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Discussion topics
Nutrition
Dietary suggestions; maintaining nutritional needs; TPN, other nutritional concerns
What about Fiber Supplements for people with GP?
- By gaa · New reply November 19, 2009
- 29 replies
- I feel much better without vegetables except potatoes and carrots, but my brother died of colon cancer, so I know I need to have fiber. However, I am very confused about the whole fiber supplement issue ...
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Pediatric
Issues pertaining to the pediatric patient such as maintaining nutrition; school; finding a doctor; potty training, and any other concern that impacts the pediatric patient and his/her family
My daughter may have GP
- By DawnTB · New reply November 17, 2009
- 16 replies
- HI. I am new here, and glad to have found this group. My almost 16 year old has been having symptoms and all the tests have come back "normal". The prescription meds do not seem to work, and I am trying ...
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Inability to eat
Coping with the inability to eat and how it impacts the patient's life
Marijuana has helped me eat and keep the food down.
- By daytoday · Posted yesterday at 3:32 pm
- 0 replies
- I have had gastroparesis for over 5 years and have really struggled. About 2 months ago a friend that uses medical marijuana for his chronic back pain (I live in Canada) suggested I try it for my stomach ...
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Dealing with the fear
Addressing fears and illness and coping strategies
I need some help with this......
- By Lauren2006 · New reply November 19, 2009
- 2 replies
- Okay, so ever since I was dxed with GP based on symptoms (GES was normal) almost a yr ago, even though things have improved *knock on wood*, I am by no means symptom free. At the end of 2008 (dec was ...
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Living with an invisible illness
Issues related to being chronically ill with motility disease/disorder and not looking ill
Gastroparesis help
- By debbie2027 · New reply November 13, 2009
- 35 replies
- This started in April of this year when I went to the ER with what I thought was a severe GI bug and severe head ache. ER doc said my potassium level was low and gave me an IV and sent me home. Needless ...
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Coping with chronic illness
Coping with life with chronic illness such as, emotions, impact of illness, acceptance, finding hope, purpose, faith, support
How do you know if you have CIP if you have GP?
- By Bags65 · New reply November 18, 2009
- 14 replies
- If you were dx w/ GP how do you know if you have CIP? At six hours on my emptying scan they told me that 72 percent of the food should be gone from the small intestine and only 7 percent of my food was ...
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Depression
Recognizing the signs of depression, identifying reasons and finding help
Its so hard to keep on going
- By beachbum16 · New reply October 27, 2009
- 15 replies
- Hello everyone, Well I have had a huge struggle battling depression in the last year. Over the last few months I told myself that I wasn't going to live my life in fear anymore. I was going to get up ...
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Understanding
Coping with the lack of understanding or being believed and how to help others understand
Physicians List
- By msc · New reply yesterday at 11:34 pm
- 20 replies
- Im looking for GI specialists who specialize in slow transit constipation or colonic inertia. Anyone care to nominate their physician? Name of physician and where he/she located. thx ...
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Social impact
Impact of disease on social life such as, smaller social perimeters due to illness; unpredictable nature of motility diseases; having to be near a bathroom; school problems; dating; intimacy issues, working
ostomy bag
- By rileysmom · New reply September 27, 2009
- 5 replies
- My daughter's doctor is talking about an ileostomy bag. She is still an infant but I am worried about her growing up like a normal kid. Anyone out there living with an ostomy bag? How do you manage? Am ...
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Issues pertaining to young adults
Any area of concern to the young adult patient such as, school; social issues; dating; being believed; making decisions; trying to explain to others; living with an invisible illness; hospitalizations; self-image; working
I'm about to be 21 and...
- By evalasvegas · New reply November 9, 2009
- 8 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 ...
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Pain issues
How to address pain with doctors; coping with pain; getting help
Had my appt today with Neuro PA!
- By Lauren2006 · New reply yesterday at 9:23 pm
- 1 reply
- Hi everyone. This is a follow up to the post I posted yesterday about my appt at the neuro office. I used to see one of the actual neuros once a yr, but she left the practice, and her PA (who is great ...
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Relationships
Having a spouse, companion, or friend understand, intimacy, adjusting to life of illness, financial impact, having a child, raising a family, pregnancy, impact of illness on family
How to be supportive of spouse's diet
- By Katie1978 · New reply June 30, 2009
- 5 replies
- My partner is starting a medically supervised weight loss program. It means eating special bars or shakes in place of 2 or 3 meals a day. The products are made of things that I can't tolerate, especially ...
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Finding encouragement
Having faith; looking for support; needing prayers, finding a purpose
New member seeking support
- By Wantonwonderer · New reply yesterday at 8:32 pm
- 8 replies
- Hello everyone. I am a new member and I have been browsing the board for about a week. I was so relieved to stumble upon this website. I am 24 year old woman living in Northern California. I have been ...
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Recipes
Share your recipes, tips and eating advice here! You can also submit them to AGMD via email at digestive.motility@gmail.com for inclusion in its recipe project. You may also visit the AGMD website at www.agmd-gimotility.org for further information about this project.
Toll House Cookies
- By GeorgiaCath · New reply November 10, 2009
- 11 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 ...
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Alternative therapies
Types of alternative therapies and their effectiveness in regard to digestive motility.
Herxheimer reaction from probiotics? (cramps, gas, nausea, diarrhea)
- By GPAllie · New reply November 3, 2009
- 11 replies
- I started taking probiotics last week. Two caps per day was the recommended dose. I started with 1 cap per day each night for 4 nights. Then, on saturday night, I took 2 caps. I was up from 1am to 4am ...
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Caregivers
Problems related to the caregiver and coping strategies.
Specialists
- By pat51 · New reply October 6, 2009
- 10 replies
- I am fairly new to gp, 8 months, and have a Dr. that has basically abandoned me. My symptoms are not as bad as some - no vomiting, no hospitalization - but a chronic cough. He put me on domperidone and ...
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Open discussion
Issues that are not addressed in topics presented that concern the patient.
Questions
- By Curious_in_Ohio · Posted yesterday at 10:01 pm
- 0 replies
- I was recently diagnosed with gastroparesis, diffuse esophagus spasm and severe constipation. I am going to have a Sitz marker study next week. I am always weak and sick. Is there anyone else going through ...
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Help desk
Have a question about using the site? An idea for making it better? Post here and let us know how we can help.
rescue, scared.
- By ecrose · New reply November 7, 2009
- 4 replies
- recently, over the past year, i have seen many doctors due to my pain in my stomach and unusual eating habits. i have been diagonosed with Gastroparesis. My ribs will protrude out several minutes after ...
