GAPS Protocol Programme

The GAPS programme is a structured two-month course built around the Gut and Psychology Syndrome dietary protocol, supervised by MUDr. Anna Palgutová, CFMP, who is a certified GAPS practitioner. GAPS is a therapeutic nutrition approach that uses a staged, gut-healing diet to support people whose digestive and neurological or psychological symptoms may be linked through gut health. Rather than a one-off consultation, this is a guided programme: it opens with an initial consultation to assess suitability and set the diet up, includes weekly dietary review and problem-solving by email or phone, and closes with a final consultation to consolidate results. It is kept distinct from the practice's general functional-medicine consultations because it follows a specific, certified protocol over a defined period.

The GAPS Protocol Programme is a structured, two-month therapeutic-nutrition course delivered by MUDr. Anna Palgutová, CFMP, who holds certification as a GAPS practitioner. GAPS stands for Gut and Psychology Syndrome (and Gut and Physiology Syndrome), a concept that links the health of the gut and its microbiome to a wide range of digestive, immune and neurological or psychological symptoms. The protocol uses a carefully staged dietary approach designed to support the gut lining and microbiome, removing foods thought to aggravate the gut and gradually reintroducing nourishing, easily digested foods as tolerance improves. Because GAPS is demanding and staged, it is run as a supervised programme rather than handed over after a single appointment. It begins with an initial consultation in which suitability is assessed, your history and symptoms are reviewed, and the introduction of the diet is planned and explained in practical detail. Over the following two months the programme includes weekly dietary review and ongoing problem-solving by email or phone — this is where most of the work happens, because the staged diet needs continual adjustment as symptoms, tolerance and circumstances change. The programme concludes with a final consultation to review what has changed, consolidate the gains and plan how to maintain or step down from the protocol. The programme suits people with chronic digestive complaints, food intolerances, or gut-linked symptoms who are motivated to follow a strict, hands-on dietary protocol with close professional supervision. It is a significant commitment of effort on the patient's part, in keeping with the practice's philosophy that the patient does the work while the practitioner guides. It is deliberately kept separate from the general functional-medicine consultation because it follows a specific certified protocol over a fixed two-month period rather than an open-ended individualised plan. Delivery combines in-person consultations with remote weekly support, and the programme is self-pay and not covered by Czech public health insurance. Suitability and realistic expectations are confirmed at the initial consultation, and the staged nature of the diet means medical guidance throughout is an important part of doing it safely.