Alternative therapies

Types of alternative therapies and their effectiveness in regard to digestive motility.

Botox injection & Iberogast

bell
  • By bell · September 28, 2008
  • 2 replies
  • Hello! I am wondering if anyone has tried Iberogast for GP or botox injections and had any luck. I am just out of the hospital and glad to be able to eat again, but would love to have an alternative to ...

Biofeedback

bell
  • By bell · September 15, 2008
  • 6 replies
  • Hi! I am just wondering if anyone has had any luck with biofeedback for gastroparesis. Thanks in advance ...

acupuncture

bell
  • By bell · August 15, 2008
  • 4 replies
  • Hi. I am just wondering if anyone has had any luck with acupuncture. I have been on domperidone for gp and my dr just told me I have to stop because my prolactin levels have gone really high. Reglan didn't ...

Proof the pacer works

Char
  • By Char · June 5, 2008
  • 9 replies
  • The last 4 days have been pretty rough with more dry-heaves and more throwing-up. I saw my surgeon today, so I was going to have him adjust my pacer. Then, we found out it was off. This is good and bad ...

j tube

fdclear
  • By fdclear · May 16, 2008
  • 5 replies
  • bowles feeding for j tube ...

Domperidone

c-townchic
  • By c-townchic · May 10, 2008
  • 25 replies
  • Can anyone tell me about this drug as my GI has never mentioned ,it what it does .I am highly allergic to reglan ...

Does anyone know what I have?

edmund302
  • By edmund302 · May 6, 2008
  • 9 replies
  • Hey guys, after 3 years of living with motility disorder, i have finally found out the name of what i had (meaning i lived three years without knowing what kind of illness i had, which was quite scary ...

Prilosec (proton pump inhibitors)

laney
  • By laney · March 11, 2008
  • 7 replies
  • need your help members - my 22 year old daughter has been on prilosec for about 6 months and started losing her hair at an alarming rate - i have checked on the side effects and alopecia seems to be a ...

Gastric Pace maker

SeussRN1
  • By SeussRN1 · March 4, 2008
  • 11 replies
  • Hello all - After much thought and dragging my heels (It was the nurse in me) I have finally decided to get the gastric pace maker. I have to wait for insurance approval and hopefully it will be approved ...

Colpermin

stekcsf
  • By stekcsf · February 22, 2008
  • 4 replies
  • has anyone tried Colpermin? The Dr. called and suggested it for my daughter, but it looks like I can only get it in the UK, for intestinal pain. it's over the counter...has peppermin oil? anyone tried ...

capsaicin

catastrophegirl
  • By catastrophegirl · February 8, 2008
  • 4 replies
  • I have been battling with eating for about two months now and was confirmed as having gastroparesis a couple of weeks ago. Mostly my doctors have said 'you'll be taking reglan for the rest of your life ...

Viagra for GP?

TK1
  • By TK1 · January 24, 2008
  • 1 reply
  • Gastroparesis, which commonly affects up to 75 percent of diabetic individuals, causes bloating, loss of appetite, vomiting and dehydration, and can complicate efforts to control blood sugar levels with ...

Has anyone tried acupuncture for GP?

Molly2
  • By Molly2 · January 8, 2008
  • 3 replies
  • Hello- First of all, thank you for the warm welcome and the support! I am new here and happy to have found a group of people who understand. I am a big fan of acupuncture. It has helped me tremendously ...

acupuncture

rileysmom
  • By rileysmom · October 21, 2007
  • 10 replies
  • Has anyone ever tried acupuncture to help with symptoms ...

Abdominal Massage

Skinny
  • By Skinny · October 19, 2007
  • 6 replies
  • Dear Friends Ever the optimist and open to try any new ideas, I was intrigued when my shiatsu massage therapist ( I go to see her about once a month normally) told me she'd been on an abdominal massage ...

Colon Inertia

carol1
  • By carol1 · May 16, 2007
  • 6 replies
  • My 18 yr. old son has suffered with colon inertia for yrs. Zelnorm had given him a good quality of life. Now that Zelnorm has been recalled & his remaining supply is almost gone, he has become very depressed ...

Gastroparesis

Darla
  • By Darla · April 14, 2007
  • 4 replies
  • I have read a lot on what might be causing my gastroparesis. I am interested in anything other than reglan. I also have slow motility disorders ever since I have had gall bladder disease. My liver took ...

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