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g-tube not draining/venting hardly at all!
- By mekmoore · New reply 9:02 am
- Discussion in Coping with chronic illness · 6 replies
- I have a j-tube and a g-tube. About a month ago, I had my j-tube site moved b/c it had been draining bile, but it was re-sited and has been doing well ever since. However, my g-tube has pretty much stopped ...
Just Diagnosed with GP, please help... Do you have pain?
- By tylersmom98 · New reply 7:20 am
- Discussion in Pain issues · 12 replies
- Hi! My name is Misty, I am Tyler's mom. Tyler is 11 years old. We've struggled for the last 11 years with Tyler's stomach.... From constipation, diarhea, pain, nausea, and vomitting... Recently, he hasn't ...
A Specialis in Portland OR
- By logdam777 · New reply yesterday at 11:03 pm
- Discussion in Open discussion · 2 replies
- Does anyone live in Portland OR and go to a motility specialist or good GI doctor who is knowledgable about GP? My GI doctor is terrible. I read on line about a doctor Glenn Eisen in Portland who is a ...
Killer Onions
stuck
- By my4heathens · New reply yesterday at 10:21 pm
- Journal · 7 replies
- So I'm stuck at work, away from home for the weekend. Should make it interesting since I am basically on liquids this time. At least the storm in Dec I was eating a decent amount of solids. Not so much ...
Shooting Pains and bruising
- By mom0709 · New reply yesterday at 9:12 pm
- Discussion in Living with an invisible illness · 1 reply
- I was wondering if anybody has pain associated with their GP in comparasion to short, sharp, shooting pains on the right side of the abdomen and easy bruising ...
Pureeing Food
- By Friday · New reply yesterday at 8:42 pm
- Discussion in Inability to eat · 8 replies
- Has anyone taking their normal food they make for their family and pureed it?? I know we are limited in what we can eat but the Dr recommended pureeing all foods including meats which I was told was the ...
Thinking about modified gastrectomy/gastric bypass
- By LKnight · Posted yesterday at 6:28 pm
- Discussion in Open discussion · 0 replies
- Hello there, I have never done this before, but I have been struggling with gastroparesis for almost two years now. I have lost 70 lbs and still will lose weight when the nausea/vomiting get bad. I have ...
Quick update for those wondering why I haven't answered
- By spiritlove · New reply yesterday at 6:26 pm
- Journal · 26 replies
- Been feeling poorly recently. Monday felt rather large lump in groin area, didn't hurt so decided to wait for dr. appt. Thursday. Word of advice, if it's a LUMP (!) DON"T WAIT! Started hurting Wednesday ...
On the Brighter Side ..
- By debbie2027 · Posted yesterday at 5:13 pm
- Journal · 0 replies
- GP is still got the best of me but on the on the brighter side ..... I am a grandma of five beautiful baby bichon puppies born on Christmas day! 3 girls and 2 boys! Mom and Dad are so proud! These playful ...
Busy times... As usual.
- By Adventure_Girl · New reply yesterday at 1:31 pm
- Journal · 15 replies
- UPDATES IN THE REPLIES :-) This morning my diatician came over to drop of a box of new formula (Peptamin 1.5) because my other formula (Isosource 1.5) is causing problems. I am having extremely slow gastric ...
Does this sound right, question about generic zofran?
- By Lauren2006 · New reply yesterday at 12:03 pm
- Discussion in Coping with chronic illness · 11 replies
- So when I saw my GI dr, he rxed generic ODT zofran (8mgs) to use as needed. I do have compazine in the house, but when I mentioned it may be giving me side effects, he wanted me to take zofran, but warned ...
Is this part of GP?
- By blueocean43 · New reply yesterday at 11:30 am
- Discussion in Open discussion · 1 reply
- So I have gastroparesis, but i am not sure if this is part of it or something totally different. Occasionally, i have random attacks where I start shaking, and my vision blurs, and my hands and feet go ...
Ideas for foods that aren't sweet and cold? Craving soup!
Hypoglycemia and Hyperthryoidism
- By mom0709 · New reply February 7, 2010
- Discussion in Understanding · 3 replies
- Just wondering if anyboby has a combination of hypoglycemia, hyperthryoidism and gastroparesis? And what treatments are you undergoing. I am going to an endocronologist this week to start sorting my health ...
Low Blood Sugar
- By mom0709 · New reply February 7, 2010
- Discussion in Understanding · 2 replies
- Does anyone have low blood sugar associated with GP? How is it managed if you do ...
Ran into my GI today!
- By Lauren2006 · Posted February 7, 2010
- Discussion in Coping with chronic illness · 0 replies
- I was at the hospital visiting my 88 yr old aunt today. She has a very tough decision to make. She has to have heart surgery, but does not want to. She does not look good at all. I of course, and we all ...
To Work....or Not To Work?
- By camlik · New reply February 7, 2010
- Discussion in Living with an invisible illness · 17 replies
- Hi all. Am many of you know I was recently diagnosed with GP and taken off work as a result of my illness. At the end of this month I have to make a decision of if I am going back to work. Let me start ...
Colonic Inertia with Pelvic floor dysfunction
- By lmh196109 · New reply February 7, 2010
- Discussion in Finding encouragement · 25 replies
- I'm a 46 year old female and I have been diagnosed with colonic inertia and pelvic floor dysfunction through every test under the sun. I am currently taking 5 full capfulls of miralax per day along with ...
Temporary gastric pacemaker
- By DK9497 · New reply February 7, 2010
- Discussion in Coping with chronic illness · 19 replies
- Has anyone seen Dr. Abell in Mississippi for the temporary gastric pacemaker? Was your experience positive and successful? I am considering seeing him for this procedure within the next few months and ...
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