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A Birthday at Home!!
- By candacepoet · New reply 6:36 pm
- Journal · 33 replies
- Today is my 62nd birthday, and the first birthday in four years that I haven't been in the hospital! It feels great to be at home for my birthday (and the 7th anniversary of my ileostomy). It's been a ...
Colonic Inertia Natural Treatments
- By akande1 · New reply 6:36 pm
- Discussion in Issues pertaining to young adults · 14 replies
- My 17 year old daughter was just diagnosed with colonic inertia. She had the marker test done recently, resulting in the diagnosis. We have a follow up visit with the GI doctor next week to figure out ...
please answer my question someone
- By gwood · New reply 6:22 pm
- Discussion in Inability to eat · 6 replies
- I passed out Friday afternoon and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. My blood test showed that I was dehydrate and my liver levels were off. They gave me fluids pain medicine and nausea medicine ...
The living dead
- By SillySally · New reply 6:05 pm
- Journal · 91 replies
- I feel I've reached the point of no return. I am totally bed bound. I have hair so long that I can sit on it! It's always been my pride and joy! but now, I can't brush it, can't wash it, have had it hidden ...
help please does anyone know, fluids or not
- By debellie · New reply 5:29 pm
- Discussion in Understanding · 2 replies
- I am waiting for a date for a Jtube. It is going to be done through a alarge surgical opening as my small intestine has to be disected, Just had a thought today, I dont eat anything but i do enjoy the ...
Chiropractic care
- By LUKSTER · New reply 4:30 pm
- Discussion in Alternative therapies · 12 replies
- Hi, My son was diagnosed with Gastro 1.5 years ago. He was on Erythromycin that worked for 6 months and then stopped working. Rather than trying to the big drugs, we tried Chiropractic to see if is would ...
Anyone experience weight gain on linzess?
- By shelbys254 · New reply 3:07 pm
- Discussion in Understanding · 11 replies
- I have had IBS-C for 3 years now, have tried everything. I was put on linzess the second it came out, 290mcg. In the past couple months I haven't changed my routine, eating habits or different medications ...
Sacral Nerve Stimulator Implant
- By LisaKH · New reply 2:39 pm
- Discussion in Open discussion · 26 replies
- Does anybody have one of these ...
First Diabetes type1, then Diabetic Retinopothy, now GP...
- By Ghoster · New reply 2:23 pm
- Discussion in Coping with chronic illness · 4 replies
- Well I am new here. I am 20 years old and have had a pretty rough come up.. I was born into diabetes, getting it at 14 months old. Took me until I was 16 to fully cope with it, and realize it was just ...
Quitting diet dr pepper
- By Shay73 · New reply 12:45 pm
- Discussion in Open discussion · 3 replies
- Since I quit drinking diet Dr pepper, my Gastroparesis has vastly improved. I can eat foods now that I previously had to give up. My gastroenterolog ist and endocrinologist each say they can't drink Dr ...
Support For Patients
- By mary-angela · Posted 11:35 am
- Discussion in Open discussion · 0 replies
- Are you a patient with a digestive motility disease/disorder? Do you need help and support? Do you need to talk with others who truly understand? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions ...
Chiropractor in Washington DC
- By djholine · New reply 9:14 am
- Discussion in Alternative therapies · 2 replies
- Can someone recommend a chiropractor in DC that is good with GP patients ...
Gallbladder removal? Please help!
- By Carrie1919 · New reply 8:54 am
- Journal · 28 replies
- So my doctors want to remove my gallbladder tomorrow since I have a lot of sludge causing me pain and causing my pancreas and liver some issues. I'm told that this is no big deal and one of the most common ...
Coming up on 2 months post-op
- By Rosenemo · New reply 7:54 am
- Journal · 2 replies
- It's been a while since on this site, but thought I should update you all. It's been almost 2 months since total gastrectomy. I just had labs drawn and blood work isn't good. My iron, b12, H&H, WBC's ...
Started Linzess Yesterday. Has Anyone Else?
- By Kris4444 · New reply 7:06 am
- Discussion in Open discussion · 68 replies
- Hi, I'm still having issues with colonic inertia and have now been diagnosed with mild gastroparesis. My GI doctor is trying me on Linzess. He still says my issue is IBS rather than anything having to ...
No one knows what's wrong..
- By cwolv6 · New reply 3:16 am
- Discussion in Inability to eat · 7 replies
- I'll try to make this as brief as possible.. I was diagnosed with acid reflux a few years ago and was put on nexium, then had my gallbladder removed. I was doing ok besides episodes of nausea and gastritis ...
Colonic Inertia/Slow Transit Explained
- By ng1031 · New reply yesterday at 8:27 pm
- Journal · 76 replies
- I wanted to share with you guys an article online that I think is truly worth mentioning.. it is very informative and it has helped me explain to people what I am going through as well as why I am having ...
GP and Birth Control
- By seal1986 · New reply yesterday at 8:17 pm
- Discussion in Open discussion · 3 replies
- Hello, I'm 26 years old and was on Yaz for 4 years before I developed GP and had no problems on it. I developed GP after a bad stomach virus a year and half ago. It took 3 months and being hospitalized ...
Gastroparesis
hotel near Temple.
- By wnderwo · New reply yesterday at 5:00 pm
- Discussion in Open discussion · 5 replies
- I am going to Temple for a 2 day test Dr Fisher ordered. (I think it is 6 hours the 1st day and a short morning visit the 2nd day) Can anyone recommend a hotel they stayed at perhaps with parking and ...
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