Gastroparesis diet?

From Shaylyn4
What is a GI psychology appointment?
Never heard of it and I’ve had a GI doc for over 45 yrs.!!

I not only have gastroparesis but EPI and CIC. I have needed to wear adult underwear since 2017. Up until then I was working but ended up in a nursing home for a month on TPI because I had lost so much weight. They wanted to put in a stomach feeding tube at Mass. General but I refused.
I have no control of my bowels which I’ve heard other GPers also have.

I guess to prove this isn't in my head and how to deal with it

That sounds about right! If women complain of pain most docs think you’re depressed
Many docs,especially in the ER think women complaining of pain are drug seeking. That happened to me for 2 years before I was diagnosed with gastroparesis and even then Inwould call the ER before going to see if a certain doc was there. If he was I’d get back in bed and try to sleep.

I have had gastroparesis (GP) for years and am prediabetic.

I recently learned that you can take cooked carbs (rice, pasta) and put them in the fridge for 24 hours, then reheat to eat. This apparently makes them much more diabetic friendly.

My concern is that these starches now take longer to digest.

Is this something I should avoid, as someone with GP?

Hi, @heidimarie123, and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You'll notice I moved your post here to talk to others who've mentioned gastroparesis and diet:

-Gastroparesis diet? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/gastroparisis-diet/

@jlharsh @shaylyn4 @sori and others may have some thoughts on putting cooked carbs in the fridge for a day and then reheating (for diabetes purposes) and whether it's best to avoid this practice or not as someone with gastroparesis, if this process makes these starches take longer to digest.

Hi @heidimarie123
My recent transit study actually shows no indication of gastroparesis, but I am finding continuing to learn more about it helps me understand myself more. Now that you bring up the idea of our bodies responding differently to left over carbs that have sat in the fridge a while…..you may be on to something. I really am no help but I will be on the lookout and report back if I learn anything.

I think you should try it and let us know! 😀

Hi there!

I am interested to see how this works - as having GP also means I risk diabetes since complex carbs are the easiest food for me to digest. I am always looking for easy things to digest that will not cause blood sugar spikes.

I will report back with my 'findings' (read: experimentation on myself, lol).

@annabelle6dawgs @mothermary1 @lindamks @keona619 also may have some input on putting cooked carbs in the fridge for a day and then reheating (for diabetes purposes) and whether it's best to avoid this practice or not as someone with gastroparesis. They may know if this process makes these starches take longer to digest.

Hello @jlharsh, @heidimarie123, and the others who have responded to this gastroparesis discussion. Like @jlharsh, I have never been diagnosed with GP, however, I've had several surgeries of the upper digestive tract, which seem to have created the same motility symptoms as those who have been diagnosed with GP. Many of the posts I've read in these discussions have helped me.

The most important thing that I have learned is to avoid raw fruits and veggies and instead to eat canned or well-cooked produce items. While it does not solve all the GP-type symptoms, it has certainly relieved the abdominal pain that I had. The abdominal pain level used to be about 7 or 8 on a daily basis, and now just a 1 or 2 occasionally. I certainly do miss salads and other fresh produce, but the relief from abdominal pain makes it worth the sacrifice.