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I was diagnosed with gastroparesis on 8-15-09. Although I had the upper abdominal swelling and discomfort for quite a while but just thought I was getting fat.... I have to say the nausea is the worst part. I quit taking the Reglan because my lip started shaking and the side effects scared me. My dr. gave me Phenergan and that works but I have a 4 yr old and I hate being drowsy all day and not "having my snap" with him so I only take it when I am super desperate. I have to say my biggest problem is I can't eat all day because I am so nauseous so at the end of the day I am starved so I eat something - which i know is the worst i can do. Eating one big meal a day. So I am open to any suggestions on how i can make myself eat during the day even though the thought makes me wanna puke. I feel so alone, it's hard to talk to my husband because i know he get's upset. When I have my bad days and I cry, it's with my sister's and they get sad. Then I feel bad for them. I go for my 1st monthly check-up today so I will see if anything is going on. I just turned 40 and look like i'm 6 month's pregnant and I wanted this year to be a "turnaround" year for me - i joined a gym and was gonna lose a bunch of weight and tone up. Well, that dream is now gone. Sorry for rambling, this is new to me and I don't have many people to talk to... any help is greatly appreciated...... thank you.

By BonBon555
Posted September 30, 2009 at 4:26 pm
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Bensmamma,
I can so relate to how you feel. By bedtime I am starving because during the day it's touch and go on how I feel. I find a small bowl of rice krispies help.
I can't get in my jeans because of my big stomach. And they want you to wear loose fit clothing...yeah, right! lol And when you feel so crummy the last thing you want to do is exercise.
I have been taking enzymes with meals and zegerid in the morning.
My typical morning is:
zegerid....bathroom...... cereal and enzyme.....bathroom....reg bp meds and sugar mds....small snack...bathroom.....REPRIEVE....lunch and enzyme...bathroom.....small snack if possible...bathroom.....dinner and enzyme....bathroom......REPRIEVE and then nothing until later when I have some watered down juice and cerreal. Then bed. Why am I fat when I am in the bathroom all the time?????????????????? I miss the fresh fruit and veggies.
What 'diet' have you been following? I was newly diagnosed 2 wks ago with a bezoar and have been suffering upper right side pain. No fun but could be worse right?
Barb

By Only28
Posted September 30, 2009 at 6:39 pm
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I was diagnosed with Gp in August as well. Im guessing Ive had GP for a while with all the puking I have lost 60lbs and still look like im preggers go figure. As far as loose clothes, I love yoga pants. So comfortable. And you never know weight loss my happen with diet. Yogurt stays down. I get the kind thats smooth. Ginger works well for nausea, and Ive had some relief with the expensive motion sickness bands. Also Im on phenergan and reglan and all I can say is your body might get used to them, I no longer get tired with phenergan but know if I dont take it, Im in trouble. Just a few thoughts. Im a mom of two girls so I know what you mean about the tired thing.

By Bensmamma39
Posted October 1, 2009 at 1:19 am
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thank you all for sharing your stories. i had my check-up today and my dr. is going to do an endoscopy next week and basically "pressure wash" my stomach as he feels i have hard balls of food in there and that's where most of my discomfort is coming from. I'm kind of excited to get a fresh start on my stomach! he also gave me liquid zofran and i took it today and i seem to deal really well with that compared to the phenergan. it didn't make me so drowsy but took away the nausea. thanks for listening everyone!

By NancyL
Posted October 1, 2009 at 10:52 am
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Welcome to the group. You came to the right place! I am glad your doc has a plan and I hope that it works really well for you. If you have hard balls of food in your stomach it sounds as if you need to be very careful with what you eat in the future. I am on a liquid diet- fruit smoothies, slimfast (lots of protien in it) and V8 juice and gummy vitamins. This kind of diet does not put anything into you that could turn into hard balls in your stomach. Do go to the gym whenever you feel the least bit like it. It will help emotionally and physically. There is so much you can try before you get to the point of thinking that you can't get any better physically. Hang in there!
Nancy

By GinaB
Posted October 2, 2009 at 12:50 am
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Dear Bensmama, Welcome to the forum, I feel your pain, hang in there. We hope you find info and encouragement here. Warmest Wishes Gina

By busyteacher
Posted October 2, 2009 at 6:04 am
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Welcome to being forty! And welcome to the group. I think you will find a lot of us here with the same issues. Hope to see you post often.

By kcredrocker
Posted October 2, 2009 at 12:45 pm
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Welcome to our club! Everyone here is really nice, so don't be afraid to vent or ask questions. I learned more here than i did anywhere else. You will find this very beneficial. Good luck!

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