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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

Frustrated! GP Got Worse This Week - Newbie

Meegs82
  • By Meegs82 · New reply 3:01 pm
  • 3 replies
  • Hello all, I am so glad I found this forum. I have been reading through a lot of the posts and this seems like such a wonderfully supportive group. Here is a little bit about me: I have had intestinal ...

Sensitive to Pain???

Bensmamma39
  • By Bensmamma39 · New reply 11:46 am
  • 4 replies
  • I have GP and after my bezoar surgery, was having some really good days. The pressure was relieved and the nausea was so mild I couldn't even feel it. Anyhow, my 4 yr old son and I went to sonic for shakes ...

colonic inertia

Delila
  • By Delila · New reply November 6, 2009
  • 8 replies
  • Has anyone had to have their colon removed? If so can you tell me about it? I am getting ready to, and i need to talk to people who have had it removed, also. thanks, delila ...

Gastroparesis

michdey
  • By michdey · New reply November 5, 2009
  • 19 replies
  • Hey Everyone-- I haven't written in quite a while so I thought I would and update everybody. When last we spoke I think I had just started my tube feedings which were going well. Well, fast forward to ...

chronic pseduo intestinal obstruction

Juliettesue77
  • By Juliettesue77 · New reply November 2, 2009
  • 19 replies
  • I am in the process of going to a new doctor. (Actually the University of Iowa). When I eat anything solid I won't go to the bathroom for 5-10 days, ( stool). If I drink protein shakes and pureed food ...

No Vagus Nerve

texascowgirl
  • By texascowgirl · New reply November 1, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • Please will someone out there tell me if they know anyone that is still alive without a Vagus Nerve out there. I Have it, but it got clipped in 1974 ...

Should I or Shouldn't I

givenup
  • By givenup · New reply November 1, 2009
  • 27 replies
  • Wow, I just happen to come across this web site by googling Should I have my colon removed? I was quite surprised to see many others with my problems. In 2001 I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease. This ...

Gastroparesis Rearing Its Ugly Head and New Diagnoses

Goldie512
  • By Goldie512 · New reply October 28, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • I have been a member here since about May or so, when I was first diagnosed with gastroparesis. A month or two later, I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and started taking thyroid replacement. I was ...

Did my GP go away?

Annie15
  • By Annie15 · New reply October 26, 2009
  • 20 replies
  • I just go back from Mayo and after much tests it was determined that I don't have GP, I actually have pelvic floor dysfunction. The doctors told me to stop taking the Domperidone, Amitiza and take Milk ...

Overwhelmed with Conditions - GERD +

murreyb
  • By murreyb · New reply October 25, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • I have recently been diagnosed with Gastroparesis, GERD, Pancreatitis, Barrett's Esophagus, Many Ulcers of esophagus, This all came up suddenly when I started throwing up acid all night several nights ...

frustrating DR. visit

gijen
  • By gijen · New reply October 17, 2009
  • 10 replies
  • I am really enjoying being a part of the AGMD GI Motility support group. I went to see my surgeon yesterday who did my surgery six months ago for SMA syndrome. He and I tossed around a couple of ideas ...

My son's plight with gastroparesis

Praise4
  • By Praise4 · New reply October 13, 2009
  • 12 replies
  • I'm writing this to share the angst and frustration that I am feeling because of the way the health care community are treating my son. For the past year and a half my son's gastroparesis has become increasingly ...

adhesions causing GI problems

suzieb
  • By suzieb · New reply October 11, 2009
  • 19 replies
  • We discuss the symptoms of GI disorders but I would like to know if any of you have adhesions due to previous abdominal surgeries. Most of my GI issues occurred following multiple GYN surgeries. My life ...

DIET and CIP

amcgleno
  • By amcgleno · New reply October 10, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • Hi all, I have CIP and no colon. My small intestine is really sluggish and ive noticed that if i eat anything solid, i get backed up, and it takes me about a week or two to clean myself out. The pain ...

Newbie to the Group

Bensmamma39
  • By Bensmamma39 · New reply October 2, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • I was diagnosed with gastroparesis on 8-15-09. Although I had the upper abdominal swelling and discomfort for quite a while but just thought I was getting fat.... I have to say the nausea is the worst ...

Colonic Inertia

cmullenix
  • By cmullenix · New reply September 21, 2009
  • 15 replies
  • I have recently been diagnosed with colonic inertia. My doc is having me try different meds. He started me on Amitizia and when I called them and told them that it made me feel like I had the flu. They ...

just diagnosed with GP a week ago

beachbum16
  • By beachbum16 · New reply September 15, 2009
  • 14 replies
  • Hi everyone, I just joined inspire and am so happy i found this site! I was just diagnosed with gastroparesis a week ago. I have been dealing with severe stomach pain, bloating, fullness, nausea, heartburn ...

Can a CPAP affect GP or pseudo-obstruction symptoms?

mekmoore
  • By mekmoore · New reply September 9, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • I have been telling my PCP for months that I have been absolutely exhausted. He didn't pay much mind to it until I fell asleep driving on a highway after driving for only about 30 minutes. He tested me ...

Getting worse

Camio0303
  • By Camio0303 · New reply September 7, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • For some strange reason I thought this would get better and eventually go away. I am finding that is not true. I seem to be getting worse. I slept ALL day yesterday and still feel like I have no energy ...

Gave away clothes today....Sniff

Annie15
  • By Annie15 · New reply September 7, 2009
  • 33 replies
  • Well today I finally went through my closet and bagged up my skinny clothes. Hard to believe that I was once a size 8. That was before the GP and the horrible bloating. Now I'm up to whale size. The domperidone ...

gimotility: RE: 2009 AGMD Digest.Motility Symp. "Hirschsprung's dis., most common cause of lower intest. obstruct. in neonates," Rodriguez MD.

gimotility: RE: 2009 AGMD Digest. Motility Symp."IBS accounts for 30% of all health related costs in gastroenterology" www.agmd-gimotility.org

gimotility: From 2009 AGMD Motility Symp.: "IBS is the most common chronic med. cond. worldwide" Pimentel, MD, http://www.agmd-gimotility.org

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