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Nutrition
Dietary suggestions; maintaining nutritional needs; TPN, other nutritional concerns
Temporary Gastric Pacemaker
- By JessStarlite · New reply May 11, 2009
- 7 replies
- Good news for those of you who are considering gastric pacemakers or are waiting on approval. This past Monday my doctor, Dr Robert Bulat of New Orleans, installed a temporary gastric stimulator. Unfortunately ...
List od doctors
- By papamema5 · New reply May 10, 2009
- 6 replies
- We are looking for someone to help us with gastroperis the nutritions way.. My husband had a G.J tube and we would like to go to someone that could help us try to see what foods to stay away from and ...
5 MONTHS BABY - Short Bowel Syndrome
- By LMBRJ · New reply May 8, 2009
- 11 replies
- Hi , My name is Luis and I´m Lavinia´s father. She borned with a short bowel syndrome and needs Parenteral Nutrition to be alive. Do you know any community about Short Bowel Syndrome discussion?She´s ...
Anemia
- By td63076 · New reply May 5, 2009
- 5 replies
- Has anyone out there dealt with the point of being Anemic. My child suffers many headaches and weaknesses from this. This explains some of the delusions and hallucinations he has, since we now know that ...
Zygest and Probiotics??
- By jajera · New reply April 29, 2009
- 5 replies
- I am a college student and it is hard to get in contact with my doctor because she only wants to meet in person. I was wondering if anyone takes zygest enzyms and probiotics together? Is this safe? Thanks ...
Gastrectomy for gastroparesis
- By LizAA · New reply April 29, 2009
- 25 replies
- Has anyone considered having a gastrectomy for their gastroparesis if you're not a candidate for the pacemaker? I know it's a last resort, but could this possibly give some relief of the vomiting, severe ...
Eating on the road
- By redheadskydiver · New reply April 28, 2009
- 10 replies
- I'm new to this gastroparesis thing, having just been diagnosed last week. I'm waiting on my first script of domperidone to get here from Canada but in the meantime I'm struggling with food and eating ...
MedaPorts
- By mardog · New reply April 21, 2009
- 14 replies
- Does anyone have any experience with Mediports vs Picc Lines. I am on my 2nd year of Picc Lines and Have developed staph (which they think they cured) and now a sysytemic blood infection. They say all ...
Having TPN at home any other way to get nutrition
- By momskids193 · New reply March 31, 2009
- 16 replies
- I have severe dumping syndrome after GI surgery last summer. I have lost way to much weight and still loosing between 1-2 pounds a week. I am extrememly weak and malnutrition because of the nause and ...
side effects of GP
- By Nancy1 · New reply March 23, 2009
- 12 replies
- Hi For anyone who is suffering from gastrisis or GERD as a side affect of GP I have found a product called Coffee Tamer which you can add to coffee, tea or acid foods. It's suppose to cut down the acid ...
MEALS QUESTION FOR IBS/FUNCTIONAL DYSPEPSIA
- By ktmorong12 · New reply March 18, 2009
- 4 replies
- Well, my new GI confirmed that I have IBS-M/Functional Dyspepsia (both from bacterial thing) NOT Gastroparesis, what they originally thought. Same type of diet and a little different on medicines. I was ...
Weight Gain
- By 12334kub · New reply January 17, 2009
- 2 replies
- Height 5ft7. 120lbs. Age 80 yrs. In good health. Problem in gaining weight. Would welcome another 20-25 lbs. Spent lots of money on weight gain ad's . Vitamins , Drinks, Digestive supplements(herbs) Life ...
Cold Hands and Feet!
- By maryfend · New reply December 12, 2008
- 14 replies
- You know it's odd regarding the cold hands and feet! Iam also like that! I have lost to date 53 pounds sinse my diagnosis with Gastroparesis! Iam wondering if it's from the weightloss, or the body being ...
New central line
- By JenD · New reply November 2, 2008
- 6 replies
- Hi all, I have severe gastroparesis and small bowel dysmotility and have been using a PICC for TPN for about a year now. My PICC is having some trouble (a stuck clave on one of the ports) and so we are ...
Help With Continuing Care!
- By Mom2Tierney · Posted October 13, 2008
- 0 replies
- My daughter is being forced into enteral feeds due to the constant infections from her central line/gut. We have attempted to put enteral feeds on hold until after she has graduated high school which ...
Saw Holistic Doctor
- By JoAllison · New reply October 8, 2008
- 7 replies
- I'm sticking this under nutrition because it's mostly, though not totally, about that. I had my appointment with the holistic doctor at the Integrative medicine practice, in Delmar NY (http://www.cihh.net ...
Is it safe to eat Sugar/Egg Whites?
- By JCatGuy · New reply October 7, 2008
- 3 replies
- Hi all, That's few if anything I can eat, and I may be having surgery (or not) next week. However, there's one thing left that I LOVE and I am down to my last box. Little to no nutrional value...but it's ...
Liquid Vitamins
- By JEM · New reply August 16, 2008
- 16 replies
- Hi. I was diagnosed with gastroparesis this past summer after several months of nausea and then terrible non-stop vomiting. I ended up in the hospital and was given reglan and potassium as my levels were ...
Getting daughter set up on TPN
- By LQ · New reply July 24, 2008
- 4 replies
- WOW what a difference a prayer can make. When I prayed last night I asked the Lord for wisdom in how to help Shea with her stomach issues, and what to do about our upcoming trip to Houston. By 9:30 this ...
Lightheaded/weak after g-tube feedings
- By joelee · Posted July 1, 2008
- 0 replies
- After a long struggle with a swallowing/esophageal problem, I had a g-tube put in a week ago. Since the difficulty is related to congestion/fluids, this only addresses the nutritional issue. I can accept ...
