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Journals
Gastroparesis
- By Bags65 · Posted November 12, 2009
- 11 replies
- I was recently diagnosed with Gastroparesis and looking for anybody with information about this disease. I've done research through the internet and pretty much tells me the symptoms what it is and what ...
Gastroparesis & autoimmune diseases
- By vw1968 · Posted November 11, 2009
- 17 replies
- Five months ago it started (I will try to give you the short version). I woke up in the middle of the night with severe stomach pain, back pain, sweating, throwing up, etc. Hospital didn't blink and said ...
Does anyone have SOD?
- By Crystal1219 · Posted November 11, 2009
- 1 reply
- I am 23 and had my gallbladder removed back in November because of Nausea, Vomitting, and Epigastric pain. But the pain never went away. They thought it was Gastroparesis and found out that it wasn't ...
Botox injections in the stomach
- By friveraalvelo · Posted November 11, 2009
- 3 replies
- I have severe gastroparesis and the specialist at a Main Hospital in Philadelphia is going to inject Botox on my stomach tomorrow. He said that if it works, it can work up to a year. I have done lots ...
feeling hopeless
- By moonlight · Posted November 11, 2009
- 7 replies
- I have had gastroparesis for 10 years. It took over a year and a 30 pound weigt loss and then a hospitalization to finally find out what I had. They put me on Propulsid and Priolsec and I did well for ...
Check out my piece in Digest This . . .
- By p1gp1g · Posted November 9, 2009
- 8 replies
- Just wanted you all to know that my piece about stomach trouble, was accepted by the National Gallery of Writing and has been posted under 'Digest This'. Check it out. Be well all! B.Good aka/Bev Goodman ...
Could the foods you are eating be causing you pain?
- By nanascorner · Posted November 8, 2009
- 5 replies
- When dealing with the reality of living with chronic pain in my life, I never consider that some of the food items that I was consuming on a daily bases , could be a contributing factor in causing some ...
Total Colectomy - my story
- By sticks585 · Posted November 7, 2009
- 2 replies
- Starting to document my experience in the hopes that it will help someone else going through the same. For the last year and a half I have had problems with severe constipation. Tried changes in diet ...
Research Opportunity
- By TeamInspire · Posted November 6, 2009
- 0 replies
- All, We have been made aware of a research opportunity that may be of interest to some of our members from FocusSession Research. They specialize in healthcare market research. They have been asked to ...
recently diagnosed with gastroparesis
- By Lucy_M · Posted November 6, 2009
- 10 replies
- Hello everyone I am a young biologist that has just been diagnosed with gastroparesis, a month ago. I am not sure how I should feel about this diagnosis and I am having trouble accepting my situation ...
Mad and thankful at the same time
- By sacarver · Posted November 3, 2009
- 7 replies
- I first have to say I am so thankful I don't have to have a Jtube like a lot of people on here. Was supposed to have one placed 3 years ago, but because of blood clotting reasons, I was not a candidate ...
New sensitive stomach Recipe
- By nanascorner · Posted November 3, 2009
- 3 replies
- Pumpkin Muffins 3 cups bread flour ( or gluten free) 2 cups sugar or ( you can replace sugar with I small can carrots adds extra calories and nutrition) 1/4 cup butter, melted 1/4 cup vegetable oil 3 ...
Redundant Colon
- By 2slow · Posted November 1, 2009
- 2 replies
- I guess this is the cause of my lifelong chronic constipation. I have the diagnosis, but it seems there is nothing to be done about it. If anyone has any info to share on this subject, I really would ...
one day at a time
- By plushy · Posted October 31, 2009
- 2 replies
- I just got back from staying at my sons house to watch his cat while he went to new york for his 33rd bithday. I had to pack food as if i was going away for a month just to stay a few days but that was ...
I am fortunate, as I read these post...
- By Chris61 · Posted October 31, 2009
- 18 replies
- I realize I'm not as sick as some. I didn't realize Gastroparesis was such a serious disease. My story is that about a year or so ago, as I was drinking coffee in the am, every once in awhile I would ...
Update on nausea
- By Zacolton · Posted October 30, 2009
- 8 replies
- Just an update on my previous post. My nausea is almost gone now, no idea why, just gone, but anyways I'm working slowly and carefully on reintroducing food and regaining strength. I hope now that I'm ...
Two questions
- By p1gp1g · Posted October 29, 2009
- 0 replies
- The first question is this. Does anyone else have problems with taking Benefiber. When I take it, I get tons of gas and spend a lot of time in the bathroom with the runs and regular movements. What do ...
When Life Gets Hard
- By nanascorner · Posted October 29, 2009
- 9 replies
- I was thinking about so many ladies I know that are struggling with some tough situations, chronic pain and illness. I was thinking about some certain situations that I am struggling with as well. I was ...
Inspire members featured
- By Brian · Posted October 28, 2009
- 29 replies
- Today Massachusetts General Hospital's Proto Magazine published a wonderful profile of nine Inspire members. Each of these stories underscores what we all know to be true -- that Inspire is a special ...
Only Living that has had a vagotomy?
- By texascowgirl · Posted October 28, 2009
- 13 replies
- I had a vagotomy when I was 25,am now 61, have been sick with dumping syndrome and various other ailments since the surgery. I had a Gastric bypass done on me in 2007. But not for Obesity. To try to slow ...
