IBS Treatment Center

OMG. I can’t believe I’ve forgotten to review this place. This place that has changed my husband’s life!
After struggling with «IBS» for more than a year and half and not getting anywhere with a traditional gastroenterologist, we sought out other options to help hubby. Though this place is out of our health insurance network and they won’t reimburse us, every single penny spent here has been worth it.
It’s my understanding that almost all of the doctors/​staff in the office have dealt with some sort of IBS — whether it be food allergies, gut bacteria imbalance, etc. — and are dedicated to helping their patients identify their own IBS triggers in order to treat the cause of the problem and not just the symptoms. The gastroenterologist never really worked very hard on finding a cause, but had lots of «great» medicines for hubby’s symptoms… which clearly did not work.
When we set up the appointment, the office requested all of hubby’s records from the gastroenterologist. Dr. Baker had read through all of the notes prior to the appointment. She also carefully went over the patient intake form with hubby, listened attentively and clearly took good notes. She is easy to communicate with, very knowledgeable, and very understanding of all the frustrations that go along with IBS. After just a month (which was mostly just waiting for test results from the lab), we finally had a true diagnosis for hubby’s problems (food allergies!) and Dr. Baker worked with us to set up a treatment plan. Everything from the tests was explained in detail (and in «English») by Dr. Baker.
As a patient you are given a binder to help you organize all of the information and documentation you receive here. It’s well thought-​out and very useful… especially the information sheets on food. When you have has any allergies as hubby does, reading food labels takes a long time and can be tricky as things are often disguised. It was a blessing to be able to reference the information quickly and easily whether at home or in the grocery store. This is where patients also keep their test results and their treatment plans. It can be so hard to give up all those yummy things you enjoy when you can no longer have diary, eggs, wheat, yeast, etc. etc. Having the binder with the visible lab results was a great help in reminding hubby why he has to turn down the office donuts and cookies now.
The rest of the staff has been exceptional in my experience too. They are able to answer questions (refund the VISA and charge the HSA card when hubby forgets to pay with the correct one), and are very efficient at setting up appointments. Plus, an appointment here is not just some 15 minute get you in get you out ordeal. They will take their time with you, answer all questions you may have, and make sure you are comfortable with the next steps. Dr. Baker has even communicated with my husband by email to follow up on things they’ve discussed during appointments, answer additional questions, etc.
Though hubby still has some not so great days here and there (from cross contamination, willful contamination, and other things), his overall quality of life is amazing compared to the previous few years. Thanks Dr. Baker!

I went to a handful of doctor’s who couldn’t help me with my IBS. When I found the IBS center I was thrilled because I knew I would finally get the answers I was desperately looking for. BUT then I found out how much it would cost me to be a patient. They don’t accept insurance so be ready to pay a lot! I can’t tell you how disappointed I was. They wanted $ 800 up front to run a test, just one! They were my last hope and I basically had to go broke just paying their bill so that I could finally find out what was wrong with me. This clinic just proves once again that your economic status dictates if you get the luxury of being healthy or if you just have to deal with being sick because you can’t afford the solution. One last thing, the doctor’s charge $ 65 just to talk to you on the phone. At least my other doctors talked to me for free!

Making the trip to see Dr. Wangen was an excellent decison. I’ve suffered with IBS symptoms since I was a kid, and he was able to help pin point my exact food allergies that i have. No more questions or trial and error. His testing is far more extensive and far superior to any other doctors out there. He and his staff were a pleasure to work with. He can give you real answers to the foods that are causing your IBS and if you’re willing to stick to the plan, it can change your life! I highly reccomend the IBS Treatment Center!

I know this is going to be a long review, so I’ll try to summarize my review in the first couple of paragraphs.
Dr. Wangen and the IBS Treatment Center is the real deal. I’m an airline pilot from Dallas, TX. I was on the verge of having to give up my career because of IBS. It was to the point that I was having IBS flare ups every day or two. I had 3 Drs. tell me the only way they could treat my IBS was with prescription medication that only controlled the symptoms. The catch to that is the prescription medication wasn’t approved by the FAA and I could not fly and take the medicine. I went to the IBS Treatment Center in Seattle and 3 months later I’m going back to work with a 100% improvement.
If you know where every bathroom is between your home and your work, set up an appointment with Dr. Wangen.
I live in Dallas and went to Seattle for treatment. Yes, it lightened my wallet. However, as much as I’ve suffered and stressed out over the last 18 – 24 months, the money was worth every penny.
I almost let some of the negative reviews that I read stop me from going to Dr. Wangen. However, I knew I had to take a different approach if I was going to save my career. I’m soooo thankful that I did not let those negative reviews stop me.
I spent about 6 hours researching Dr. Wangen and the IBS Treatment Center. I researched Google, Amazon book reviews, and IBS forums about Dr. Wangen and the IBS Treatment Center. There were a lot of good reviews and a few bad reviews. What I noticed about the bad reviews is that most of them were either written by someone that had never been treated by Dr. Wangen and bought into the MD ignorance about IBS, or they had seen Dr. Wangen and didn’t like their diagnosis and what they had to do to improve their IBS symptoms (like Terry S. that left a review on here).
At no time did I feel that Dr. Wangen was callus or impatient with me. As a matter of fact, it was quite the opposite. Dr. Wangen was very patient with me, explained everything to me, listened to my questions and answered them. I emailed him a few times with questions and he answered them within 24 hours. The staff at the IBS Treatment Center was very friendly and accommodating. I went into my appointment with an open mind and a good attitude.
Before I scheduled an appointment to go to Seattle, I scheduled a phone consultation. It was more of me interviewing Dr. Wangen. He was friendly, forthcoming, and I felt that he was answering my questions truthfully. After the phone interview, I scheduled an appointment, flew to Seattle, rented a car, and stayed in the Hotel that the IBS Treatment Center recommended.
The appointment lasted about 45 – 60 minutes. He asked a lot of questions about my medical history and symptoms. He then recommended some test that consisted of an extensive food allergy test and a DNA stool sample test. Actually, I think I requested the DNA test because I wanted to make sure we got to the root of my problem.
The follow up visit was done over the phone. The test results were mailed to me in a binder and included information regarding the issues they found with the test. The results were formatted in a professional manner so they were easy to read and understand. The second appointment consisted of reviewing the test results and the treatment plan.
The treatment plan for me was hard! I did not like it, but I forced myself to do it, and it worked. I had to cut out a lot of food. I know there is a negative review from Terry S about his diet. My diet must have been very similar to that diet. The difference between Terry and me is that I was willing to do whatever I needed to do in order to get better. After about 3 – 4 weeks, I was acclimated to the diet and it wasn’t that big of a deal. Occasionally I would have to battle cravings, but that’s part of it.
Dr. Wangen told me it would take about 3 – 8 weeks before I saw a significant improvement. It took about 6 – 7 weeks for me. I feel so much better now. It’s been about 10 weeks since I started my treatment. I’ve lost about 20 pounds. My blood pressure went from getting ready to go on blood pressure medicine (¹⁵⁰⁄₉₃ avg.), to normal (¹¹⁵⁄₇₅ avg.).
I’m so grateful for Dr. Wangen and the staff at the IBS Treatment Center. I can’t thank them enough.
If you’re having trouble with IBS, there may be help for you. Yes, if you have the extensive food allergy test and DNA testing done, it’s going to cost you some money. The way I looked at it, I was losing my career, going to the Dr. every month, and totally stressed anytime I had to go somewhere where there wasn’t a restroom nearby. Those things far outweighed the cost.
If you have any questions, feel free to private message me. I will be happy to answer any questions that I can. However, I don’t get on Unilocal often, so it may be a couple weeks before I answer.

Dr. Wangen was patient, knowledgeable, and understanding!
He treated my younger brother over the last year and a half and helped him fix a majority of his problems with IBS. It turns out that my brother was allergic to some very common foods and we were able to see them all listed out after performing a test that the doctor recommended. In addition, there were a few other things (bad bacteria, yeast) that we were able to fix. If you are suffering from IBS and it’s affecting your lifestyle, a visit to Dr. Wangen, the testing, and the treatment are worth every penny.

I can not thank the IBS treatment center enough! I worked with Dr. Baker she changed my life and is very supportive and extremely intelligent. I’ve been suffering basically my whole life with stomach problems. Right away she ran some lab work and pin pointed my problems and start treatment right away. After 14years of bouncing around doctors and trying just about anything to relieve some of my symptoms Dr. Baker easily fixed almost all my symptoms in a matter of weeks. Now it has been a couple months since my first appointment and I have been symptom free for a while. I have never felt so good in my life, I highly recommend Dr. Baker/​the IBS treatment center to anyone who is struggling with symptoms.

It’s been almost a year since my first review and I’m happy to say that my symptoms are still completely gone! The couple foods that I initially eliminated (which ended my pain) I’m now adding back infrequently without any symptoms. Yay!
I know this sounds like a total exaggeration, but I can say with 100% honesty that going to Dr. Wangen changed my life… and considering how many fun activities that I previously had to back out of at the last minute (due to never ending abdominal pain), I’m sure my fiancé would say the same!

You have got to be kidding!!! I guess Peter’s wife never went to a good doctor. This man believes he is the Messiah and has his Gospel of truth. He is impatient, callus. I don’t think he really likes food! If you want to eat like a cave man… then I guess you’ll be happy with Wangen, but if you want a doc that actually listens to you, instead of playing on his lap top. keep looking… there are many great doc’s in this town who could help with digestion issues. (Not to mention how outrageously expensive he is!!!)

My wife has been having some kind of food allergy stuff for a long time (resulting in fatigue, bad moods, and reallllllllly bad migraines). We’ve tried a lot of things — including a naturopath who did one of those arm-​muscle tests (I’m not really sure I believe in those).
Anyway, we went to Dr Wangen and the IBS Treatment Center. Quoting my wife — «he listened really well and explained things really clearly. I felt well taken care of. He had suggestions, and listened to what I wanted as well.»
They did a whole battery of food allergy tests based on blood work and based on antigens, and came back with a list of what would cause trouble in both the short term and long term. I felt a LOT more confident in the food allergy results he gave her than the ones from the other more woo-​woo docs.