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15 to 30

A place for 15- to 30-year-olds to share their experiences with going to school/college, making friends, dating, taking responsibility for their health care, leaving home, etc.

gp: not just vomiting.

kloua
  • By kloua · New reply September 2, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • im new on here. im 24 y/o and have been a diabetic for 22yrs. iv had gp for about 3yrs now. iv had constipation all my life but for the past yr iv had nothing but diarrhea. iv been in and out of hospital ...

15 to 30 for 2010 Conference!

Maloreigh
  • By Maloreigh · New reply August 21, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • At the conference this year, we had a small group of young adults get together and discuss ideas for next year. Unfortunately it was very last minute and there was only a few of us, but I know there are ...

looking for STEP info

Qmom
  • By Qmom · New reply August 20, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • I'm interested in talking to anyone who had a STEP procedure as a teenager or adult. My son -- 19 -- is tentatively scheduled for one on Friday. I've done the basic research but want to hear personal ...

I need your help to talk to researchers of gastroparesis

Pammers52
  • By Pammers52 · New reply July 29, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • I am the mother of a 23 year old daughter with gastroparesis. I decided about 3 weeks ago that I needed to become more involved and become an advocate for those with gastroparesis as many don't have the ...

impacted bowel

azaleon
  • By azaleon · New reply July 22, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • I was in the ER on Saturday with impacted bowel. My bowel was just full of stool, and it took "dynamite" to get me moving again. Now, I'm on Miralax three times a day and Colace daily. I have Gastroparesis ...

SORRY

Pammers52
  • By Pammers52 · Posted July 21, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • SO SORRY, I AM NEW TO THE SITE AND DIDN'T KNOW THEY ALL WENT TO THE SAME PAGE. NO REASON TO BOMBARD YOU WITH THE SAME MESSAGE OVER AND OVER....OH WELL, LIVE AND LEARN. THANKS AGAIN FOR ANY HELP....SORRY ...

Adverse reaction to meds?

Zacolton
  • By Zacolton · New reply June 12, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • So as I've stated before I've been having some pretty serious nausea. Anyways I've been looking for medications that will lower the nausea, but so far only mairjuana works, but hey its better than nothing ...

Medicare who does it belong too?

richarddw
  • By richarddw · New reply June 12, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • I am 62 years of age with a 162 years of hard life miles on my being. The topic list above is kinda fallow. It does not have a topic for me. It is as the medical industry... no med person knows much of ...

PEG tube

vickstabubble-ox
  • By vickstabubble-ox · New reply April 13, 2009
  • 10 replies
  • Hey, Im 15 and i have achalasia. Last august i had the hellers myotomy, which has made it a million times worse, now i cant eat or drink without being sick. So my doctors want to put a PEG feeding tube ...

Scholarship for IV and Tube Feeders

oleyfriends
  • By oleyfriends · Posted April 28, 2008
  • 0 replies
  • The deadline has been extended to May 9 for the Kyle R. Noble Scholarship. This is a $1000 scholarship for higher education for people on tube or IV feeding. Visit www.oley.org for details. Don't miss ...

Helpful links from the Oley Foundation

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