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Alternative therapies
Types of alternative therapies and their effectiveness in regard to digestive motility.
Gastroparesis and acid reflux
- By Lpp12 · New reply February 12, 2009
- 3 replies
- Hi, I am a 40 year old woman who was diagnosed with severe gastroparesis June of 2008 after not being able to control acid reflux. I have mild COPD due to uncontrolled asthma. My father died off Pulmonary ...
Been there done that
- By audrey · New reply January 2, 2009
- 7 replies
- I haven't wrote in a long time I will recap my story maybe you will remember reading about it . I became very ill sometime back in may of 07 I was dianosed with gastroparesis back in 2001 . I have lost ...
IV therapies and Igg shots
- By screamer · Posted November 7, 2008
- 0 replies
- I tried high doses of vitamin C and Igg shots over a long time at a fibro clinic. If you are interested let me know. I can tell my experience with it. I have gastroparisis, fibromyalgia-or epstein barr ...
HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENTS
- By JILL1226 · New reply November 7, 2008
- 7 replies
- HEY EVERYONE. WELL I SAW A NEW GASTRO DOCTOR LAST WEEK. HE IS FROM TEMPLE IN PHILADELPHIA. THEY ARE THE BEST GASTRO DOCTORS IN MY AREA. SO NOT TO MY SURPRISE COULDNT REALLY HELP ME MUCH. HE GAVE ME ZOFRAN ...
anyone see a naturalist?
- By gigglesk1 · New reply October 26, 2008
- 1 reply
- Went and did meet/greet w/naturalist yesterday. Have rapid gastric empty-little/no motility-sibo. Naturalist thinks he can helpp. Anyone out there have any input. Am not sure who to use here. town gi ...
Biofeedback
- By bell · New reply October 11, 2008
- 6 replies
- Hi! I am just wondering if anyone has had any luck with biofeedback for gastroparesis. Thanks in advance ...
acupuncture
- By bell · New reply September 5, 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 ...
capsaicin
- By catastrophegirl · New reply August 12, 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 ...
Domperidone
- By c-townchic · New reply July 6, 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 ...
Proof the pacer works
- By Char · New reply June 15, 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 ...
Abdominal Massage
- By Skinny · New reply June 7, 2008
- 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 ...
j tube
- By fdclear · New reply May 25, 2008
- 5 replies
- bowles feeding for j tube ...
Gastric Pace maker
- By SeussRN1 · New reply May 20, 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 ...
Does anyone know what I have?
- By edmund302 · New reply May 10, 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 ...
Colpermin
- By stekcsf · New reply March 27, 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 ...
Prilosec (proton pump inhibitors)
- By laney · New reply March 18, 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 ...
Viagra for GP?
- By TK1 · New reply January 26, 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 ...
Gastroparesis
- By Darla · New reply January 25, 2008
- 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 ...
Has anyone tried acupuncture for GP?
- By Molly2 · New reply January 10, 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
- By rileysmom · New reply November 27, 2007
- 10 replies
- Has anyone ever tried acupuncture to help with symptoms ...
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