Hi babciesgrandson:
Gastroparesis hit me in 2004. I had no idea what happened and thought I had a flu bug. That flu bug didn't go away, and trips to my gastroenterologist provided no information about what was going on. He didn't share what he knew, nor did he share what I needed to do.
YES, it gets worse. In 2016 I was sent for the test and I have severe gastroparesis. While laying there watching my stomach on camera, it took 90 minutes for the first tiny piece to break off from the contents they had me eat prior to the test. It should have taken under 30 minutes to be completely gone!!!
Where you go from here depends strictly upon you. Gastroparesis CAUSES LEAKY GUT SYNDROME. You have to recognize your diet and what isn't digesting and eat very little if any of that food. The best thing to do just learning you have it would be to eat protein smoothies and let your stomach and digestive system heal and rest.
Eat small meals, lighten up on the amount of fiber in your diet, AND NEVER ALLOW YOURSELF TO GET FULL. I don't know if you have ever had a gastroparesis attack, but they are no fun, and after going through 32 hours of labor, I can tell you a gastroparesis attack is worse. Different strokes for different folks, so what I can eat that doesn't digest and what you can eat that doesn't digest will be different. The best advice given is to listen to your body and learn to understand when a food isn't something it can no longer handle.
The pain across the upper abdomen feeling like you did too many sit-ups is the first warning. That is your stomach in spasms.
I use a lot of ground chicken in my cooking and I eat much smaller portions then I used to. Feeling empty instead of full is so welcome because I know that was a good choice. Eating small meals 5-8 times a day. NEVER eating after 6p.m. because it CAN'T digest before you go to bed and that leads to interrupted sleep.
Leaky gut, pushes toxins into your blood stream, and for whatever reasons gastroenterologists may tell you that you have it, but they don't tell you why or what to do, unless it is to push a pill.
Be good to your body. Give your digestive system a rest when it needs one. There are some great protein smoothies you can make and I love the frozen ones. We need the protein to feed our muscles and keep them strong. I use coconut protein powder or egg white protein powder to get away from all those additives and artificial stuff. Learn to watch the ingredients in everything you eat or drink because some of those ingredients can be culprits for slowed digestion.
Gastroparesis was something no one knew much about when I first started having issues. Today it is going to be highly recognized rapidly because from what I hear and read the weight loss shots and diabetes itself, are causing gastroparesis. I had neither, but I constantly ate more then my stomach could handle when I loved the food, and when you stay full too long your body can't handle what you are doing to it.