and feel much more confident about the direction we’re taking. We’re very grateful for the care, empathy, and expertise Dr Deb has shown, and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her.

We recently took my daughter to see Dr Deb, and I honestly cannot speak highly enough of her. She was the loveliest, kindest doctor — incredibly patient, compassionate, and clearly extremely knowledgeable. From the moment we met her, she made both myself and my 8 year old feel completely at ease. She took the time to explain everything clearly to both of us, ensuring we fully understood what was happening and what the next steps were. Most importantly, she made my daughter feel genuinely heard and listened to, which meant so much. It was also very reassuring to see that she did not want to put my daughter through any unnecessary tests and approached everything with such care and professionalism. I would not hesitate for a second to recommend her to anyone else, and I would happily return to her in the future if we ever needed further help. Overall, it was the most positive experience we could possibly have imagined. A truly lovely lady and an exceptional doctor.

Dr Deb was very patient and understanding of the circumstances of my neurodivergent child. She was put at ease and managed to discuss very well her symptoms and concerns.

Dr Protima Deb was one of the most compassionate, caring and understanding doctors I've ever experienced. She listened to my daughter and I with great patience, warmth and understanding. I am so grateful for the way she build confidence and trust with my daughter - taking her seriously, being respectful and showing such kindness. The way that Dr Protima Deb managed our appointment has had a huge impact on my daughter's wellbeing and I'm so truly grateful to her for this.

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.