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Understanding
Coping with the lack of understanding or being believed and how to help others understand
New GP diagnoses, many questions and concerns
- By jmullen · New reply 10:35 pm
- 8 replies
- I have been recently diagnosed with gastroparesis after many of tests; my doctor has seemed to dismissed it by telling me "there are not always answers." And concluding our visit after confirming my question ...
Physicians List
- By msc · New reply 9:54 pm
- 22 replies
- Im looking for GI specialists who specialize in slow transit constipation or colonic inertia. Anyone care to nominate their physician? Name of physician and where he/she located. thx ...
Idiopathic Gastroparesis/ Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- By deathofurheart · New reply yesterday at 8:19 am
- 23 replies
- Hi everyone. I'm new here. I am interested in talking to anyone with gastroparesis caused by Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. I was diagnosed with idiopathic gastroparesis a year ago and waiting on insurance to ...
Child with Severe GP want to understand better
- By yweinst · New reply November 15, 2009
- 9 replies
- Hello, I have posted here a few times about my 3 and half year old who has severe GP amoung other complications. I was hoping that some of you who are adults can describe the pain you are in. My yoi is ...
went to doctor today
- By Juliettesue77 · New reply November 11, 2009
- 2 replies
- I went to the doctor today in the University of Iowa, center of digestive disease. Going back up on December 2nd to have a small bowel manometry. Is this the test they use to see if I have psuedo obstruction ...
Checking for true vagus nerve damage?
- By Lauren2006 · New reply November 10, 2009
- 29 replies
- Does anyone know how I can (and who) and what test I can ask for to truly see if my vagus nerve is damaged? I know the GES only shows how you empty on one day, and is variable from day to day. What I ...
Could drugs be making my symptoms worse?
- By gaa · New reply October 22, 2009
- 17 replies
- I was diagnosed with severe GERD over five years ago, but just a week ago I was also diagnosed with GP. It is clear from the posts on this site that my symptoms are realatively mild, but I would still ...
Is it true, "colonic Inertia" that ostomies are only 13% effective?
- By JCatGuy · New reply October 12, 2009
- 19 replies
- Just came from my Colorectal Surgeon and blew my mind after all my GI MDs ((I've seen many) and with after 5 days of Scintigraphy, the contrast only reached cecum to rt. side of Ascending colon...I never ...
A question about raising awareness of motility problems!
- By Lauren2006 · New reply October 12, 2009
- 3 replies
- I know someone just posted yesterday about raising awareness about GP. I think that ANY effort to raise awareness about these to little understood disorders is great! But I was thinking if there is anyway ...
Testing for Cipo
- By JEM · New reply October 3, 2009
- 2 replies
- Hi. I am wondering if anyone can give me some info on testing for CIPO. I have GP and take domperidone but feel I have some sort of motility problem with my bowels. I have been on a liquid diet of ensure ...
Failing to eat correctly....
- By Wondering79 · New reply September 23, 2009
- 15 replies
- Hi everyone.. I haven't really been active on this site, but come to the boards every once in while for tips and insight on GP. How do you finally start eating correctly for GP? I had mild GP for about ...
Mold Related to Digestive Disorders?
- By Mom2Tierney · New reply September 21, 2009
- 2 replies
- We have lived her for 13-plus years and my question is this. My daughter, Tierney, who passed away March 21, 2009, was immuno-compromised due to residual leakage around one remaining hole in her heart ...
Went to doctor today
- By Juliettesue77 · New reply September 17, 2009
- 10 replies
- I went to the doctor today for my recheck after upperscope. He said that I have severe gastroparesis and IBS with constipation. I am a little confused about this. He told me to relax and eat soft foods ...
New to Gastroparesis
- By Wondering79 · New reply September 16, 2009
- 8 replies
- Hi everyone!! I am very new to the world of gastroparesis. A little info about me.. I was diagnosed in 2005 with mild gastroparesis and my doctor said everything was fine, not to worry and just treated ...
VACATION
- By plushy · New reply September 13, 2009
- 2 replies
- Hi Everyone, I am going on a 4 day mini vacation and i am a little scared as to how i will manage. I am off to Nags Head N C Its a nice place to relax and watch the ocean but i worry about my GP and since ...
got new news from the doc..not sure what it means
- By beachbum16 · New reply September 4, 2009
- 4 replies
- So, today the doctor called and finally gave me percentages from my GP test. She had called about a week and half ago and said i had GP but today she told me some new things that i don't know how to quiet ...
Has Anyone been To G-Pact.org ?
- By Darkanian · New reply August 16, 2009
- 4 replies
- Has anyone been to G-pact.org ? This is a site for Gastroparesis /CIP. Very helpful. They also are on facebook. If you search for Gastroparesis. In regards, to recipes, I find that when I cannot eat which ...
Help me deal with Pseudo Obstruction
- By shamrockmom · New reply August 9, 2009
- 8 replies
- I have had 3 complete bowel obstructions within the last 5 years. As a result I found out I have Gastroparesis and now Pseudo Obstruction. I have been unable to tolerate solid food since my last obstruction ...
FINDING SOMEONE WHO REALLY KNOWS ABOUT GP
- By plushy · New reply August 4, 2009
- 14 replies
- Hi all, I am so confused on all of the advice i have been getting from the so called experts, I went to a nutrition person who charged me 95 bucks to agrue with me and tell me i do have diabetes when ...
Gallbladder pain
- By Nikki333 · New reply July 31, 2009
- 1 reply
- So glad to find this disscussion group. I have all mobility issues with the esop.,stomach, bowels, etc. I have had enough test for a lifetime and know that they are just starting. I have sclerodema. And ...
