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Domperidone

c-townchic
  • By c-townchic · New reply 3:00 pm
  • Discussion in Alternative therapies · 8 replies
  • Can anyone tell me about this drug as my GI has never mentioned ,it what it does .I am highly allergic to reglan ...

How many of you have a doctor who understands!

jumper999
  • By jumper999 · New reply 10:40 am
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • I am curious to find out how many of you who are suffering from the various problems that are posted have doctors who a) understand your problem from a medical standpoint b) is interested in helping you ...

A doctor admits

c-townchic
  • By c-townchic · New reply 6:36 am
  • Discussion in Dealing with the fear · 4 replies
  • I don't know if anyone out there has the same problem.My GI doctor got the results from Mayo and found out my large bowel and colon were the problem.When I had pelvic surgery the dr accidentally cut the ...

Why are we here?

Brian
  • By Brian · New reply yesterday at 12:50 pm
  • Journal · 46 replies
  • When we started this community, each of us faced important health issues in our lives. Some of us have family members with medical conditions. Many of us have medical conditions of our own. All of us ...

Colon inertia and colon removal

jumper999
  • By jumper999 · New reply yesterday at 12:17 pm
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • I am quite new to this forum but have found it very helpful. I am interested in visiting with anyone who had/has colon inertia (no waves) and what have their doctors to for them. Have they had any relief ...

Question about Eating

Whisperingdays
  • By Whisperingdays · New reply yesterday at 11:48 am
  • Discussion in Inability to eat · 11 replies
  • I just joined about a week ago and I have learned alot. I was diagnosed with Severe Idiopathic GP about 5 weeks ago with only alittle over 20% of my stomach being able to function, but I know that I have ...

Rough few months.

Char
  • By Char · New reply yesterday at 11:46 am
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • I went into the hopstial on Feb. 11th with a really bad spell. After 30 days I was determined to get out of there, so they discharged me. Well, I wasn't well enough to go home, and we all knew it, I just ...

Does anyone know what I have?

edmund302
  • By edmund302 · New reply yesterday at 11:33 am
  • Discussion in Alternative therapies · 9 replies
  • Hey guys, after 3 years of living with motility disorder, i have finally found out the name of what i had (meaning i lived three years without knowing what kind of illness i had, which was quite scary ...

Question about GP procedures

ajonesy
  • By ajonesy · New reply May 9, 2008
  • Discussion in Open discussion · 13 replies
  • I have been reading all of your discussions and am learning a lot. Because I just found out that I have GP I have questions on what I should do. I have noticed that many of you have feeding tubes. According ...

hospital....and the reason for my GP flare.

Eierannach603
  • By Eierannach603 · New reply May 9, 2008
  • Journal · 6 replies
  • I destroyed my New years resolution last night, by going to the hospital. I suppose it was a silly resolution to begin with, as none of us (with exception to Munchausen patients) ever actually WANT to ...

Liver Biopsy

DK9497
  • By DK9497 · Posted May 9, 2008
  • Discussion in Open discussion · 0 replies
  • Has anyone had extremely high liver function tests and needed a liver biopsy? My tests seem to fluctuate quite often and originally, my doctor thought it was from the lipids in my TPN. However, I now ...

Gastroparesis

michdey
  • By michdey · New reply May 9, 2008
  • Discussion in Coping with chronic illness · 16 replies
  • Hey Everyone-- I haven't written in quite a while so I thought I would and update everybody. When last we spoke I think I had just started my tube feedings which were going well. Well, fast forward to ...

Mayo's Motility Program

jumper999
  • By jumper999 · New reply May 9, 2008
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • Have any of you had any experience with Mayo's Motility Program in Rochester or for that matter in Arizonia. If so how did it work for you? What did they do? What were you motility problems going in and ...

New feature - additional reply notifications

Walter
  • By Walter · New reply May 9, 2008
  • Journal · 19 replies
  • Hello everyone. We just added a new feature to help you follow the conversations that you are participating in. You will now get a notification whenever someone replies directly to one of your replies ...

Unknown dismobility

jumper999
  • By jumper999 · New reply May 8, 2008
  • Journal · 22 replies
  • I just discovered this site and it may turn out to be a God send because there are people here who appear that they can really be helpful to me. First let me say that I am certain that this question has ...

g-j tube leaking bad

stekcsf
  • By stekcsf · New reply May 7, 2008
  • Discussion in Nutrition · 10 replies
  • what about this one.....my daughters(11yrold) J part of her button is pouring out bile every time we open it. and at night when she tries to feed.....plus around her tube just stays yellow from where ...

So wonderful!!

Whisperingdays
  • By Whisperingdays · New reply May 6, 2008
  • Journal · 9 replies
  • How do I start, in a place that says it all for me. I have spent the last several days reading page after page of people that belong to this great Inspire group. It was so heartfelt for me, that I could ...

Hello all

nikki242
  • By nikki242 · New reply May 6, 2008
  • Journal · 8 replies
  • I'm looking to connect to other young adults dealing with tube feeding/gastroparesis. I have a history of POTS also, if anyone actually knows what that is, lol ...

I am not crazy!

Trixie617
  • By Trixie617 · New reply May 6, 2008
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • Hi all -- I am new join this site. I have been visiting off & on for a few weeks... I am not alone! I am a cancer survivor (see my profile for story)... who has had progressive GI dysfunction over the ...

the silver linings

Eierannach603
  • By Eierannach603 · New reply May 4, 2008
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • In the last few weeks while I have been dealing with the worst GP flare I've ever had, I've been forced to reconcile my differences with my dysmotility. And I discovered that there are some positive attributes ...

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The AGMD GI Motility Disorders Support Community connects patients, families, friends and caregivers for support and inspiration. The AGMD GI Motility Disorders Support Community is sponsored by the Association of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders in partnership with Inspire.