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Taking a moment for ourselves
- By nanascorner · New reply yesterday at 5:30 pm
- 1 reply
- Chamomile Tea Outside the sky is light with stars; There's a hollow roaring from the sea. And, alas! for the little almond flowers, The wind is shaking the almond tree. How little I thought, a year ago ...
TPN
- By Sunshinebaby7806 · New reply yesterday at 5:27 pm
- 7 replies
- Ok, So I am 18 weeks pregnant and have been seeing a nutritionist... I have been mostly on liquids for the 18 weeks.. with about a week of "cheating." SO far the one week of cheating let me gain 4 pounds ...
got my g-pact card!
- By my4heathens · Posted yesterday at 3:48 pm
- 0 replies
- I got my g-pact card the other day. Already put it to use and saved a couples bucks when they tried to add $3 to my order for ordering off the kids menu. I'm like nope, got a card to order off the kiddie ...
Kind of test for obstruction
- By texascowgirl · New reply yesterday at 3:31 pm
- 6 replies
- I'm trying to find out info on what kind of test they do to find obstruction in your small bowel? Just got back from Baylor in Dallas and surgeon will not do a Rouen-Y Reversal. The Gastro Dr and the ...
Ate some apple jelly today
- By cookielover86 · Posted yesterday at 3:19 pm
- 0 replies
- I ate some apple jelly on water crackers about a half hour ago. My stomach is handling them well. I just have to wait until 1 pm to have my ensure with more crackers. I am having to help my mom with my ...
Wow found out something interesting
- By Bekadawn1 · New reply yesterday at 2:24 pm
- 3 replies
- I was feeling so good yesterday. I have been watching what I ate like a hawk. So I was really up for it when I won tickets to see the Songwriter's Showcase with Kelly Pickler, Joe Nichols, Bucky Covington ...
Bad Day
- By naivelittlemiss · New reply November 19, 2009
- 12 replies
- I know with GP you have good days and bad days, but why do the bad days have to be so BAD! =[ I feel like I'm being immature but really I don't quite know how to deal with GP bad days yet. I am still ...
recently diagnosed with gastroparesis
- By Lucy_M · New reply November 19, 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 ...
HELP! Does anyone take Donperidone or Propulsid?
- By moonlight · New reply November 18, 2009
- 6 replies
- I would like any input about these medications. I have to go to a Dr. appointment next week and he mentioned these as an option. I don't feel I have enough information to make a decision. I know people ...
Gastroparesis & autoimmune diseases
- By vw1968 · New reply November 17, 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 ...
help i have gastroparesis
- By jennyfit · New reply November 16, 2009
- 37 replies
- I am so glad to finally get the chance to talk to other people who can understand what I have and what I'm going through. I am 33 years old and I was diagnosed with gastroparesis (delayed gastric emptying ...
11-14-09 What Gastroparesis did for me on my Twins' Birthday. :(
- By friveraalvelo · New reply November 16, 2009
- 3 replies
- 11-14-09 Sunday Time: 8:41 A.M. Place: Living Room Weather: It's a sunny day, after so many days of rain. My goal was to spend it on the Forest today, but I feel so sick! Age: 47 years. Topic: What Gastroparesis ...
Hope Prevails
- By nanascorner · Posted November 16, 2009
- 0 replies
- It’s easy to give up hope. Obstacles and daily living seem to beat hope out of the best of us at times. For me, dealing with the reality of a chronic illness has shaped and changed my life significantly ...
Adjusting
- By Bekadawn1 · New reply November 16, 2009
- 2 replies
- I am finding that I am getting to know myself a little better. I am two full weeks into my diagnosis and have had to play with the eating and liquid diets as I am figuring out what I can and can not eat ...
Hair loss following fundoplication op
- By Trentfisher · New reply November 16, 2009
- 8 replies
- Hi Can any one help, I had my op back end of May and had dumping syndrome since, what a pain as I also have crohns disease so did not need more problems, but my biggest worry is my hair is falling out ...
Modular feeds
- By HelenB8 · New reply November 15, 2009
- 3 replies
- Ben is going into Great Ormond Street hospital for a trial of modular feeds. He is doing better being fed into the jejunum but has not gained any weight for nearly 2 years! Our dr thinks he cannot tolerate ...
Just starting out.
- By GPmom · New reply November 14, 2009
- 3 replies
- Ellie was diagnosed a week or two ago with slow-emptying stomach. How do cope with this? This so new to us and heart wrenching to watch my little girl go through this pain ...
Thank you to all who replied!
- By Ando · New reply November 14, 2009
- 2 replies
- Thank you all so much for validating my feelings. I'm sure you know how much it means. I am seeing a specialist at Temple in December and I hope he can help. I really want to have another child, but obviously ...
Does anyone have suggestions for Bile Reflux? Has anyone been to Mayo?
- By JeniMac · New reply November 14, 2009
- 30 replies
- Recently my bile reflux has gotten so bad that sometimes when I bend over, bile comes into my mouth & sometimes my nose. I finally bought bed raisers to help at nighttime, but this is ridiculous. Does ...
Gastroparesis
- By Bags65 · New reply November 13, 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 ...
