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Benefiber and excess gas
- By p1gp1g · New reply November 5, 2009
- 20 replies
- I've been told to take Benefiber to up my fiber intake. If I take 1T with my breakfast then the whole day I have so much gas, it isn't funny. Accidophilous does it to me as well. Anyone else have this ...
Question about Lemon Grass
- By Regi · New reply November 4, 2009
- 3 replies
- I'm looking at buying ginger tea bags and quite a few have lemon grass in them. I can't tolarate lemon juice/citrus (acid reflux). I was wondering if it would be a good idea to avoid lemon grass too ...
It fell out again!
- By yourfriend · New reply November 3, 2009
- 6 replies
- Last night my j-tube fell out again. Although I am pretty much dependant on it, I am thinking about letting it close up. I feel like I look like a monster with that thing hanging out of my belly. I know ...
pain & fatigue
- By KarenWilliams · New reply November 3, 2009
- 9 replies
- Hi all, I have severe dysmotility syndrome (i.e gastroparesis and motility problems in oeasophagus, intestines and bladder). I have a jejunostomy for feeding, medication and fluid and a gastrostomy for ...
Problems following Nissan Fundoplication procedure
- By Seymore · New reply November 1, 2009
- 22 replies
- Has anyone had Nissan Fundoplication and then experienced GI disorders, particularly with motility? I developed bacteria overgrowth up to 4 years following this procedure that I had for GERD. I suffer ...
sleep problems
- By Char · New reply November 1, 2009
- 15 replies
- I was just curious. I know I have seen others say that they have problems sleeping, because of pain, nausea, or whaterever else I was just wondering how many on here have similar problems. I have a hard ...
Magic Bullet--Crisis of Faith
- By busyteacher · New reply October 31, 2009
- 24 replies
- OK, so my Magic Bullet went berserk this morning. Now, I had allowed my husband to use it last night, so I am blaming him, if the Magic Bullet company does not make me happy. The blender piece randomly ...
Recipes For Gastroparesis
- By wannacheaven · New reply October 30, 2009
- 34 replies
- Would anyone be interested in starting a recipe group or page containing recipes from the group?It may even be a possibility that we could have one printed and available to members like our church had ...
Any connection to auto-immune disorders?
- By jimndi · New reply October 29, 2009
- 5 replies
- Last year my wife started having mild gastroparesis symptoms, vomiting maybe once a week, always feeling full etc. After alot of tests they discovered that one of her mesenteric(sp?) arteries was 100 ...
Thinking about the holidays
- By GGCPTEACH · New reply October 29, 2009
- 6 replies
- With Thanksgiving coming up, my mom is asking me what she will do that day. There is so much she can't have. It most definitely will be tough as she can't resist what is there. We go to my aunt's house ...
size of a pea
- By my4heathens · New reply October 29, 2009
- 4 replies
- I have noticed that since I have gone to smoothies and clears, I have been going, a lot. Especially at work. I know it makes sense but it is just annoying, I mean it seems like my bladder is the size ...
MRI ...surprise!
- By RosieDay · New reply October 29, 2009
- 11 replies
- HI Everyone, I have been busy doctoring. I am having problems with my eyes. Migraine type systems. Halos around bright lights, light sensitivity, computers and tvs bother me. So I go to the neurologist ...
Can I Vent? (problems from diet change)
- By Regi · New reply October 28, 2009
- 6 replies
- Hi everybody, I'm really frustrated right now. I was diagnosed in May with GP. Thankfully, I've been able to change my diet and I'm feeling better. The problem is I'm now eating less complex carbs and ...
Stealth Nausea Attacks
- By Gailete · New reply October 28, 2009
- 14 replies
- Well today I got up and felt absolutely tiptop. Not many days that I can say that so I was enjoying it while I could. Then what I'm beginning to think of as a Stealth Nausea Attack flew in and I went ...
Something new
- By yourfriend · New reply October 26, 2009
- 4 replies
- I've had Type 1 diabetes and severe gastroparesis for a long time. For the last 2 weeks I have been having some weird symptoms. It seems as if my body is in overdrive. My heart is beating fast, I'm always ...
Gastric Pacemaker Surgery
- By Adance · New reply October 26, 2009
- 20 replies
- My name is Alicia and I just had my gastric pacemaker placed only 3 weeks ago. I had quite the battle to be approved for this surgery. I was wondering if anyone would share post-op experiences with me ...
website petitioning FDA to approve VIAGRA for GP!
- By Lauren2006 · New reply October 25, 2009
- 9 replies
- Someone here had mentioned today Viagra for motility problems and I had read about that before. So I did some googling, and I found this website where you can sign a petition for the FDA to approve Viagra ...
Let's celebrate the good doctors!
- By NancyL · New reply October 25, 2009
- 17 replies
- Hi everyone, We have had many discussions about experiences with crummy doctors. I would like to hear about the good doctors who really are trying hard to make our lives more managable. The first doctor ...
Transenteric Nuclear Scan (Intestinal Motility Study-Transenteric)
- By shamrockmom · New reply October 24, 2009
- 21 replies
- Saw new Motility doc yesterday. Really liked him. He wants me to go for Transenteric Nuclear Scan (Intestinal Motility Study-Transenteric). Has anyone gone thru this? The scan is done thru the Nuclear ...
question on domperidon and n-J tube
- By momskids193 · New reply October 23, 2009
- 1 reply
- Hi everyone, Sorry I am probably asking a really dumb question. My GI wanted to start me a month ago on domperidone 1 tab once a day and then increase to 2 times a day after 5 days if no help with the ...
