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I dont understand

debellie
  • By debellie · New reply June 5, 2013
  • 11 replies
  • Maybe i am feeling sorry for myself, if so i apologise, WHY can some people eat who have 100 percent GP and i cant? I thought if it was 100 percent then eating would be impossible, like it is for me ...

Linzess in uk?

debellie
  • By debellie · New reply June 1, 2013
  • 4 replies
  • hi is Linzess available in the uk, i have looked it up but as far as i can see itis only available in America, Does anyone know if it is available here ...

how much does relistor cost

Timba22
  • By Timba22 · New reply April 30, 2013
  • 4 replies
  • Hi there, my mum has been prescribed with Relistor for opioid induced constipation and I am surprised with the cost. can someone who has used Relistor tell me how you have paid for a dose? thanks ...

Need advice ASAP before I go to my Dr tomorrow!!!!

Tammyx2
  • By Tammyx2 · New reply March 12, 2013
  • 12 replies
  • Hi. My name is Tammy. I am a 38 year old single mom of 2 and have bad case of gastroparesis!! None of my food stays down so my dr told me to to do liquids only. I have been doing that for the past few ...

Running Out Of Options & Getting Worse!!!! Please Help!!

Tammyx2
  • By Tammyx2 · New reply March 10, 2013
  • 8 replies
  • Hi, my name is Tammy. I am 38 years old and have Gastroparesis. I am unable to eat ANY type of foods because no matter what, I throw it back up. My Dr. recommeded that I try changing my diet to pure liquids ...

Gastroparesis and insulin

SuzeeQQQ
  • By SuzeeQQQ · New reply March 9, 2013
  • 2 replies
  • I am curious if anyone has found that the timing of taking insulin needs to be adjusted due to GP. I take my sugar, then my insulin right before dinner. I take my sugar again 2 hours after the insulin ...

Looking for a doctor in Austin, TX

ilovetot
  • By ilovetot · Posted March 7, 2013
  • 0 replies
  • I am in Austin, TX. My girlfriend is struggling with colon paralysis. She has been in the hospital a few times due to episodes of severe constipation leading to uncontrollable vomiting and severe pain ...

PLEASE HELP!! I CAN'T EAT ANYTHING!!!!

Tammyx2
  • By Tammyx2 · New reply February 18, 2013
  • 9 replies
  • Hi. My name is Tammy. I am a 38 year old single mom of 2. I was recently diagnosed with Gastroparesis. However, I have been having stomach problems for about 3 years or more. This all started about 3 ...

Anyone had any luck with Malpractice for Vagus nerve damage due to surgery?

dp3333
  • By dp3333 · New reply February 17, 2013
  • 11 replies
  • My daughter has vagus nerve damage due to a surgery. Has anyone had any luck with malpractice suit? My daughter may be chronically ill the rest of her life and she has no way to financial take care of ...

defecagram more than once??????

kavita
  • By kavita · New reply February 13, 2013
  • 7 replies
  • Anyone have the defecogram more than once??? It is crazy as I "passed" my defec0gram according with the dr. I do have a anterior rectocele, which is 4x4cm and I retained some of the paste, then they had ...

constant diarrhea

endoftheworld
  • By endoftheworld · New reply December 20, 2012
  • 3 replies
  • i have been having very loose stools, sometimes just brown clear liquid for several days-no formed stool at all. has anyone else gone thru this and what could be the cause? i have gastroparesis and constant ...

for those of you who take "calm" magnesium

kavita
  • By kavita · New reply December 16, 2012
  • 1 reply
  • Hey all, for those of you with colonic inertia, stubborn IBS-c constipation problems, how much "calm" has worked and when do you take it?? I know some people take in morning and night to space the amt ...

Clean Outs

trice125
  • By trice125 · New reply December 11, 2012
  • 14 replies
  • I've recently had to start doing weekly clean outs with magnesium citrate due to constipation despite taking daily fiber supplements, magnesium oxide pills, and relistor shots as suggested by GI doc ...

Carebear here! This is my new profile...

Chinky-Marley
  • By Chinky-Marley · Posted December 8, 2012
  • 0 replies
  • Hey all! It's been a while :) Please friend me again , have had so much going on and so much to tell you all ...

Has anyone tried Vomistop?

YannaUsagi
  • By YannaUsagi · New reply November 27, 2012
  • 1 reply
  • I'd been using Motlilium for months until they raised the price on inhousepharmacy, as doubtlessly many of you are aware. I tried the Domperon, but it gave me terrible cramps and diarrhea. Now they have ...

Gastroparesis

Tylerb4ct
  • By Tylerb4ct · New reply November 25, 2012
  • 21 replies
  • Hello, I was a healthy 24 year old man until I had an accident. I was hit in my stomach and started to internally bleed for 2 days. After passing out from losing 3.5 liters of blood I was taken by ambulance ...

ges test

endoftheworld
  • By endoftheworld · New reply November 23, 2012
  • 3 replies
  • My last gastric emptying study scan showed 38% left after 4 hours. Is that considered mild, moderate, or severe gastroparesis ...

nausea

endoftheworld
  • By endoftheworld · New reply November 15, 2012
  • 11 replies
  • I am so sick and tired of this nausea. I can not take it anymore. I have tried just about every anti-emetic there is with no success. It gets worse half an hour after I eat. It is there first thing in ...

Canadian pharmacy recommendation

Redmoe
  • By Redmoe · New reply October 23, 2012
  • 31 replies
  • My Dr. has recommended I try Domperidone. As most of you know it can only be purchased from Canada. I have heard some horror stories about some Canadian pharmacies. Was wondering if anyone could recommend ...

Dr for Nutcracker Esophagus

jlk57
  • By jlk57 · New reply October 19, 2012
  • 8 replies
  • I need to find a motility specialist to treat my nutcracker esophagus. Can anyone recommend a Dr within a 4 hour drive from Kansas City? Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks ...

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