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Discussions
I'm about to be 21 and...
- By evalasvegas · Posted yesterday at 2:35 pm
- In Issues pertaining to young adults · 5 replies
- I have been looking forward to my 21st birthday for a really long time. My boyfriend is 4 years older than me, and so for 4 years, I have been watching him go to bars and order a cocktail with dinner ...
Sensitive to Pain???
- By Bensmamma39 · Posted yesterday at 10:47 am
- In Coping with chronic illness · 3 replies
- I have GP and after my bezoar surgery, was having some really good days. The pressure was relieved and the nausea was so mild I couldn't even feel it. Anyhow, my 4 yr old son and I went to sonic for shakes ...
Recently Diagnosed with GP
- By evalasvegas · Posted yesterday at 1:36 am
- In Dealing with the fear · 19 replies
- Hello, I was diagnosed with GP just a few days ago. I have been having pain in my "right upper quadrant", essentially on my right side under my ribcage, for months now. On Tuesday I had an endoscopy ...
torture
- By herbie1 · Posted November 6, 2009
- In Open discussion · 6 replies
- I feel like I am being tortured. I love to cook and do most of the cooking at home. My husband and I love to dine out when we can and enjoy fine food and wine. I feel like somedays im fine i can eat this ...
BOTOX INJECTIONS???
- By sacarver · Posted November 6, 2009
- In Open discussion · 6 replies
- I was at work this week when one of my employees called and told me she was on the way to the ER with her Mother. Turns out her Mother has GP and couldn't keep anything down and needed IV nutrition. As ...
Need help reversing my eating habits
- By Wantakugel · Posted November 5, 2009
- In Open discussion · 6 replies
- Hi, all. Since my GP diagnosis about six weeks ago, I've been doing pretty well with the new diet. I haven't intentionally eaten any forbidden foods, although the other day when my husband made me a sandwich ...
Toll House Cookies
- By GeorgiaCath · Posted November 5, 2009
- In Recipes · 7 replies
- Since all of us eat restricted diets, I thought it was time to start another recipe discussion. Note that all my personal posts will be sans flour and sugar, as they cause fermentation in slow-emptying ...
Hospital Locations for Gastric Pacemaker Surgery?
- By rmore · Posted November 4, 2009
- In Open discussion · 7 replies
- We live in Virginia and my son has had Cyclical Vomiting Syndrome for over 10 years and is now being encouraged to have a gastric pacemaker put in for his illness. We have been told he needs to go to ...
rescue, scared.
ZOFRAN
- By lauraz · Posted November 2, 2009
- In Open discussion · 21 replies
- Help! My gastric pace maker needs to be turned up but it's taking some time to get the appt. straightened out...in the meantime I could REALLY use some zofran but my insurance continues to deny me...does ...
Question about Lemon Grass
- By Regi · Posted November 2, 2009
- In Open discussion · 3 replies
- I'm looking at buying ginger tea bags and quite a few have lemon grass in them. I can't tolarate lemon juice/citrus (acid reflux). I was wondering if it would be a good idea to avoid lemon grass too ...
It fell out again!
- By yourfriend · Posted November 1, 2009
- In Open discussion · 6 replies
- Last night my j-tube fell out again. Although I am pretty much dependant on it, I am thinking about letting it close up. I feel like I look like a monster with that thing hanging out of my belly. I know ...
J-tube infection? How do you know?
- By mekmoore · Posted November 1, 2009
- In Open discussion · 6 replies
- I had my J-tube and G-tube implanted just over a month ago. At various points in time, the area around them has been red and very painful. In the hospital, they just said that it was from the drainage ...
pain & fatigue
- By KarenWilliams · Posted October 31, 2009
- In Open discussion · 9 replies
- Hi all, I have severe dysmotility syndrome (i.e gastroparesis and motility problems in oeasophagus, intestines and bladder). I have a jejunostomy for feeding, medication and fluid and a gastrostomy for ...
Benefiber and excess gas
- By p1gp1g · Posted October 29, 2009
- In Open discussion · 20 replies
- I've been told to take Benefiber to up my fiber intake. If I take 1T with my breakfast then the whole day I have so much gas, it isn't funny. Accidophilous does it to me as well. Anyone else have this ...
Thinking about the holidays
- By GGCPTEACH · Posted October 28, 2009
- In Open discussion · 6 replies
- With Thanksgiving coming up, my mom is asking me what she will do that day. There is so much she can't have. It most definitely will be tough as she can't resist what is there. We go to my aunt's house ...
Any connection to auto-immune disorders?
- By jimndi · Posted October 28, 2009
- In Open discussion · 5 replies
- Last year my wife started having mild gastroparesis symptoms, vomiting maybe once a week, always feeling full etc. After alot of tests they discovered that one of her mesenteric(sp?) arteries was 100 ...
Info on Gluten intolerance/ Celiac disease
- By DigmundFreud · Posted October 28, 2009
- In Nutrition · 0 replies
- I attended a continuing education course on gluten intolerance celiac disease last evening and wanted to share some highlights. It is triggered by a physiologic event - acute or chronic stress, pregnancy ...
No Vagus Nerve
- By texascowgirl · Posted October 28, 2009
- In Coping with chronic illness · 1 reply
- Please will someone out there tell me if they know anyone that is still alive without a Vagus Nerve out there. I Have it, but it got clipped in 1974 ...
size of a pea
- By my4heathens · Posted October 28, 2009
- In Open discussion · 4 replies
- I have noticed that since I have gone to smoothies and clears, I have been going, a lot. Especially at work. I know it makes sense but it is just annoying, I mean it seems like my bladder is the size ...
