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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
Constipation & Gastroparesis
- By Juliettesue77 · New reply July 4, 2009
- 7 replies
- I was wondering if anyone else has major problems with conspitation. If I take Myralax like I am suppose to I have diareaha. Sorry I can't spell. If I don't take it at all I won't go for days or maybe ...
gastric pacer surgery
- By ShelbyW · New reply June 29, 2009
- 18 replies
- I am wondering if those of you who have had the gastric pacer surgery, would you mind giving the name of the surgeon and the hospital where it was done? I am checking out my options in the hopes of getting ...
Has anyone tried Cisapride (Propulsid) to treat GP?
- By Goldie512 · New reply June 28, 2009
- 17 replies
- I was just reading an article from the Mayo Clinic about Cisapride, stating that it was an alternative treatment for GP. I have stopped taking the Reglan, due to side effect of it making me extremely ...
Botox injections for GP treatment
- By kremer · New reply June 23, 2009
- 10 replies
- Hi...I am getting botox injections for my GP in a week. I was wondering if anyone had feedback on this topic. Has anyone had success with this treatment? or not? God Bless, Kay ...
Anyone try remeron?
- By Lauren2006 · New reply June 17, 2009
- 9 replies
- Hi everyone, I was unoffically dxed with GP in Feb. I say unoffically b/c while my GES was normal, I displayed severe sx (at the time CONSTANT nausea, never wanted to eat, weight loss, and pain on and ...
Eat or not to Eat that is the question.
- By nanascorner · New reply June 16, 2009
- 6 replies
- Picture this.. I had spent the first 37 years of my life not knowing what was wrong with my stomach. 17 years ago I went through a very bad period of stomach cramps and pain that forced me to seek out ...
Other Diseases Recently Diagnosed - could they be linked to GP?
- By Goldie512 · New reply June 9, 2009
- 17 replies
- I was just diagnosed with GP at the end of May. This is only one of several other diagnoses that I have recently received. In the past two years, I have been diagnosed with the following: 1. Rosacea (presents ...
New and obviously need more information
- By Goldie512 · New reply June 8, 2009
- 11 replies
- Hi! I am brand new to this site. I was just diagnosed with GP in May. In February, I started having symptoms of some pretty severe constipation that wasn't clearing up on its own - along with some blood ...
Anyone know about cisapride?
- By Lauren2006 · New reply June 8, 2009
- 1 reply
- I know a lot of ppl take domperidone, and I know cisapride was pulled from the US market a few yrs back. What concerns me about domperidone is the hormonal side effects, when I went to inhouse's website ...
very large inactive stomach
- By gijen · New reply June 8, 2009
- 5 replies
- I had an upper gi last week that showed a gigantic stomach, and extreme sluggishness of my stomach emptying. I have been suffering from gp for almost 20 years. I had surgery 7 weeks ago for a duodenal ...
GP caused my hormones?
- By Lauren2006 · New reply June 7, 2009
- 4 replies
- Hi everyone. Today I saw my pdoc, he thinks that my stomach problems may be hormonally related. When things really got bad at the end of Nov, it was 3 days before my period. ALso, I have really bad acne ...
Has anyone with constipation and IBS had any results with Biofeedback?
- By teacupmama · New reply June 1, 2009
- 3 replies
- I have tried many therapies and still trying to find help for my IBS and chronic constipation....I have been told i have SIBO and my body refuses to cleanse at night when it is supposed to also the peristaltic ...
grastroparesis
- By reddevil · New reply May 29, 2009
- 2 replies
- I have now had gastoparesis for the past 5 years must have been in and out of hospital 30 to 40 times , i had pacemaker fitted last june but still am finding myself in and out of hospital they keep changing ...
Gastroparesis and its effect on family life
- By gijen · New reply May 25, 2009
- 17 replies
- I am wanting to know how to handle your family life with a sense of normalcy, despite the everyday up hill battle with gastroparesis. I am married to a wonderful man, and I have three children ages 9 ...
Grieving process, Depression and Anxiety
- By sitkaconny · New reply May 24, 2009
- 13 replies
- Depression and Anxiety Disorders are very common for people who are suffering from chronic illnesses. Then there is also grieving period about loss of way our body works. Grieving has several stages ...
Does gastroparesis get worse as you get older?
- By jajera · New reply May 24, 2009
- 8 replies
- I am new here and I am 21, I was diagnosed with moderate gastroparesis at the age of 20. I surprisingly don't get nauseous or vomit, but I do spit up this white foamy liquid. I have server pain at times ...
improvement after temporary pacemaker trial
- By blink · New reply May 24, 2009
- 7 replies
- I had noticeable improvement during my trial which ended 3 weeks ago. It did slip back after, but I'm still at the better end of usual. I can't say I'm normal, but, hey, 3 days ago I ate fish and was ...
Temporary gastric pacemaker
- By DK9497 · New reply May 17, 2009
- 18 replies
- Has anyone seen Dr. Abell in Mississippi for the temporary gastric pacemaker? Was your experience positive and successful? I am considering seeing him for this procedure within the next few months and ...
Gastroparesis HELP?
- By jill3409dallas · New reply May 13, 2009
- 14 replies
- I think that may dad has developed some depression. He was diagnosed with GP about 6 months ago. Every since his diagnosis he has been having severe abdominal pain. We are in and out of the emergency ...
Gastroparesis and enzymes
- By dblgator · New reply April 19, 2009
- 3 replies
- I'm new to this site but I have found it extremely helpful already. I browsed the posts about the side effects of Reglan and they freaked me out. I have been taking metclopramide (generic) for over 1 ...
